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January Rainfall for Fayetteville, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 77-year period of January 1950 through January 2026

Wettest January was 9.17 recorded in 1998

Driest January was 0.10 recorded in 1986

Difference between the wettest and driest January was 9.07

Driest January

Wettest January

RANK	YEAR	RAIN	RANK	YEAR	RAIN

1	1986	0.10	41	1968	2.10
2	2003	0.12	42	1967	2.26
3	2011	0.22	43	2021	2.30
4	1976	0.46	44	2017	2.39
5	2016	0.51	45	2001	2.42
6	1984	0.51	46	2000	2.42
7	1959	0.55	47	1962	2.43
8	1963	0.56	48	1951	2.44
9	2009	0.61	49	2012	2.50
10	1972	0.65	50	1975	2.57
11	1964	0.72	51	1954	2.60
12	1992	0.88	52	1965	2.62
13	1970	0.92	53	1999	2.77
14	1985	1.06	54	1991	2.80
15	1997	1.08	55	2024	2.97
16	2015	1.11	56	1971	3.00
17	1974	1.12	57	2013	3.03
18	1988	1.13	58	2010	3.18
19	1958	1.14	59	1987	3.22
20	1981	1.16	60	2019	3.27
21	1980	1.20	61	1989	3.29
22	2026	1.31	62	1957	3.29
23	1961	1.35	63	2023	3.40
24	1955	1.37	64	2002	3.57
25	2022	1.42	65	1993	3.69
26	2008	1.53	66	1969	3.89
27	1994	1.57	67	1996	4.25
28	2014	1.64	68	1966	4.31
29	2018	1.71	69	1973	4.35
30	1979	1.72	70	2007	4.62
31	2025	1.77	71	1995	5.46
32	2006	1.79	72	2020	5.50
33	1952	1.81	73	2005	5.54
34	1977	1.84	74	1982	5.80
35	1960	1.85	75	1990	6.19
36	1983	1.86	76	1950	6.25
37	1978	1.88	77	1998	9.17
38	1953	1.88
39	1956	1.91
40	2004	1.96

RANK	YEAR	RAIN	RANK	YEAR	RAIN

1	1998	9.17	41	1953	1.88
2	1950	6.25	42	1983	1.86
3	1990	6.19	43	1960	1.85
4	1982	5.80	44	1977	1.84
5	2005	5.54	45	1952	1.81
6	2020	5.50	46	2006	1.79
7	1995	5.46	47	2025	1.77
8	2007	4.62	48	1979	1.72
9	1973	4.35	49	2018	1.71
10	1966	4.31	50	2014	1.64
11	1996	4.25	51	1994	1.57
12	1969	3.89	52	2008	1.53
13	1993	3.69	53	2022	1.42
14	2002	3.57	54	1955	1.37
15	2023	3.40	55	1961	1.35
16	1989	3.29	56	2026	1.31
17	1957	3.29	57	1980	1.20
18	2019	3.27	58	1981	1.16
19	1987	3.22	59	1958	1.14
20	2010	3.18	60	1988	1.13
21	2013	3.03	61	1974	1.12
22	1971	3.00	62	2015	1.11
23	2024	2.97	63	1997	1.08
24	1991	2.80	64	1985	1.06
25	1999	2.77	65	1970	0.92
26	1965	2.62	66	1992	0.88
27	1954	2.60	67	1964	0.72
28	1975	2.57	68	1972	0.65
29	2012	2.50	69	2009	0.61
30	1951	2.44	70	1963	0.56
31	1962	2.43	71	1959	0.55
32	2001	2.42	72	2016	0.51
33	2000	2.42	73	1984	0.51
34	2017	2.39	74	1976	0.46
35	2021	2.30	75	2011	0.22
36	1967	2.26	76	2003	0.12
37	1968	2.10	77	1986	0.10
38	2004	1.96
39	1956	1.91
40	1978	1.88

Data is for Drake Field

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