Severe Weather and Heavy Rainfall Potential for the Plains; Coastal Low Across the mid-Atlantic

An upper trough and frontal boundary will focus showers and thunderstorms across portions of the Plains through early Monday; A few severe thunderstorms along with heavy rainfall are expected. Meanwhile, low pressure off the Southeast Coast will bring inclement weather across the mid-Atlantic coast through Monday. This system is forecast to meander off the coast then track inland early this 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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