PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT   
   NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR   
   1250 PM CDT MON SEP 02 2013   
      
   ...A RECORD WET AUGUST OVER NORTHERN ARKANSAS...   
      
   RAINFALL WAS EXCESSIVE OVER NORTHERN ARKANSAS DURING THE MONTH OF AUGUST   
   AS SEVERAL SYSTEMS MOVED OVER THE AREA. MOST OF THE RAIN FELL IN THE FIRST   
   TWO WEEKS OF THE MONTH. AT MANY SITES...AUGUST 2013 WAS ONE OF THE WETTEST   
   ON RECORD.   
      
   COLUMNS NOTED...   
      
    1 - STATION   
    2 - AUGUST 2013 RAINFALL   
    3 - WETTEST AUGUST SINCE   
    4 - RANK IN TERMS OF WETTEST AUGUSTS OR PREVIOUS WETTEST AUGUST   
    5 - WETTEST AUGUST   
    6 - RAINFALL RECORDS SINCE   
      
       1                     2         3     4           5            6   
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   OMAHA 4 NE           8.53 INCHES   2008  1ST      7.82 IN 2008   1988   
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   MELBOURNE 5 W        8.07 INCHES   2003  2ND      9.49 IN 2003   1948   
   MOUNTAIN HOME 1 NNW  7.91 INCHES   1942  2ND      8.62 IN 1942   1902   
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   CALICO ROCK 2 WSW    8.93 INCHES   1915  3RD     13.03 IN 1915   1904   
   JASPER               8.57 INCHES   1981  3RD     12.10 IN 1981   1948   
   GILBERT              7.64 INCHES   1942  3RD     11.63 IN 1942   1924   
   BATESVILLE AIRPORT   7.60 INCHES   2008  3RD      8.14 IN 1950   1937   
   EVENING SHADE 1 NNE  7.32 INCHES   1975  3RD     12.27 IN 1975   1923   
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   SEARCY               9.15 INCHES   1966  4TH     11.03 IN 1915   1882   
   MOUNTAIN VIEW        7.98 INCHES   1970  4TH      9.36 IN 1970   1924   
   LEAD HILL            7.52 INCHES   2008  4TH     10.86 IN 1931   1927   
   DEVILS KNOB          7.36 INCHES   2012  4TH     11.35 IN 1944   1937   
   SALEM                6.05 INCHES   1988  4TH      8.78 IN 1977   1955   
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   HARRISON             7.45 INCHES   1981  5TH     14.56 IN 1915   1891   
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   PLEASE NOTE...   
   ALL DATA IS CONSIDERED PRELIMINARY UNTIL CERTIFIED BY THE NATIONAL CLIMATIC   
   DATA CENTER IN ASHEVILLE NORTH CAROLINA.   
   SOME STATIONS MAY HAVE GAPS IN THE PERIOD OF RECORD.   
      
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