Excessive Rainfall in the Southern Plains, Ozarks, and Upper Midwest Thursday

Heavy thunderstorms will continue areas of excessive rainfall and locally considerable flooding over parts of the southern Plains into the mid-Mississippi River Valley through Friday. Heavy to excessive rainfall may bring flash and urban flooding, along with isolated riverine flooding to a part of the Upper Midwest Thursday. Read More >

January Rainfall for Fayetteville, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 76 year period of January 1950 through January 2025

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


RANK	YEAR	RAIN	RANK	YEAR	RAIN

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

Data is for Drake Field

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