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 >

July Rainfall for Fayetteville, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

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

Wettest July was 12.03 recorded in 1960

Driest July was 0.26 recorded in 1964

Difference between the wettest and driest July was 11.77

Driest July

Wettest July

RANK	YEAR	RAIN	RANK	YEAR	RAIN

1	1964	0.26	41	1989	3.05
2	1999	0.29	42	2019	3.07
3	1983	0.56	43	2021	3.14
4	1980	0.58	44	2007	3.15
5	1970	0.59	45	2025	3.16
6	2011	0.63	46	1966	3.26
7	1965	0.79	47	1976	3.42
8	1993	0.83	48	1962	3.51
9	1973	0.91	49	1998	3.54
10	1954	0.95	50	1981	3.66
11	1986	1.07	51	1978	3.95
12	1952	1.10	52	1955	3.98
13	1984	1.21	53	1956	4.05
14	1985	1.25	54	2009	4.13
15	1967	1.31	55	2020	4.24
16	2005	1.41	56	2018	4.31
17	1997	1.42	57	2008	4.31
18	1990	1.52	58	1953	4.75
19	1982	1.59	59	2023	4.95
20	2006	1.63	60	1996	4.99
21	1975	1.94	61	1995	5.25
22	1968	1.95	62	1979	5.27
23	1969	1.98	63	1961	5.81
24	2026	2.08	64	2024	5.99
25	2002	2.08	65	1972	6.23
26	1951	2.13	66	2016	6.88
27	1991	2.16	67	1971	6.90
28	1963	2.17	68	1977	7.08
29	2017	2.19	69	1959	7.48
30	2000	2.19	70	1992	7.50
31	2003	2.21	71	2004	7.91
32	1987	2.30	72	1950	7.97
33	1974	2.35	73	1994	7.99
34	2012	2.41	74	2015	8.05
35	2014	2.43	75	2010	9.24
36	2022	2.45	76	1958	11.91
37	1988	2.52	77	1960	12.03
38	1957	2.58
39	2013	2.78
40	2001	2.89

RANK	YEAR	RAIN	RANK	YEAR	RAIN

1	1960	12.03	41	1988	2.52
2	1958	11.91	42	2022	2.45
3	2010	9.24	43	2014	2.43
4	2015	8.05	44	2012	2.41
5	1994	7.99	45	1974	2.35
6	1950	7.97	46	1987	2.30
7	2004	7.91	47	2003	2.21
8	1992	7.50	48	2017	2.19
9	1959	7.48	49	2000	2.19
10	1977	7.08	50	1963	2.17
11	1971	6.90	51	1991	2.16
12	2016	6.88	52	1951	2.13
13	1972	6.23	53	2026	2.08
14	2024	5.99	54	2002	2.08
15	1961	5.81	55	1969	1.98
16	1979	5.27	56	1968	1.95
17	1995	5.25	57	1975	1.94
18	1996	4.99	58	2006	1.63
19	2023	4.95	59	1982	1.59
20	1953	4.75	60	1990	1.52
21	2018	4.31	61	1997	1.42
22	2008	4.31	62	2005	1.41
23	2020	4.24	63	1967	1.31
24	2009	4.13	64	1985	1.25
25	1956	4.05	65	1984	1.21
26	1955	3.98	66	1952	1.10
27	1978	3.95	67	1986	1.07
28	1981	3.66	68	1954	0.95
29	1998	3.54	69	1973	0.91
30	1962	3.51	70	1993	0.83
31	1976	3.42	71	1965	0.79
32	1966	3.26	72	2011	0.63
33	2025	3.16	73	1970	0.59
34	2007	3.15	74	1980	0.58
35	2021	3.14	75	1983	0.56
36	2019	3.07	76	1999	0.29
37	1989	3.05	77	1964	0.26
38	2001	2.89
39	2013	2.78
40	1957	2.58

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Data is for Drake Field

Updated: August 30, 2026

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