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Scattered severe thunderstorms capable of damaging wind gusts and some hail are expected this afternoon and evening from the Upper Ohio River Valley into the Northeast, and from the Appalachians into the Mid-Atlantic States. Excessive rainfall from heavy thunderstorms may produce areas of flash flooding from southern New Mexico into the western and northern Gulf Coast into Wednesday. Read More >

 

January Rainfall for Fayetteville, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

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

 

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 41 1968 2.10
2 2003 0.12 42 1967 2.26
3 2011 0.22 43 2021 2.30
4 1976 0.46 44 2017 2.39
5 2016 0.51 45 2001 2.42
6 1984 0.51 46 2000 2.42
7 1959 0.55 47 1962 2.43
8 1963 0.56 48 1951 2.44
9 2009 0.61 49 2012 2.50
10 1972 0.65 50 1975 2.57
11 1964 0.72 51 1954 2.60
12 1992 0.88 52 1965 2.62
13 1970 0.92 53 1999 2.77
14 1985 1.06 54 1991 2.80
15 1997 1.08 55 2024 2.97
16 2015 1.11 56 1971 3.00
17 1974 1.12 57 2013 3.03
18 1988 1.13 58 2010 3.18
19 1958 1.14 59 1987 3.22
20 1981 1.16 60 2019 3.27
21 1980 1.20 61 1989 3.29
22 2026 1.31 62 1957 3.29
23 1961 1.35 63 2023 3.40
24 1955 1.37 64 2002 3.57
25 2022 1.42 65 1993 3.69
26 2008 1.53 66 1969 3.89
27 1994 1.57 67 1996 4.25
28 2014 1.64 68 1966 4.31
29 2018 1.71 69 1973 4.35
30 1979 1.72 70 2007 4.62
31 2025 1.77 71 1995 5.46
32 2006 1.79 72 2020 5.50
33 1952 1.81 73 2005 5.54
34 1977 1.84 74 1982 5.80
35 1960 1.85 75 1990 6.19
36 1983 1.86 76 1950 6.25
37 1978 1.88 77 1998 9.17
38 1953 1.88      
39 1956 1.91      
40 2004 1.96      
           
 
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 1998 9.17 41 1953 1.88
2 1950 6.25 42 1983 1.86
3 1990 6.19 43 1960 1.85
4 1982 5.80 44 1977 1.84
5 2005 5.54 45 1952 1.81
6 2020 5.50 46 2006 1.79
7 1995 5.46 47 2025 1.77
8 2007 4.62 48 1979 1.72
9 1973 4.35 49 2018 1.71
10 1966 4.31 50 2014 1.64
11 1996 4.25 51 1994 1.57
12 1969 3.89 52 2008 1.53
13 1993 3.69 53 2022 1.42
14 2002 3.57 54 1955 1.37
15 2023 3.40 55 1961 1.35
16 1989 3.29 56 2026 1.31
17 1957 3.29 57 1980 1.20
18 2019 3.27 58 1981 1.16
19 1987 3.22 59 1958 1.14
20 2010 3.18 60 1988 1.13
21 2013 3.03 61 1974 1.12
22 1971 3.00 62 2015 1.11
23 2024 2.97 63 1997 1.08
24 1991 2.80 64 1985 1.06
25 1999 2.77 65 1970 0.92
26 1965 2.62 66 1992 0.88
27 1954 2.60 67 1964 0.72
28 1975 2.57 68 1972 0.65
29 2012 2.50 69 2009 0.61
30 1951 2.44 70 1963 0.56
31 1962 2.43 71 1959 0.55
32 2001 2.42 72 2016 0.51
33 2000 2.42 73 1984 0.51
34 2017 2.39 74 1976 0.46
35 2021 2.30 75 2011 0.22
36 1967 2.26 76 2003 0.12
37 1968 2.10 77 1986 0.10
38 2004 1.96      
39 1956 1.91      
40 1978 1.88      
           

 

Data is for Drake Field

 

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Updated: February 12, 2026