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Heavy Rain Continues in Florida; Cold Front Brings Thunderstorms and Showers to Central US

Scattered areas of heavy rain continue to produce isolated flash flooding across the Florida peninsula. Anomalous moisture will combine with a cold front and will bring heavy rain and scattered flash flooding across the Mid-South, Ohio and Tennessee Valleys today and Tuesday. Above average temperatures will continue to be found ahead of the cold front from the Midwest to the Northeast. Read More >

 

January Rainfall for Fayetteville, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 76 year period of January 1950 through January 2025

 

Wettest January was 9.17 recorded in 1998

Driest January was 0.10 recorded in 1986

Difference between the wettest and driest January was 9.07

 

Driest January      Wettest January
           
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 1986 0.10 36 1978 1.88
2 2003 0.12 37 1953 1.88
3 2011 0.22 38 1956 1.91
4 1976 0.46 39 2004 1.96
5 2016 0.51 40 1968 2.10
6 1984 0.51 41 1967 2.26
7 1959 0.55 42 2021 2.30
8 1963 0.56 43 2017 2.39
9 2009 0.61 44 2001 2.42
10 1972 0.65 45 2000 2.42
11 1964 0.72 46 1962 2.43
12 1992 0.88 47 1951 2.44
13 1970 0.92 48 2012 2.50
14 1985 1.06 49 1975 2.57
15 1997 1.08 50 1954 2.60
16 2015 1.11 51 1965 2.62
17 1974 1.12 52 1999 2.77
18 1988 1.13 53 1991 2.80
19 1958 1.14 54 2024 2.97
20 1981 1.16 55 1971 3.00
21 1980 1.20 56 2013 3.03
22 1961 1.35 57 2010 3.18
23 1955 1.37 58 1987 3.22
24 2022 1.42 59 2019 3.27
25 2008 1.53 60 1989 3.29
26 1994 1.57 61 1957 3.29
27 2014 1.64 62 2023 3.40
28 2018 1.71 63 2002 3.57
29 1979 1.72 64 1993 3.69
30 2025 1.77 65 1969 3.89
31 2006 1.79 66 1996 4.25
32 1952 1.81 67 1966 4.31
33 1977 1.84 68 1973 4.35
34 1960 1.85 69 2007 4.62
35 1983 1.86 70 1995 5.46
      71 2020 5.50
      72 2005 5.54
      73 1982 5.80
      74 1990 6.19
      75 1950 6.25
      76 1998 9.17
           
 
           
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 1998 9.17 36 1967 2.26
2 1950 6.25 37 1968 2.10
3 1990 6.19 38 2004 1.96
4 1982 5.80 39 1956 1.91
5 2005 5.54 40 1978 1.88
6 2020 5.50 41 1953 1.88
7 1995 5.46 42 1983 1.86
8 2007 4.62 43 1960 1.85
9 1973 4.35 44 1977 1.84
10 1966 4.31 45 1952 1.81
11 1996 4.25 46 2006 1.79
12 1969 3.89 47 2025 1.77
13 1993 3.69 48 1979 1.72
14 2002 3.57 49 2018 1.71
15 2023 3.40 50 2014 1.64
16 1989 3.29 51 1994 1.57
17 1957 3.29 52 2008 1.53
18 2019 3.27 53 2022 1.42
19 1987 3.22 54 1955 1.37
20 2010 3.18 55 1961 1.35
21 2013 3.03 56 1980 1.20
22 1971 3.00 57 1981 1.16
23 2024 2.97 58 1958 1.14
24 1991 2.80 59 1988 1.13
25 1999 2.77 60 1974 1.12
26 1965 2.62 61 2015 1.11
27 1954 2.60 62 1997 1.08
28 1975 2.57 63 1985 1.06
29 2012 2.50 64 1970 0.92
30 1951 2.44 65 1992 0.88
31 1962 2.43 66 1964 0.72
32 2001 2.42 67 1972 0.65
33 2000 2.42 68 2009 0.61
34 2017 2.39 69 1963 0.56
35 2021 2.30 70 1959 0.55
      71 2016 0.51
      72 1984 0.51
      73 1976 0.46
      74 2011 0.22
      75 2003 0.12
      76 1986 0.10
           

 

Data is for Drake Field

 

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Updated: April 12, 2025