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Heavy Precipitation in the West; Wintry Mix in the North; Fire Weather in the High Plains

Pacific moisture will continue to bring locally heavy coastal/lower elevation rain and heavy mountain snow to the West Coast and portions of the Intermountain West through Monday. A wintry mix will create hazardous travel across the northern Plains and Upper Midwest into early Monday. Dry, gusty winds are resulting in elevated to critical fire weather in the south/central High Plains. Read More >

 

February Rainfall for Fayetteville, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 76 year period of February 1950 through February 2025

 

Wettest February was 8.60 recorded in 1990

Driest February was 0.22 recorded in 1996

Difference between the wettest and driest February was 8.38

 

Driest February      Wettest February
           
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 1996 0.22 36 2005 2.05
2 2016 0.64 37 1964 2.08
3 2006 0.66 38 1960 2.30
4 1991 0.78 39 1958 2.33
5 2014 0.84 40 1973 2.40
6 1983 0.89 41 1999 2.44
7 2021 0.97 42 1968 2.51
8 1954 0.97 43 2013 2.82
9 2002 0.98 44 1998 2.85
10 1995 0.98 45 1971 2.86
11 2017 1.11 46 2003 2.93
12 1953 1.13 47 1986 3.05
13 2024 1.17 48 2023 3.08
14 1980 1.18 49 1978 3.19
15 2004 1.19 50 1979 3.20
16 1982 1.26 51 1974 3.20
17 1976 1.26 52 1952 3.20
18 1963 1.31 53 2019 3.26
19 1988 1.33 54 1965 3.28
20 1972 1.35 55 1981 3.33
21 1970 1.39 56 1950 3.46
22 1977 1.49 57 2020 3.47
23 2010 1.50 58 1994 3.49
24 1962 1.60 59 2011 3.70
25 1967 1.67 60 1984 3.78
26 2025 1.71 61 1985 3.91
27 2000 1.71 62 1957 4.01
28 1969 1.77 63 1987 4.05
29 2012 1.79 64 2008 4.13
30 1959 1.83 65 1956 4.25
31 1992 1.87 66 2022 4.47
32 2015 1.95 67 1975 4.49
33 1961 1.96 68 1955 4.60
34 2009 2.01 69 1993 5.23
35 2007 2.03 70 1989 5.59
      71 1997 6.04
      72 2001 6.36
      73 1966 6.74
      74 2018 7.91
      75 1951 8.00
      76 1990 8.60
           
 
           
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 1990 8.60 36 1999 2.44
2 1951 8.00 37 1973 2.40
3 2018 7.91 38 1958 2.33
4 1966 6.74 39 1960 2.30
5 2001 6.36 40 1964 2.08
6 1997 6.04 41 2005 2.05
7 1989 5.59 42 2007 2.03
8 1993 5.23 43 2009 2.01
9 1955 4.60 44 1961 1.96
10 1975 4.49 45 2015 1.95
11 2022 4.47 46 1992 1.87
12 1956 4.25 47 1959 1.83
13 2008 4.13 48 2012 1.79
14 1987 4.05 49 1969 1.77
15 1957 4.01 50 2025 1.71
16 1985 3.91 51 2000 1.71
17 1984 3.78 52 1967 1.67
18 2011 3.70 53 1962 1.60
19 1994 3.49 54 2010 1.50
20 2020 3.47 55 1977 1.49
21 1950 3.46 56 1970 1.39
22 1981 3.33 57 1972 1.35
23 1965 3.28 58 1988 1.33
24 2019 3.26 59 1963 1.31
25 1979 3.20 60 1982 1.26
26 1974 3.20 61 1976 1.26
27 1952 3.20 62 2004 1.19
28 1978 3.19 63 1980 1.18
29 2023 3.08 64 2024 1.17
30 1986 3.05 65 1953 1.13
31 2003 2.93 66 2017 1.11
32 1971 2.86 67 2002 0.98
33 1998 2.85 68 1995 0.98
34 2013 2.82 69 2021 0.97
35 1968 2.51 70 1954 0.97
      71 1983 0.89
      72 2014 0.84
      73 1991 0.78
      74 2006 0.66
      75 2016 0.64
      76 1996 0.22
           

 

Data is for Drake Field

 

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Updated: April 13, 2025