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Heavy Rain and Severe Thunderstorms in the Southwest; Coastal Flooding Along Portions of the Eastern Seaboard

A slow moving front will produce a threat for heavy rainfall and severe weather from the southwest into the western High Plains through the weekend. Heavy rainfall and isolated flash flooding and gusty winds will be possible this weekend into early next week in portions of southern Florida. Coastal flooding impacts remain possible through the weekend along the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic coasts Read More >

 

September Rainfall for Fayetteville, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 78-year period of September 1949 through September 2026

 

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 1980 4.08
2 1952 0.40 42 1991 4.12
3 2004 0.56 43 1988 4.25
4 1979 0.75 44 1967 4.26
5 1956 0.91 45 1951 4.27
6 1983 1.09 46 1954 4.30
7 1994 1.12 47 1964 4.42
8 2022 1.28 48 1962 4.59
9 1953 1.32 49 1987 4.69
10 2002 1.39 50 1978 4.70
11 1960 1.43 51 1997 4.74
12 2017 1.50 52 1992 4.77
13 1966 1.51 53 1955 4.79
14 1976 1.57 54 1961 4.87
15 1963 1.61 55 1984 4.94
16 2015 1.75 56 1990 4.95
17 2021 1.93 57 1971 4.97
18 2026 1.96 58 1958 5.34
19 2018 2.05 59 1985 5.34
20 1981 2.06 60 2001 5.42
21 1982 2.14 61 2023 5.45
22 1989 2.22 62 2010 5.49
23 1950 2.44 63 1957 5.69
24 1965 2.45 64 2009 6.15
25 2020 2.49 65 1972 6.53
26 2007 2.60 66 1949 6.54
27 2016 2.64 67 1973 6.69
28 1969 2.68 68 1975 7.07
29 2012 2.75 69 2006 7.22
30 1999 2.99 70 1977 7.41
31 2003 3.01 71 2025 7.53
32 2014 3.58 72 2019 7.58
33 1998 3.61 73 1974 8.92
34 2005 3.61 74 2008 9.37
35 2011 3.63 75 1993 9.76
36 2013 3.66 76 1996 10.04
37 2000 3.78 77 1970 10.41
38 1995 3.88 78 1986 14.96
39 1968 3.95      
40 1959 3.97      
           
 
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 2026 1.96
22 1971 4.97 62 2021 1.93
23 1990 4.95 63 2015 1.75
24 1984 4.94 64 1963 1.61
25 1961 4.87 65 1976 1.57
26 1955 4.79 66 1966 1.51
27 1992 4.77 67 2017 1.50
28 1997 4.74 68 1960 1.43
29 1978 4.70 69 2002 1.39
30 1987 4.69 70 1953 1.32
31 1962 4.59 71 2022 1.28
32 1964 4.42 72 1994 1.12
33 1954 4.30 73 1983 1.09
34 1951 4.27 74 1956 0.91
35 1967 4.26 75 1979 0.75
36 1988 4.25 76 2004 0.56
37 1991 4.12 77 1952 0.40
38 1980 4.08 78 2024 0.16
39 1959 3.97      
40 1968 3.95      
           

 

Data is for Drake Field

 

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Updated: October 9, 2026