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October Rainfall for Fayetteville, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 77-year period of October 1949 through October 2025

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	1979	3.48
2	1964	0.25	42	2003	3.63
3	1952	0.55	43	1974	3.85
4	1965	0.57	44	2017	3.86
5	1955	0.57	45	1983	4.07
6	1977	0.74	46	2011	4.11
7	1989	0.75	47	1996	4.41
8	1978	0.76	48	1980	4.46
9	1975	1.15	49	1997	4.53
10	1966	1.18	50	2007	4.64
11	1958	1.21	51	1994	4.72
12	1950	1.34	52	1949	4.89
13	2024	1.37	53	1993	5.21
14	1957	1.37	54	1986	5.36
15	1992	1.59	55	1962	5.45
16	2005	1.81	56	1951	5.51
17	1968	1.85	57	2004	5.53
18	2015	1.90	58	2013	5.55
19	2010	2.07	59	1985	5.66
20	1956	2.10	60	1972	5.71
21	1988	2.13	61	1990	5.79
22	2008	2.38	62	1973	5.81
23	1995	2.40	63	1998	5.85
24	1961	2.48	64	2021	6.10
25	1971	2.63	65	2001	6.16
26	2002	2.64	66	1981	6.35
27	1953	2.78	67	1959	6.40
28	1999	2.80	68	1954	6.48
29	2025	2.89	69	2020	6.80
30	2016	2.97	70	2014	7.23
31	2012	2.98	71	1969	7.81
32	1982	3.07	72	1991	8.19
33	1976	3.11	73	1967	8.54
34	2000	3.13	74	1970	9.60
35	2022	3.21	75	1984	10.52
36	2006	3.21	76	2009	10.69
37	1960	3.21	77	2019	12.07
38	2018	3.25
39	1987	3.37
40	2023	3.47

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	2025	2.89
10	1954	6.48	50	1999	2.80
11	1959	6.40	51	1953	2.78
12	1981	6.35	52	2002	2.64
13	2001	6.16	53	1971	2.63
14	2021	6.10	54	1961	2.48
15	1998	5.85	55	1995	2.40
16	1973	5.81	56	2008	2.38
17	1990	5.79	57	1988	2.13
18	1972	5.71	58	1956	2.10
19	1985	5.66	59	2010	2.07
20	2013	5.55	60	2015	1.90
21	2004	5.53	61	1968	1.85
22	1951	5.51	62	2005	1.81
23	1962	5.45	63	1992	1.59
24	1986	5.36	64	2024	1.37
25	1993	5.21	65	1957	1.37
26	1949	4.89	66	1950	1.34
27	1994	4.72	67	1958	1.21
28	2007	4.64	68	1966	1.18
29	1997	4.53	69	1975	1.15
30	1980	4.46	70	1978	0.76
31	1996	4.41	71	1989	0.75
32	2011	4.11	72	1977	0.74
33	1983	4.07	73	1965	0.57
34	2017	3.86	74	1955	0.57
35	1974	3.85	75	1952	0.55
36	2003	3.63	76	1964	0.25
37	1979	3.48	77	1963	0.03
38	2023	3.47
39	1987	3.37
40	2018	3.25

Data is for Drake Field

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