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Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorms in the Southern Plains

A slow moving front combined with tropical moisture will maintain the threat of locally considerable flash/urban flooding across much of Texas and Oklahoma through Friday. Isolated severe storms capable of mainly severe wind gusts appear possible over portions of Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas this afternoon and evening. Read More >

 

Summer (June, July, August) Rainfall for Fayetteville, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

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

 

Wettest Summer was 21.00 recorded in 1958

Driest Summer was 3.11 recorded in 1954

Difference between the wettest and driest Summer was 17.89

 

Driest Summer      Wettest Summer
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 1954 3.11 41 2010 11.87
2 2011 5.55 42 2002 12.18
3 1980 5.58 43 1995 12.19
4 1984 6.03 44 1962 12.23
5 1983 6.59 45 1972 12.40
6 1953 6.72 46 2018 12.57
7 1963 6.84 47 1994 12.73
8 1998 6.86 48 2009 12.85
9 2013 6.97 49 2023 12.95
10 1991 7.26 50 1955 12.99
11 1970 7.39 51 1986 13.11
12 2005 7.48 52 2026 13.41
13 2021 7.72 53 1989 13.67
14 1952 8.15 54 1987 13.68
15 1968 8.31 55 2024 13.86
16 1976 8.36 56 1982 13.88
17 1999 8.43 57 1959 13.89
18 2014 8.61 58 1974 14.07
19 1988 8.61 59 2017 14.29
20 1969 8.95 60 1964 14.29
21 2012 9.02 61 1992 14.33
22 2001 9.39 62 1961 14.42
23 2003 9.83 63 1951 15.11
24 2007 9.94 64 1978 15.14
25 1966 10.03 65 2008 15.67
26 1979 10.07 66 2004 15.86
27 2022 10.28 67 1977 16.09
28 1996 10.57 68 1960 16.20
29 1997 10.71 69 1965 16.40
30 2016 10.84 70 1957 16.96
31 2020 10.94 71 2019 17.24
32 1990 11.00 72 2025 17.33
33 1973 11.08 73 2000 17.49
34 2006 11.11 74 1981 18.57
35 1956 11.19 75 2015 19.23
36 1967 11.29 76 1950 19.34
37 1985 11.30 77 1958 21.00
38 1975 11.65      
39 1993 11.72      
40 1971 11.80      
           
 
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 1958 21.00 41 1985 11.30
2 1950 19.34 42 1967 11.29
3 2015 19.23 43 1956 11.19
4 1981 18.57 44 2006 11.11
5 2000 17.49 45 1973 11.08
6 2025 17.33 46 1990 11.00
7 2019 17.24 47 2020 10.94
8 1957 16.96 48 2016 10.84
9 1965 16.40 49 1997 10.71
10 1960 16.20 50 1996 10.57
11 1977 16.09 51 2022 10.28
12 2004 15.86 52 1979 10.07
13 2008 15.67 53 1966 10.03
14 1978 15.14 54 2007 9.94
15 1951 15.11 55 2003 9.83
16 1961 14.42 56 2001 9.39
17 1992 14.33 57 2012 9.02
18 2017 14.29 58 1969 8.95
19 1964 14.29 59 2014 8.61
20 1974 14.07 60 1988 8.61
21 1959 13.89 61 1999 8.43
22 1982 13.88 62 1976 8.36
23 2024 13.86 63 1968 8.31
24 1987 13.68 64 1952 8.15
25 1989 13.67 65 2021 7.72
26 2026 13.41 66 2005 7.48
27 1986 13.11 67 1970 7.39
28 1955 12.99 68 1991 7.26
29 2023 12.95 69 2013 6.97
30 2009 12.85 70 1998 6.86
31 1994 12.73 71 1963 6.84
32 2018 12.57 72 1953 6.72
33 1972 12.40 73 1983 6.59
34 1962 12.23 74 1984 6.03
35 1995 12.19 75 1980 5.58
36 2002 12.18 76 2011 5.55
37 2010 11.87 77 1954 3.11
38 1971 11.80      
39 1993 11.72      
40 1975 11.65      
           

 

Data is for Drake Field

Autumn Winter Spring

 

Updated: September 25, 2026