National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce

 

Annual Rainfall for Fayetteville, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 74 year period of January 1950 through December 2023

 

Wettest Year was 75.01 recorded in 1990

Driest Year was 21.03 recorded in 1963

Difference between the wettest and driest Years was 53.98

 

Driest Year      Wettest Year
           
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 1963 21.03 36 1967 45.85
2 1976 29.08 37 1959 46.13
3 2005 30.83 38 1975 46.28
4 2012 30.89 39 1995 46.33
5 1980 32.97 40 1992 46.44
6 1952 33.37 41 2018 46.63
7 2016 33.45 42 2013 46.62
8 2007 35.02 43 1994 47.32
9 1954 35.64 44 1958 47.40
10 1953 37.71 45 1960 47.51
11 2003 38.25 46 1998 47.56
12 1962 38.37 47 1968 47.65
13 1983 38.45 48 2001 47.76
14 1979 38.53 49 1951 47.78
15 2014 39.08 50 1970 47.90
16 1988 39.09 51 2004 48.78
17 1964 39.44 52 2000 49.82
18 1955 40.36 53 2020 49.83
19 1965 40.46 54 1981 50.06
20 1956 40.46 55 2009 50.54
21 1997 40.70 56 2017 51.22
22 1966 41.37 57 1961 51.31
23 1989 41.55 58 1974 53.25
24 2022 41.76 59 1996 53.53
25 1999 41.82 60 1978 53.71
26 2010 42.23 61 1950 54.33
27 2021 42.60 62 1986 54.50
28 1969 42.63 63 1982 54.61
29 2002 43.12 64 1985 55.55
30 1977 43.27 65 2011 56.07
31 1991 43.55 66 1987 56.42
32 1971 43.58 67 2008 57.92
33 1972 44.32 68 1984 60.00
34 2006 44.78 69 1993 62.57
35 2023 44.89 70 2019 65.26
      71 2015 65.71
      72 1957 66.91
      73 1973 69.00
      74 1990 75.01
           
 
           
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 1990 75.01 36 1995 46.33
2 1973 69.00 37 1975 46.28
3 1957 66.91 38 1959 46.13
4 2015 65.71 39 1967 45.85
5 2019 65.26 40 2023 44.89
6 1993 62.57 41 2006 44.78
7 1984 60.00 42 1972 44.32
8 2008 57.92 43 1971 43.58
9 1987 56.42 44 1991 43.55
10 2011 56.07 45 1977 43.27
11 1985 55.55 46 2002 43.12
12 1982 54.61 47 1969 42.63
13 1986 54.50 48 2021 42.60
14 1950 54.33 49 2010 42.23
15 1978 53.71 50 1999 41.82
16 1996 53.53 51 2022 41.76
17 1974 53.25 52 1989 41.55
18 1961 51.31 53 1966 41.37
19 2017 51.22 54 1997 40.70
20 2009 50.54 55 1965 40.46
21 1981 50.06 56 1956 40.46
22 2020 49.83 57 1955 40.36
23 2000 49.82 58 1964 39.44
24 2004 48.78 59 1988 39.09
25 1970 47.90 60 2014 39.08
26 1951 47.78 61 1979 38.53
27 2001 47.76 62 1983 38.45
28 1968 47.65 63 1962 38.37
29 1998 47.56 64 2003 38.25
30 1960 47.51 65 1953 37.71
31 1958 47.40 66 1954 35.64
32 1994 47.32 67 2007 35.02
33 2018 46.63 68 2016 33.45
34 2013 46.62 69 1952 33.37
35 1992 46.44 70 1980 32.97
      71 2012 30.89
      72 2005 30.83
      73 1976 29.08
      74 1963 21.03
           

 

Data is for Drake Field

 

Updated: February 17, 2024