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Severe Thunderstorms Likely Across the Ozarks and Lower Ohio Valley

Severe thunderstorms capable of producing damaging wind gusts, large hail, and a few tornadoes, are likely to develop this afternoon from parts of the lower Ohio Valley into the southern Plains. An Enhanced Risk (Level 3 of 5) outlook has been issued. Further north, widespread rain showers are expected across portions of the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S. Read More >

 

March Rainfall for Fayetteville, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 74 year period of March 1950 through March 2023

 

Wettest March was 10.05 recorded in 2008

Driest March was 0.58 recorded in 2001

Difference between the wettest and driest March was 9.47

 

Driest March      Wettest March
           
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 2001 0.58 36 2022 3.59
2 2007 0.69 37 2006 3.64
3 1971 0.98 38 2010 3.70
4 1963 1.42 39 2016 3.71
5 1960 1.49 40 1969 3.74
6 1972 1.56 41 1964 3.84
7 1950 1.65 42 2009 4.01
8 1992 1.72 43 1970 4.07
9 1951 1.76 44 1976 4.24
10 1967 1.78 45 2019 4.32
11 2005 1.93 46 1955 4.34
12 2011 2.03 47 1994 4.38
13 1962 2.04 48 1961 4.40
14 1965 2.07 49 2013 4.48
15 2003 2.14 50 1959 4.57
16 1997 2.21 51 1958 4.62
17 1996 2.38 52 2015 4.63
18 1982 2.39 53 1999 4.67
19 1983 2.50 54 2012 4.70
20 1966 2.58 55 1980 5.38
21 1956 2.59 56 2018 5.40
22 1981 2.79 57 2002 5.56
23 1979 2.83 58 2014 5.58
24 2004 2.92 59 1975 5.89
25 1986 2.92 60 2017 5.95
26 1995 2.98 61 1989 6.14
27 1987 3.17 62 1968 6.20
28 1957 3.24 63 1978 6.42
29 2000 3.27 64 1977 6.47
30 1991 3.32 65 1990 6.61
31 1993 3.34 66 1985 7.02
32 2021 3.35 67 1988 7.05
33 1954 3.48 68 1998 7.10
34 1952 3.49 69 2020 7.19
35 1974 3.54 70 2023 7.50
      71 1953 7.50
      72 1984 7.98
      73 1973 8.70
      74 2008 10.05
           
 
           
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 2008 10.05 36 2016 3.71
2 1973 8.70 37 2010 3.70
3 1984 7.98 38 2006 3.64
4 1953 7.50 39 2022 3.59
5 2023 7.50 40 1974 3.54
6 2020 7.19 41 1952 3.49
7 1998 7.10 42 1954 3.48
8 1988 7.05 43 2021 3.35
9 1985 7.02 44 1993 3.34
10 1990 6.61 45 1991 3.32
11 1977 6.47 46 2000 3.27
12 1978 6.42 47 1957 3.24
13 1968 6.20 48 1987 3.17
14 1989 6.14 49 1995 2.98
15 2017 5.95 50 2004 2.92
16 1975 5.89 51 1986 2.92
17 2014 5.58 52 1979 2.83
18 2002 5.56 53 1981 2.79
19 2018 5.40 54 1956 2.59
20 1980 5.38 55 1966 2.58
21 2012 4.70 56 1983 2.50
22 1999 4.67 57 1982 2.39
23 2015 4.63 58 1996 2.38
24 1958 4.62 59 1997 2.21
25 1959 4.57 60 2003 2.14
26 2013 4.48 61 1965 2.07
27 1961 4.40 62 1962 2.04
28 1994 4.38 63 2011 2.03
29 1955 4.34 64 2005 1.93
30 2019 4.32 65 1967 1.78
31 1976 4.24 66 1951 1.76
32 1970 4.07 67 1992 1.72
33 2009 4.01 68 1950 1.65
34 1964 3.84 69 1972 1.56
35 1969 3.74 70 1960 1.49
      71 1963 1.42
      72 1971 0.98
      73 2007 0.69
      74 2001 0.58
           

 

Data is for Drake Field

 

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Updated: April 17, 2023