Erin Strengthens to a Hurricane; Heavy Rainfall Possible in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, the Upper Midwest, South Texas

Hurricane Erin may bring isolated flash and urban flooding, landslides or mudslides, and possible tropical storm conditions to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands this weekend. Scattered thunderstorms and heavy rainfall may bring areas of flooding this weekend over the Upper Midwest. A tropical disturbance will bring locally heavy rain and mainly urban flash flooding to far southern Texas. Read More >

October Rainfall for Fayetteville, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 76 year period of October 1949 through October 2024

Wettest October was 12.07 recorded in 2019

Driest October was 0.03 recorded in 1963

Difference between the wettest and driest October was 12.04

Driest October

Wettest October


RANK	YEAR	RAIN	RANK	YEAR	RAIN

1	1963	0.03	41	2003	3.63
2	1964	0.25	42	1974	3.85
3	1952	0.55	43	2017	3.86
4	1965	0.57	44	1983	4.07
5	1955	0.57	45	2011	4.11
6	1977	0.74	46	1996	4.41
7	1989	0.75	47	1980	4.46
8	1978	0.76	48	1997	4.53
9	1975	1.15	49	2007	4.64
10	1966	1.18	50	1994	4.72
11	1958	1.21	51	1949	4.89
12	1950	1.34	52	1993	5.21
13	2024	1.37	53	1986	5.36
14	1957	1.37	54	1962	5.45
15	1992	1.59	55	1951	5.51
16	2005	1.81	56	2004	5.53
17	1968	1.85	57	2013	5.55
18	2015	1.90	58	1985	5.66
19	2010	2.07	59	1972	5.71
20	1956	2.10	60	1990	5.79
21	1988	2.13	61	1973	5.81
22	2008	2.38	62	1998	5.85
23	1995	2.40	63	2021	6.10
24	1961	2.48	64	2001	6.16
25	1971	2.63	65	1981	6.35
26	2002	2.64	66	1959	6.40
27	1953	2.78	67	1954	6.48
28	1999	2.80	68	2020	6,80
29	2016	2.97	69	2014	7.23
30	2012	2.98	70	1969	7.81
31	1982	3.07	71	1991	8.19
32	1976	3.11	72	1967	8.54
33	2000	3.13	73	1970	9.60
34	2022	3.21	74	1984	10.52
35	2006	3.21	75	2009	10.69
36	1960	3.21	76	2019	12.07
37	2018	3.25
38	1987	3.37
39	2023	3.47
40	1979	3.48


RANK	YEAR	RAIN	RANK	YEAR	RAIN

1	2019	12.07	41	2022	3.21
2	2009	10.69	42	2006	3.21
3	1984	10.52	43	1960	3.21
4	1970	9.60	44	2000	3.13
5	1967	8.54	45	1976	3.11
6	1991	8.19	46	1982	3.07
7	1969	7.81	47	2012	2.98
8	2014	7.23	48	2016	2.97
9	2020	6.80	49	1999	2.80
10	1954	6.48	50	1953	2.78
11	1959	6.40	51	2002	2.64
12	1981	6.35	52	1971	2.63
13	2001	6.16	53	1961	2.48
14	2021	6.10	54	1995	2.40
15	1998	5.85	55	2008	2.38
16	1973	5.81	56	1988	2.13
17	1990	5.79	57	1956	2.10
18	1972	5.71	58	2010	2.07
19	1985	5.66	59	2015	1.90
20	2013	5.55	60	1968	1.85
21	2004	5.53	61	2005	1.81
22	1951	5.51	62	1992	1.59
23	1962	5.45	63	2024	1.37
24	1986	5.36	64	1957	1.37
25	1993	5.21	65	1950	1.34
26	1949	4.89	66	1958	1.21
27	1994	4.72	67	1966	1.18
28	2007	4.64	68	1975	1.15
29	1997	4.53	69	1978	0.76
30	1980	4.46	70	1989	0.75
31	1996	4.41	71	1977	0.74
32	2011	4.11	72	1965	0.57
33	1983	4.07	73	1955	0.57
34	2017	3.86	74	1952	0.55
35	1974	3.85	75	1964	0.25
36	2003	3.63	76	1963	0.03
37	1979	3.48
38	2023	3.47
39	1987	3.37
40	2018	3.25

Data is for Drake Field

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