Heat Persists in the South Central U.S. and Southwest; Heavy rains in the Desert Southwest and Central Plains

Sweltering heat remains across the South-Central Plains, Lower/Middle Mississippi Valley, and the Southwest this week with limited nighttime relief. Thunderstorms will bring heavy rainfall leading to localized flash flooding in portions of the Desert Southwest and central Plains. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across portions of the central Plains into the Northeast. Read More >

March Rainfall for Fayetteville, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 77-year period of March 1950 through March 2026

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	2026	5.02
18	1996	2.38	58	1980	5.38
19	1982	2.39	59	2018	5.40
20	1983	2.50	60	2002	5.56
21	1966	2.58	61	2014	5.58
22	1956	2.59	62	1975	5.89
23	1981	2.79	63	2017	5.95
24	1979	2.83	64	1989	6.14
25	2004	2.92	65	1968	6.20
26	1986	2.92	66	1978	6.42
27	1995	2.98	67	1977	6.47
28	1987	3.17	68	1990	6.61
29	1957	3.24	69	1985	7.02
30	2000	3.27	70	1988	7.05
31	1991	3.32	71	1998	7.10
32	1993	3.34	72	2020	7.19
33	2021	3.35	73	2023	7.50
34	1954	3.48	74	1953	7.50
35	1952	3.49	75	1984	7.98
36	1974	3.54	76	1973	8.70
37	2022	3.59	77	2008	10.05
38	2006	3.64
39	2010	3.70
40	2016	3.71

RANK	YEAR	RAIN	RANK	YEAR	RAIN

1	2008	10.05	41	2022	3.59
2	1973	8.70	42	1974	3.54
3	1984	7.98	43	1952	3.49
4	1953	7.50	44	1954	3.48
5	2023	7.50	45	2021	3.35
6	2020	7.19	46	1993	3.34
7	1998	7.10	47	1991	3.32
8	1988	7.05	48	2000	3.27
9	1985	7.02	49	1957	3.24
10	1990	6.61	50	1987	3.17
11	1977	6.47	51	1995	2.98
12	1978	6.42	52	2004	2.92
13	1968	6.20	53	1986	2.92
14	1989	6.14	54	1979	2.83
15	2017	5.95	55	1981	2.79
16	1975	5.89	56	1956	2.59
17	2014	5.58	57	1966	2.58
18	2002	5.56	58	1983	2.50
19	2018	5.40	59	1982	2.39
20	1980	5.38	60	1996	2.38
21	2026	5.02	61	1997	2.21
22	2012	4.70	62	2003	2.14
23	1999	4.67	63	1965	2.07
24	2015	4.63	64	1962	2.04
25	1958	4.62	65	2011	2.03
26	1959	4.57	66	2005	1.93
27	2013	4.48	67	1967	1.78
28	1961	4.40	68	1951	1.76
29	1994	4.38	69	1992	1.72
30	1955	4.34	70	2025	1.66
31	2019	4.32	71	1950	1.65
32	1976	4.24	72	1972	1.56
33	1970	4.07	73	1960	1.49
34	2009	4.01	74	1963	1.42
35	1964	3.84	75	1971	0.98
36	1969	3.74	76	2007	0.69
37	2024	3.73	77	2001	0.58
38	2016	3.71
39	2010	3.70
40	2006	3.64

Data is for Drake Field

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