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Areas of Excessive Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorms for Friday

Heavy to excessive rainfall may produce areas of flooding Friday and Friday night from central Texas into the lower Mississippi Valley. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are expected from central Texas to middle Tennessee and central Kentucky Friday afternoon into early Friday night. Large hail and damaging winds are the main threats. Read More >

 

March Rainfall for Fayetteville, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 75 year period of March 1950 through March 2024

 

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

 

Data is for Drake Field

 

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Updated: May 20, 2024