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Dangerous Heat Builds and Expands; Critical Fire Weather for the Southwest; Severe Thunderstorms for Plains and Midwest

Dangerous to record breaking heat will build across the center of the nation and slowly build eastward this week. Wildfire conditions remain critical for the Southwest and portions of the Great Basin through Monday. For the northern Plains and upper Midwest, severe thunderstorms with the potential for large to very large hail and severe winds are the primary hazards. 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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Updated: March 16, 2026