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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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Updated: February 12, 2026