Tulsa, Okla. – August closed with a sharp weather divide across eastern Oklahoma and western Arkansas, where cooler temperatures in Tulsa contrasted with flooding rains in Fayetteville.
According to the National Weather Service in Tulsa, the city ended August way below normal on both temperatures and precipitation. Tulsa averaged a daily high of 89.8 degrees, more than 3 degrees below normal, with only 2.62 inches of rain, about three-quarters of an inch short of average.
In Fort Smith, conditions leaned the other way, with slightly warmer than normal readings but continued dryness. The city recorded an average high of 93 degrees, about a degree above normal, while rainfall came in at 3.09 inches—half an inch below average.
Fayetteville stood out with nearly double its normal rainfall, most of it falling in just two days. More than 4 inches came down on Aug. 27–28, pushing the city’s monthly total to 6.91 inches, more than 3 inches above normal. That deluge triggered flooding concerns and impacted roads and neighborhoods.
Residents across the region should stay weather-aware as September begins. Cooler mornings are expected to return, but the pattern of sudden heavy rainfall could continue, bringing more flood risks.
