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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 >

 

May Rainfall for Fayetteville, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

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

 

Wettest May was 13.39 recorded in 1957

Driest May was 1.05 recorded in 2012

Difference between the wettest and driest May was 12.34

 

Driest May      Wettest May
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 2012 1.05 41 1974 5.76
2 1977 1.24 42 2018 5.82
3 1988 1.65 43 1968 5.98
4 1997 2.06 44 1995 6.11
5 2004 2.25 45 1956 6.20
6 1951 2.28 46 2017 6.24
7 1962 2.31 47 1979 6.50
8 1970 2.55 48 2019 6.56
9 1969 2.78 49 2000 6.61
10 2023 3.21 50 2021 6.67
11 2008 3.24 51 1987 6.75
12 2005 3.33 52 2010 6.85
13 1994 3.37 53 1992 7.04
14 2014 3.43 54 2001 7.05
15 1975 3.58 55 1955 7.29
16 1998 3.71 56 1984 7.43
17 1963 3.71 57 1993 7.50
18 1966 3.73 58 2020 7.54
19 2006 3.82 59 1999 7.63
20 1991 3.83 60 1973 7.92
21 1954 4.00 61 2003 7.93
22 1965 4.17 62 2009 7.96
23 1986 4.22 63 1983 8.07
24 1958 4.37 64 2013 8.24
25 1976 4.42 65 2025 8.31
26 2007 4.43 66 1982 8.66
27 1964 4.52 67 1989 8.81
28 1953 4.65 68 1981 10.21
29 1967 4.66 69 1978 10.47
30 1959 4.68 70 1961 10.73
31 1972 4.78 71 1960 11.30
32 2024 4.86 72 2011 11.50
33 2002 4.97 73 1990 12.18
34 1952 5.08 74 2015 13.01
35 1996 5.15 75 1950 13.27
36 1980 5.22 76 1957 13.39
37 1971 5.40      
38 2022 5.42      
39 2016 5.53      
40 1985 5.65      
           
 
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 1957 13.39 41 1980 5.22
2 1950 13.27 42 1996 5.15
3 2015 13.01 43 1952 5.08
4 1990 12.18 44 2002 4.97
5 2011 11.50 45 2024 4.86
6 1960 11.30 46 1972 4.78
7 1961 10.73 47 1959 4.68
8 1978 10.47 48 1967 4.66
9 1981 10.21 49 1953 4.65
10 1989 8.81 50 1964 4.52
11 1982 8.66 51 2007 4.43
12 2025 8.31 52 1976 4.42
13 2013 8.24 53 1958 4.37
14 1983 8.07 54 1986 4.22
15 2009 7.96 55 1965 4.17
16 2003 7.93 56 1954 4.00
17 1973 7.92 57 1991 3.83
18 1999 7.63 58 2006 3.82
19 2020 7.54 59 1966 3.73
20 1993 7.50 60 1998 3.71
21 1984 7.43 61 1963 3.71
22 1955 7.29 62 1975 3.58
23 2001 7.05 63 2014 3.43
24 1992 7.04 64 1994 3.37
25 2010 6.85 65 2005 3.33
26 1987 6.75 66 2008 3.24
27 2021 6.67 67 2023 3.21
28 2000 6.61 68 1969 2.78
29 2019 6.56 69 1970 2.55
30 1979 6.50 70 1962 2.31
31 2017 6.24 71 1951 2.28
32 1956 6.20 72 2004 2.25
33 1995 6.11 73 1997 2.06
34 1968 5.98 74 1988 1.65
35 2018 5.82 75 1977 1.24
36 1974 5.76 76 2012 1.05
37 1985 5.65      
38 2016 5.53      
39 2022 5.42      
40 1971 5.40      
           

 

Data is for Drake Field

 

April May June

 

Updated: June 13, 2025