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October Rainfall for Fayetteville, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 77-year period of October 1949 through October 2025

 

Wettest October was 12.07 recorded in 2019

Driest October was 0.03 recorded in 1963

Difference between the wettest and driest October was 12.04

 

Driest October      Wettest October
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 1963 0.03 41 1979 3.48
2 1964 0.25 42 2003 3.63
3 1952 0.55 43 1974 3.85
4 1965 0.57 44 2017 3.86
5 1955 0.57 45 1983 4.07
6 1977 0.74 46 2011 4.11
7 1989 0.75 47 1996 4.41
8 1978 0.76 48 1980 4.46
9 1975 1.15 49 1997 4.53
10 1966 1.18 50 2007 4.64
11 1958 1.21 51 1994 4.72
12 1950 1.34 52 1949 4.89
13 2024 1.37 53 1993 5.21
14 1957 1.37 54 1986 5.36
15 1992 1.59 55 1962 5.45
16 2005 1.81 56 1951 5.51
17 1968 1.85 57 2004 5.53
18 2015 1.90 58 2013 5.55
19 2010 2.07 59 1985 5.66
20 1956 2.10 60 1972 5.71
21 1988 2.13 61 1990 5.79
22 2008 2.38 62 1973 5.81
23 1995 2.40 63 1998 5.85
24 1961 2.48 64 2021 6.10
25 1971 2.63 65 2001 6.16
26 2002 2.64 66 1981 6.35
27 1953 2.78 67 1959 6.40
28 1999 2.80 68 1954 6.48
29 2025 2.89 69 2020 6.80
30 2016 2.97 70 2014 7.23
31 2012 2.98 71 1969 7.81
32 1982 3.07 72 1991 8.19
33 1976 3.11 73 1967 8.54
34 2000 3.13 74 1970 9.60
35 2022 3.21 75 1984 10.52
36 2006 3.21 76 2009 10.69
37 1960 3.21 77 2019 12.07
38 2018 3.25      
39 1987 3.37      
40 2023 3.47      
           
           
 
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 2019 12.07 41 2022 3.21
2 2009 10.69 42 2006 3.21
3 1984 10.52 43 1960 3.21
4 1970 9.60 44 2000 3.13
5 1967 8.54 45 1976 3.11
6 1991 8.19 46 1982 3.07
7 1969 7.81 47 2012 2.98
8 2014 7.23 48 2016 2.97
9 2020 6.80 49 2025 2.89
10 1954 6.48 50 1999 2.80
11 1959 6.40 51 1953 2.78
12 1981 6.35 52 2002 2.64
13 2001 6.16 53 1971 2.63
14 2021 6.10 54 1961 2.48
15 1998 5.85 55 1995 2.40
16 1973 5.81 56 2008 2.38
17 1990 5.79 57 1988 2.13
18 1972 5.71 58 1956 2.10
19 1985 5.66 59 2010 2.07
20 2013 5.55 60 2015 1.90
21 2004 5.53 61 1968 1.85
22 1951 5.51 62 2005 1.81
23 1962 5.45 63 1992 1.59
24 1986 5.36 64 2024 1.37
25 1993 5.21 65 1957 1.37
26 1949 4.89 66 1950 1.34
27 1994 4.72 67 1958 1.21
28 2007 4.64 68 1966 1.18
29 1997 4.53 69 1975 1.15
30 1980 4.46 70 1978 0.76
31 1996 4.41 71 1989 0.75
32 2011 4.11 72 1977 0.74
33 1983 4.07 73 1965 0.57
34 2017 3.86 74 1955 0.57
35 1974 3.85 75 1952 0.55
36 2003 3.63 76 1964 0.25
37 1979 3.48 77 1963 0.03
38 2023 3.47      
39 1987 3.37      
40 2018 3.25      
           
           

 

Data is for Drake Field

 

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Updated: November 10, 2025