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Heat Wave Expands to the East Coast; Flash Flooding Likely in the Central Plains into the Midwest; Severe Thunderstorms in the Northeast

Dangerous, prolonged heat is ongoing in the Mid-South to Mid-Mississippi Valley and heat expands into the Northeast for a brief period today. Widely scattered instances of flash flooding due to heavy rains are forecast from northeast Kansas to much of Indiana. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of New England, northern Mid-Atlantic, and North Dakota. Read More >

 

March Rainfall for Fayetteville, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 76-year period of March 1950 through March 2025

 

Wettest March was 10.05 recorded in 2008

Driest March was 0.58 recorded in 2001

Difference between the wettest and driest March was 9.47

 

Driest March      Wettest March
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 2001 0.58 41 2024 3.73
2 2007 0.69 42 1969 3.74
3 1971 0.98 43 1964 3.84
4 1963 1.42 44 2009 4.01
5 1960 1.49 45 1970 4.07
6 1972 1.56 46 1976 4.24
7 1950 1.65 47 2019 4.32
8 2025 1.66 48 1955 4.34
9 1992 1.72 49 1994 4.38
10 1951 1.76 50 1961 4.40
11 1967 1.78 51 2013 4.48
12 2005 1.93 52 1959 4.57
13 2011 2.03 53 1958 4.62
14 1962 2.04 54 2015 4.63
15 1965 2.07 55 1999 4.67
16 2003 2.14 56 2012 4.70
17 1997 2.21 57 1980 5.38
18 1996 2.38 58 2018 5.40
19 1982 2.39 59 2002 5.56
20 1983 2.50 60 2014 5.58
21 1966 2.58 61 1975 5.89
22 1956 2.59 62 2017 5.95
23 1981 2.79 63 1989 6.14
24 1979 2.83 64 1968 6.20
25 2004 2.92 65 1978 6.42
26 1986 2.92 66 1977 6.47
27 1995 2.98 67 1990 6.61
28 1987 3.17 68 1985 7.02
29 1957 3.24 69 1988 7.05
30 2000 3.27 70 1998 7.10
31 1991 3.32 71 2020 7.19
32 1993 3.34 72 2023 7.50
33 2021 3.35 73 1953 7.50
34 1954 3.48 74 1984 7.98
35 1952 3.49 75 1973 8.70
36 1974 3.54 76 2008 10.05
37 2022 3.59      
38 2006 3.64      
39 2010 3.70      
40 2016 3.71      
           
 
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 2008 10.05 41 1974 3.54
2 1973 8.70 42 1952 3.49
3 1984 7.98 43 1954 3.48
4 1953 7.50 44 2021 3.35
5 2023 7.50 45 1993 3.34
6 2020 7.19 46 1991 3.32
7 1998 7.10 47 2000 3.27
8 1988 7.05 48 1957 3.24
9 1985 7.02 49 1987 3.17
10 1990 6.61 50 1995 2.98
11 1977 6.47 51 2004 2.92
12 1978 6.42 52 1986 2.92
13 1968 6.20 53 1979 2.83
14 1989 6.14 54 1981 2.79
15 2017 5.95 55 1956 2.59
16 1975 5.89 56 1966 2.58
17 2014 5.58 57 1983 2.50
18 2002 5.56 58 1982 2.39
19 2018 5.40 59 1996 2.38
20 1980 5.38 60 1997 2.21
21 2012 4.70 61 2003 2.14
22 1999 4.67 62 1965 2.07
23 2015 4.63 63 1962 2.04
24 1958 4.62 64 2011 2.03
25 1959 4.57 65 2005 1.93
26 2013 4.48 66 1967 1.78
27 1961 4.40 67 1951 1.76
28 1994 4.38 68 1992 1.72
29 1955 4.34 69 2025 1.66
30 2019 4.32 70 1950 1.65
31 1976 4.24 71 1972 1.56
32 1970 4.07 72 1960 1.49
33 2009 4.01 73 1963 1.42
34 1964 3.84 74 1971 0.98
35 1969 3.74 75 2007 0.69
36 2024 3.73 76 2001 0.58
37 2016 3.71      
38 2010 3.70      
39 2006 3.64      
40 2022 3.59      
           

 

Data is for Drake Field

 

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Updated: May 15, 2025