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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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Updated: March 16, 2026