Heavy Rain in the Mid-Atlantic; Severe Thunderstorms in the Northern Plains; Critical Fire in the West

Locally heavy rain and flash flooding will be possible today into tonight near the Mid-Atlantic/Carolina coast. Storms with large hail and severe wind gusts are expected across parts of the central and northern Plains into the upper Mississippi Valley. Dry thunderstorms, and warm, dry, and windy conditions will produce fire weather conditions in parts of the Great Basin and northern Rockies. 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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