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Areas of Excessive Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorms for Friday

Heavy to excessive rainfall may produce areas of flooding Friday and Friday night from central Texas into the lower Mississippi Valley. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are expected from central Texas to middle Tennessee and central Kentucky Friday afternoon into early Friday night. Large hail and damaging winds are the main threats. 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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Updated: April 12, 2025