Heat Persists in the South Central U.S. and Southwest; Heavy rains in the Desert Southwest and Central Plains

Sweltering heat remains across the South-Central Plains, Lower/Middle Mississippi Valley, and the Southwest this week with limited nighttime relief. Thunderstorms will bring heavy rainfall leading to localized flash flooding in portions of the Desert Southwest and central Plains. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across portions of the central Plains into the Northeast. Read More >

August Rainfall for Fayetteville, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 77-year period of August 1949 through August 2025

Wettest August was 9.12 recorded in 1964

Driest August was 0.02 recorded in 2010

Difference between the wettest and driest August was 9.10

Driest August

Wettest August

RANK	YEAR	RAIN	RANK	YEAR	RAIN

1	2010	0.02	41	1958	3.29
2	1995	0.04	42	2023	3.37
3	1980	0.49	43	1982	3.48
4	2021	0.56	44	1988	3.66
5	2004	0.66	45	2003	3.71
6	1956	0.70	46	2011	3.97
7	2000	0.88	47	1991	4.09
8	1999	0.95	48	1977	4.26
9	1969	0.95	49	1966	4.30
10	2016	1.09	50	2012	4.32
11	1984	1.11	51	1997	4.36
12	2020	1.14	52	2015	4.41
13	1990	1.17	53	2022	4.58
14	1998	1.19	54	1978	4.77
15	1960	1.20	55	1975	4.89
16	2001	1.35	56	1962	4.90
17	1954	1.49	57	1993	5.10
18	1983	1.51	58	2019	5.24
19	2005	1.66	59	1950	5.59
20	1953	1.79	60	2017	5.66
21	1976	1.80	61	1974	5.75
22	2014	2.08	62	1952	5.79
23	1979	2.09	63	1961	5.89
24	1989	2.13	64	2008	5.91
25	1972	2.19	65	2024	5.99
26	1970	2.31	66	2018	6.18
27	1968	2.45	67	2009	6.19
28	2007	2.56	68	1985	6.23
29	1955	2.67	69	2002	6.61
30	1949	2.69	70	1957	6.81
31	1996	2.73	71	2025	6.91
32	1959	2.73	72	1986	7.07
33	2013	2.82	73	1965	7.25
34	1971	2.82	74	1981	7.30
35	1994	2.83	75	2006	7.44
36	1963	2.92	76	1987	7.87
37	1973	3.04	77	1964	9.12
38	1992	3.10
39	1967	3.18
40	1951	3.18

RANK	YEAR	RAIN	RANK	YEAR	RAIN

1	1964	9.12	41	1973	3.04
2	1987	7.87	42	1963	2.92
3	2006	7.44	43	1994	2.83
4	1981	7.30	44	2013	2.82
5	1965	7.25	45	1971	2.82
6	1986	7.07	46	1996	2.73
7	2025	6.91	47	1959	2.73
8	1957	6.81	48	1949	2.69
9	2002	6.61	49	1955	2.67
10	1985	6.23	50	2007	2.56
11	2009	6.19	51	1968	2.45
12	2018	6.18	52	1970	2.31
13	2024	5.99	53	1972	2.19
14	2008	5.91	54	1989	2.13
15	1961	5.89	55	1979	2.09
16	1952	5.79	56	2014	2.08
17	1974	5.75	57	1976	1.80
18	2017	5.66	58	1953	1.79
19	1950	5.59	59	2005	1.66
20	2019	5.24	60	1983	1.51
21	1993	5.10	61	1954	1.49
22	1962	4.90	62	2001	1.35
23	1975	4.89	63	1960	1.20
24	1978	4.77	64	1998	1.19
25	2022	4.58	65	1990	1.17
26	2015	4.41	66	2020	1.14
27	1997	4.36	67	1984	1.11
28	2012	4.32	68	2016	1.09
29	1966	4.30	69	1999	0.95
30	1977	4.26	70	1969	0.95
31	1991	4.09	71	2000	0.88
32	2011	3.97	72	1956	0.70
33	2003	3.71	73	2004	0.66
34	1988	3.66	74	2021	0.56
35	1982	3.48	75	1980	0.49
36	2023	3.37	76	1995	0.04
37	1958	3.29	77	2010	0.02
38	1967	3.18
39	1951	3.18
40	1992	3.10

Data is for Drake Field

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