Heat Wave Expands to the East Coast; Flash Flooding Likely in the Central Plains into the Midwest; Severe Thunderstorms in the Northeast

Dangerous, prolonged heat is ongoing in the Mid-South to Mid-Mississippi Valley and heat expands into the Northeast for a brief period today. Widely scattered instances of flash flooding due to heavy rains are forecast from northeast Kansas to much of Indiana. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of New England, northern Mid-Atlantic, and North Dakota. 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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