Heat Persists in the South Central U.S. and Southwest; Heavy rains in the Desert Southwest and Central Plains

Sweltering heat remains across the South-Central Plains, Lower/Middle Mississippi Valley, and the Southwest this week with limited nighttime relief. Thunderstorms will bring heavy rainfall leading to localized flash flooding in portions of the Desert Southwest and central Plains. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across portions of the central Plains into the Northeast. 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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