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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 >

 

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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Updated: December 22, 2024