Severe Weather in the Central Plains; Heavy Rainfall in the Tennessee Valley; Critical Fire Weather in the West

Scattered severe storms capable of large to very large hail, severe wind gusts, and a few tornadoes will be possible across the central Plains this evening. Heavy to excessive rainfall may bring a flooding threat from the Great Lakes to the Mid-South through tonight. Hot, dry and windy conditions will continue to bring a critical fire weather threat from the Southwest into the Great Basin. 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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