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Excessive Rainfall in the Southern Plains, Ozarks, and Upper Midwest Thursday

Heavy thunderstorms will continue areas of excessive rainfall and locally considerable flooding over parts of the southern Plains into the mid-Mississippi River Valley through Friday. Heavy to excessive rainfall may bring flash and urban flooding, along with isolated riverine flooding to a part of the Upper Midwest Thursday. Read More >

 

September Rainfall for Fayetteville, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 76 year period of September 1949 through September 2024

 

Wettest September was 14.96 recorded in 1986

Driest September was 0.16 recorded in 2024

Difference between the wettest and driest September was 14.80

 

Driest September      Wettest September
           
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 2024 0.16 41 1991 4.12
2 1952 0.40 42 1988 4.25
3 2004 0.56 43 1967 4.26
4 1979 0.75 44 1951 4.27
5 1956 0.91 45 1954 4.30
6 1983 1.09 46 1964 4.42
7 1994 1.12 47 1962 4.59
8 2022 1.28 48 1987 4.69
9 1953 1.32 49 1978 4.70
10 2002 1.39 50 1997 4.74
11 1960 1.43 51 1992 4.77
12 2017 1.50 52 1955 4.79
13 1966 1.51 53 1961 4.87
14 1976 1.57 54 1984 4.94
15 1963 1.61 55 1990 4.95
16 2015 1.75 56 1971 4.97
17 2021 1.93 57 1958 5.34
18 2018 2.05 58 1985 5.34
19 1981 2.06 59 2001 5.42
20 1982 2.14 60 2023 5.45
21 1989 2.22 61 2010 5.49
22 1950 2.44 62 1957 5.69
23 1965 2.45 63 2009 6.15
24 2020 2.49 64 1972 6.53
25 2007 2.60 65 1949 6.54
26 2016 2.64 66 1973 6.69
27 1969 2.68 67 1975 7.07
28 2012 2.75 68 2006 7.22
29 1999 2.99 69 1977 7.41
30 2003 3.01 70 2019 7.58
31 2014 3.58 71 1974 8.92
32 1998 3.61 72 2008 9.37
33 2005 3.61 73 1993 9.76
34 2011 3.63 74 1996 10.04
35 2013 3.66 75 1970 10.41
36 2000 3.78 76 1986 14.96
37 1995 3.88      
38 1968 3.95      
39 1959 3.97      
40 1980 4.08      
           
 
           
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 1986 14.96 41 2000 3.78
2 1970 10.41 42 2013 3.66
3 1996 10.04 43 2011 3.63
4 1993 9.76 44 1998 3.61
5 2008 9.37 45 2005 3.61
6 1974 8.92 46 2014 3.58
7 2019 7.58 47 2003 3.01
8 1977 7.41 48 1999 2.99
9 2006 7.22 49 2012 2.75
10 1975 7.07 50 1969 2.68
11 1973 6.69 51 2016 2.64
12 1949 6.54 52 2007 2.60
13 1972 6.53 53 2020 2.49
14 2009 6.15 54 1965 2.45
15 1957 5.69 55 1950 2.44
16 2010 5.49 56 1989 2.22
17 2023 5.45 57 1982 2.14
18 2001 5.42 58 1981 2.06
19 1958 5.34 59 2018 2.05
20 1985 5.34 60 2021 1.93
21 1971 4.97 61 2015 1.75
22 1990 4.95 62 1963 1.61
23 1984 4.94 63 1976 1.57
24 1961 4.87 64 1966 1.51
25 1955 4.79 65 2017 1.50
26 1992 4.77 66 1960 1.43
27 1997 4.74 67 2002 1.39
28 1978 4.70 68 1953 1.32
29 1987 4.69 69 2022 1.28
30 1962 4.59 70 1994 1.12
31 1964 4.42 71 1983 1.09
32 1954 4.30 72 1956 0.91
33 1951 4.27 73 1979 0.75
34 1967 4.26 74 2004 0.56
35 1988 4.25 75 1952 0.40
36 1991 4.12 76 2024 0.16
37 1980 4.08      
38 1959 3.97      
39 1968 3.95      
40 1995 3.88      
           

 

Data is for Drake Field

 

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Updated: November 12, 2024