Excessive Rainfall in the Southern Plains, Ozarks, and Upper Midwest Thursday

Heavy thunderstorms will continue areas of excessive rainfall and locally considerable flooding over parts of the southern Plains into the mid-Mississippi River Valley through Friday. Heavy to excessive rainfall may bring flash and urban flooding, along with isolated riverine flooding to a part of the Upper Midwest Thursday. Read More >

October Rainfall for Fayetteville, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 76 year period of October 1949 through October 2024

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	2003	3.63
2	1964	0.25	42	1974	3.85
3	1952	0.55	43	2017	3.86
4	1965	0.57	44	1983	4.07
5	1955	0.57	45	2011	4.11
6	1977	0.74	46	1996	4.41
7	1989	0.75	47	1980	4.46
8	1978	0.76	48	1997	4.53
9	1975	1.15	49	2007	4.64
10	1966	1.18	50	1994	4.72
11	1958	1.21	51	1949	4.89
12	1950	1.34	52	1993	5.21
13	2024	1.37	53	1986	5.36
14	1957	1.37	54	1962	5.45
15	1992	1.59	55	1951	5.51
16	2005	1.81	56	2004	5.53
17	1968	1.85	57	2013	5.55
18	2015	1.90	58	1985	5.66
19	2010	2.07	59	1972	5.71
20	1956	2.10	60	1990	5.79
21	1988	2.13	61	1973	5.81
22	2008	2.38	62	1998	5.85
23	1995	2.40	63	2021	6.10
24	1961	2.48	64	2001	6.16
25	1971	2.63	65	1981	6.35
26	2002	2.64	66	1959	6.40
27	1953	2.78	67	1954	6.48
28	1999	2.80	68	2020	6,80
29	2016	2.97	69	2014	7.23
30	2012	2.98	70	1969	7.81
31	1982	3.07	71	1991	8.19
32	1976	3.11	72	1967	8.54
33	2000	3.13	73	1970	9.60
34	2022	3.21	74	1984	10.52
35	2006	3.21	75	2009	10.69
36	1960	3.21	76	2019	12.07
37	2018	3.25
38	1987	3.37
39	2023	3.47
40	1979	3.48


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	1999	2.80
10	1954	6.48	50	1953	2.78
11	1959	6.40	51	2002	2.64
12	1981	6.35	52	1971	2.63
13	2001	6.16	53	1961	2.48
14	2021	6.10	54	1995	2.40
15	1998	5.85	55	2008	2.38
16	1973	5.81	56	1988	2.13
17	1990	5.79	57	1956	2.10
18	1972	5.71	58	2010	2.07
19	1985	5.66	59	2015	1.90
20	2013	5.55	60	1968	1.85
21	2004	5.53	61	2005	1.81
22	1951	5.51	62	1992	1.59
23	1962	5.45	63	2024	1.37
24	1986	5.36	64	1957	1.37
25	1993	5.21	65	1950	1.34
26	1949	4.89	66	1958	1.21
27	1994	4.72	67	1966	1.18
28	2007	4.64	68	1975	1.15
29	1997	4.53	69	1978	0.76
30	1980	4.46	70	1989	0.75
31	1996	4.41	71	1977	0.74
32	2011	4.11	72	1965	0.57
33	1983	4.07	73	1955	0.57
34	2017	3.86	74	1952	0.55
35	1974	3.85	75	1964	0.25
36	2003	3.63	76	1963	0.03
37	1979	3.48
38	2023	3.47
39	1987	3.37
40	2018	3.25

Data is for Drake Field

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