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Spring (March, April, May) Rainfall for Fayetteville, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 76-year period of Spring 1950 through Spring 2025

 

Wettest Spring was 28.81 recorded in 2011

Driest Spring was 7.59 recorded in 1963

Difference between the wettest and driest Spring was 21.22

 

Driest Spring      Wettest Spring
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 1963 7.59 41 1970 13.82
2 1951 7.80 42 2010 14.25
3 2012 7.90 43 1987 14.30
4 1997 8.00 44 1955 14.34
5 2007 8.27 45 1979 14.71
6 2005 8.88 46 1986 14.88
7 1977 9.05 47 1974 14.99
8 1962 9.29 48 1989 15.09
9 2001 9.40 49 2009 15.58
10 1971 10.11 50 1968 15.73
11 1992 10.69 51 1981 15.93
12 1965 11.11 52 2019 15.99
13 1954 11.26 53 1960 16.35
14 1967 11.32 54 1985 16.44
15 2003 11.45 55 2004 16.47
16 2006 11.53 56 1983 16.61
17 1975 11.55 57 2021 16.65
18 1958 11.57 58 2002 16.65
19 1969 11.75 59 1995 16.71
20 1964 11.91 60 1999 16.88
21 1980 11.94 61 1961 18.21
22 1972 11.96 62 2013 18.25
23 2014 12.04 63 2020 18.73
24 1976 12.10 64 1993 18.88
25 1966 12.38 65 1953 19.74
26 2000 12.48 66 1984 20.03
27 1991 12.48 67 1950 20.05
28 2023 12.51 68 1978 20.08
29 1959 12.59 69 2015 20.40
30 1998 12.68 70 2008 21.58
31 2018 12.76 71 2025 24.26
32 2024 12.89 72 1973 24.61
33 2022 12.95 73 2017 25.05
34 1994 13.04 74 1957 28.10
35 1996 13.06 75 1990 28.21
36 1988 13.06 76 2011 28.81
37 2016 13.19      
38 1952 13.24      
39 1956 13.49      
40 1982 13.55      
           
 
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 2011 28.81 41 1996 13.06
2 1990 28.21 42 1988 13.06
3 1957 28.10 43 1994 13.04
4 2017 25.05 44 2022 12.95
5 1973 24.61 45 2024 12.89
6 2025 24.26 46 2018 12.76
7 2008 21.58 47 1998 12.68
8 2015 20.40 48 1959 12.59
9 1978 20.08 49 2023 12.51
10 1950 20.05 50 2000 12.48
11 1984 20.03 51 1991 12.48
12 1953 19.74 52 1966 12.38
13 1993 18.88 53 1976 12.10
14 2020 18.73 54 2014 12.04
15 2013 18.25 55 1972 11.96
16 1961 18.21 56 1980 11.94
17 1999 16.88 57 1964 11.91
18 1995 16.71 58 1969 11.75
19 2021 16.65 59 1958 11.57
20 2002 16.65 60 1975 11.55
21 1983 16.61 61 2006 11.53
22 2004 16.47 62 2003 11.45
23 1985 16.44 63 1967 11.32
24 1960 16.35 64 1954 11.26
25 2019 15.99 65 1965 11.11
26 1981 15.93 66 1992 10.69
27 1968 15.73 67 1971 10.11
28 2009 15.58 68 2001 9.40
29 1989 15.09 69 1962 9.29
30 1974 14.99 70 1977 9.05
31 1986 14.88 71 2005 8.88
32 1979 14.71 72 2007 8.27
33 1955 14.34 73 1997 8.00
34 1987 14.30 74 2012 7.90
35 2010 14.25 75 1951 7.80
36 1970 13.82 76 1963 7.59
37 1982 13.55      
38 1956 13.49      
39 1952 13.24      
40 2016 13.19      
           

 

Data is for Drake Field

Summer Autumn WInter

 

Updated: June 13, 2025