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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 >

 

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