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 >

September Rainfall for Fayetteville, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 77-year period of September 1949 through September 2025

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	2025	7.53
31	2014	3.58	71	2019	7.58
32	1998	3.61	72	1974	8.92
33	2005	3.61	73	2008	9.37
34	2011	3.63	74	1993	9.76
35	2013	3.66	75	1996	10.04
36	2000	3.78	76	1970	10.41
37	1995	3.88	77	1986	14.96
38	1968	3.95
39	1959	3.97
40	1980	4.08

RANK	YEAR	RAIN	RANK	YEAR	RAIN

1	1986	14.96	41	1995	3.88
2	1970	10.41	42	2000	3.78
3	1996	10.04	43	2013	3.66
4	1993	9.76	44	2011	3.63
5	2008	9.37	45	1998	3.61
6	1974	8.92	46	2005	3.61
7	2019	7.58	47	2014	3.58
8	2025	7.53	48	2003	3.01
9	1977	7.41	49	1999	2.99
10	2006	7.22	50	2012	2.75
11	1975	7.07	51	1969	2.68
12	1973	6.69	52	2016	2.64
13	1949	6.54	53	2007	2.60
14	1972	6.53	54	2020	2.49
15	2009	6.15	55	1965	2.45
16	1957	5.69	56	1950	2.44
17	2010	5.49	57	1989	2.22
18	2023	5.45	58	1982	2.14
19	2001	5.42	59	1981	2.06
20	1958	5.34	60	2018	2.05
21	1985	5.34	61	2021	1.93
22	1971	4.97	62	2015	1.75
23	1990	4.95	63	1963	1.61
24	1984	4.94	64	1976	1.57
25	1961	4.87	65	1966	1.51
26	1955	4.79	66	2017	1.50
27	1992	4.77	67	1960	1.43
28	1997	4.74	68	2002	1.39
29	1978	4.70	69	1953	1.32
30	1987	4.69	70	2022	1.28
31	1962	4.59	71	1994	1.12
32	1964	4.42	72	1983	1.09
33	1954	4.30	73	1956	0.91
34	1951	4.27	74	1979	0.75
35	1967	4.26	75	2004	0.56
36	1988	4.25	76	1952	0.40
37	1991	4.12	77	2024	0.16
38	1980	4.08
39	1959	3.97
40	1968	3.95

Data is for Drake Field

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