Regional Outbreaks of Severe Weather Through Early Next Week; Early Season Heat Wave across the South

Active spring pattern across the center of our nation with several episodes of severe weather and heavy rainfall expected into next week. The potential for very large hail, long track tornadoes, severe wind gusts, frequent cloud to ground lightning strikes and flash flooding are in the outlook. Furthermore, dangerous early season heat wave continues for the Gulf Coast states into early next week. 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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