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Erin Strengthens to a Hurricane; Heavy Rainfall Possible in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, the Upper Midwest, South Texas

Hurricane Erin may bring isolated flash and urban flooding, landslides or mudslides, and possible tropical storm conditions to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands this weekend. Scattered thunderstorms and heavy rainfall may bring areas of flooding this weekend over the Upper Midwest. A tropical disturbance will bring locally heavy rain and mainly urban flash flooding to far southern Texas. Read More >

 

February Rainfall for Fayetteville, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 76 year period of February 1950 through February 2025

 

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

 

Data is for Drake Field

 

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Updated: April 13, 2025