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 |
|
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Data is for Drake Field
Updated: February 17, 2024