Heat Persists in the South Central U.S. and Southwest; Heavy rains in the Desert Southwest and Central Plains

Sweltering heat remains across the South-Central Plains, Lower/Middle Mississippi Valley, and the Southwest this week with limited nighttime relief. Thunderstorms will bring heavy rainfall leading to localized flash flooding in portions of the Desert Southwest and central Plains. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across portions of the central Plains into the Northeast. Read More >

February Rainfall for Fayetteville, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 77-year period of February 1950 through February 2026

Wettest February was 8.60 recorded in 1990

Driest February was 0.22 recorded in 1996

Difference between the wettest and driest February was 8.38

Driest February

Wettest February

RANK	YEAR	RAIN	RANK	YEAR	RAIN

1	1996	0.22	41	1973	2.40
2	2016	0.64	42	1999	2.44
3	2006	0.66	43	1968	2.51
4	1991	0.78	44	2013	2.82
5	2014	0.84	45	1998	2.85
6	1983	0.89	46	1971	2.86
7	2026	0.93	47	2003	2.93
8	2021	0.97	48	1986	3.05
9	1954	0.97	49	2023	3.08
10	2002	0.98	50	1978	3.19
11	1995	0.98	51	1979	3.20
12	2017	1.11	52	1974	3.20
13	1953	1.13	53	1952	3.20
14	2024	1.17	54	2019	3.26
15	1980	1.18	55	1965	3.28
16	2004	1.19	56	1981	3.33
17	1982	1.26	57	1950	3.46
18	1976	1.26	58	2020	3.47
19	1963	1.31	59	1994	3.49
20	1988	1.33	60	2011	3.70
21	1972	1.35	61	1984	3.78
22	1970	1.39	62	1985	3.91
23	1977	1.49	63	1957	4.01
24	2010	1.50	64	1987	4.05
25	1962	1.60	65	2008	4.13
26	1967	1.67	66	1956	4.25
27	2025	1.71	67	2022	4.47
28	2000	1.71	68	1975	4.49
29	1969	1.77	69	1955	4.60
30	2012	1.79	70	1993	5.23
31	1959	1.83	71	1989	5.59
32	1992	1.87	72	1997	6.04
33	2015	1.95	73	2001	6.36
34	1961	1.96	74	1966	6.74
35	2009	2.01	75	2018	7.91
36	2007	2.03	76	1951	8.00
37	2005	2.05	77	1990	8.60
38	1964	2.08
39	1960	2.30
40	1958	2.33

RANK	YEAR	RAIN	RANK	YEAR	RAIN

1	1990	8.60	41	2005	2.05
2	1951	8.00	42	2007	2.03
3	2018	7.91	43	2009	2.01
4	1966	6.74	44	1961	1.96
5	2001	6.36	45	2015	1.95
6	1997	6.04	46	1992	1.87
7	1989	5.59	47	1959	1.83
8	1993	5.23	48	2012	1.79
9	1955	4.60	49	1969	1.77
10	1975	4.49	50	2025	1.71
11	2022	4.47	51	2000	1.71
12	1956	4.25	52	1967	1.67
13	2008	4.13	53	1962	1.60
14	1987	4.05	54	2010	1.50
15	1957	4.01	55	1977	1.49
16	1985	3.91	56	1970	1.39
17	1984	3.78	57	1972	1.35
18	2011	3.70	58	1988	1.33
19	1994	3.49	59	1963	1.31
20	2020	3.47	60	1982	1.26
21	1950	3.46	61	1976	1.26
22	1981	3.33	62	2004	1.19
23	1965	3.28	63	1980	1.18
24	2019	3.26	64	2024	1.17
25	1979	3.20	65	1953	1.13
26	1974	3.20	66	2017	1.11
27	1952	3.20	67	2002	0.98
28	1978	3.19	68	1995	0.98
29	2023	3.08	69	2021	0.97
30	1986	3.05	70	1954	0.97
31	2003	2.93	71	2026	0.93
32	1971	2.86	72	1983	0.89
33	1998	2.85	73	2014	0.84
34	2013	2.82	74	1991	0.78
35	1968	2.51	75	2006	0.66
36	1999	2.44	76	2016	0.64
37	1973	2.40	77	1996	0.22
38	1958	2.33
39	1960	2.30
40	1964	2.08

Data is for Drake Field

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