Severe Weather in the Central Plains; Heavy Rainfall in the Tennessee Valley; Critical Fire Weather in the West

Scattered severe storms capable of large to very large hail, severe wind gusts, and a few tornadoes will be possible across the central Plains this evening. Heavy to excessive rainfall may bring a flooding threat from the Great Lakes to the Mid-South through tonight. Hot, dry and windy conditions will continue to bring a critical fire weather threat from the Southwest into the Great Basin. Read More >

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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