Erin Strengthens to a Hurricane; Heavy Rainfall Possible in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, the Upper Midwest, South Texas

Hurricane Erin may bring isolated flash and urban flooding, landslides or mudslides, and possible tropical storm conditions to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands this weekend. Scattered thunderstorms and heavy rainfall may bring areas of flooding this weekend over the Upper Midwest. A tropical disturbance will bring locally heavy rain and mainly urban flash flooding to far southern Texas. 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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