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Heavy Rain and Flash Flooding Threat in Montana; Severe Thunderstorms in the Middle Missouri Valley

A low pressure system will bring heavy to excessive rainfall and high winds across Montana this afternoon. Heavy rainfall totals may lead to scattered flash flooding concerns. A line of showers and strong to severe thunderstorms will move into the mid Missouri Valley region this afternoon producing severe winds and isolated large hail with stronger storms. Read More >

 

February Rainfall for Fayetteville, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 75 year period of February 1950 through February 2024

 

Wettest February was 8.60 recorded in 1990

Driest February was 0.22 recorded in 1996

Difference between the wettest and driest February was 8.38

 

Driest February      Wettest February
           
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 1996 0.22 36 1964 2.08
2 2016 0.64 37 1960 2.30
3 2006 0.66 38 1958 2.33
4 1991 0.78 39 1973 2.40
5 2014 0.84 40 1999 2.44
6 1983 0.89 41 1968 2.51
7 2021 0.97 42 2013 2.82
8 1954 0.97 43 1998 2.85
9 2002 0.98 44 1971 2.86
10 1995 0.98 45 2003 2.93
11 2017 1.11 46 1986 3.05
12 1953 1.13 47 2023 3.08
13 2024 1.17 48 1978 3.19
14 1980 1.18 49 1979 3.20
15 2004 1.19 50 1974 3.20
16 1982 1.26 51 1952 3.20
17 1976 1.26 52 2019 3.26
18 1963 1.31 53 1965 3.28
19 1988 1.33 54 1981 3.33
20 1972 1.35 55 1950 3.46
21 1970 1.39 56 2020 3.47
22 1977 1.49 57 1994 3.49
23 2010 1.50 58 2011 3.70
24 1962 1.60 59 1984 3.78
25 1967 1.67 60 1985 3.91
26 2000 1.71 61 1957 4.01
27 1969 1.77 62 1987 4.05
28 2012 1.79 63 2008 4.13
29 1959 1.83 64 1956 4.25
30 1992 1.87 65 2022 4.47
31 2015 1.95 66 1975 4.49
32 1961 1.96 67 1955 4.60
33 2009 2.01 68 1993 5.23
34 2007 2.03 69 1989 5.59
35 2005 2.05 70 1997 6.04
      71 2001 6.36
      72 1966 6.74
      73 2018 7.91
      74 1951 8.00
      75 1990 8.60
           
 
           
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 1990 8.60 36 1999 2.44
2 1951 8.00 37 1973 2.40
3 2018 7.91 38 1958 2.33
4 1966 6.74 39 1960 2.30
5 2001 6.36 40 1964 2.08
6 1997 6.04 41 2005 2.05
7 1989 5.59 42 2007 2.03
8 1993 5.23 43 2009 2.01
9 1955 4.60 44 1961 1.96
10 1975 4.49 45 2015 1.95
11 2022 4.47 46 1992 1.87
12 1956 4.25 47 1959 1.83
13 2008 4.13 48 2012 1.79
14 1987 4.05 49 1969 1.77
15 1957 4.01 50 2000 1.71
16 1985 3.91 51 1967 1.67
17 1984 3.78 52 1962 1.60
18 2011 3.70 53 2010 1.50
19 1994 3.49 54 1977 1.49
20 2020 3.47 55 1970 1.39
21 1950 3.46 56 1972 1.35
22 1981 3.33 57 1988 1.33
23 1965 3.28 58 1963 1.31
24 2019 3.26 59 1982 1.26
25 1979 3.20 60 1976 1.26
26 1974 3.20 61 2004 1.19
27 1952 3.20 62 1980 1.18
28 1978 3.19 63 2024 1.17
29 2023 3.08 64 1953 1.13
30 1986 3.05 65 2017 1.11
31 2003 2.93 66 2002 0.98
32 1971 2.86 67 1995 0.98
33 1998 2.85 68 2021 0.97
34 2013 2.82 69 1954 0.97
35 1968 2.51 70 1983 0.89
      71 2014 0.84
      72 1991 0.78
      73 2006 0.66
      74 2016 0.64
      75 1996 0.22
           

 

Data is for Drake Field

 

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Updated: March 19, 2024