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March Rainfall for Fayetteville, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 75 year period of March 1950 through March 2024

 

Wettest March was 10.05 recorded in 2008

Driest March was 0.58 recorded in 2001

Difference between the wettest and driest March was 9.47

 

Driest March      Wettest March
           
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 2001 0.58 36 2022 3.59
2 2007 0.69 37 2006 3.64
3 1971 0.98 38 2010 3.70
4 1963 1.42 39 2016 3.71
5 1960 1.49 40 2024 3.73
6 1972 1.56 41 1969 3.74
7 1950 1.65 42 1964 3.84
8 1992 1.72 43 2009 4.01
9 1951 1.76 44 1970 4.07
10 1967 1.78 45 1976 4.24
11 2005 1.93 46 2019 4.32
12 2011 2.03 47 1955 4.34
13 1962 2.04 48 1994 4.38
14 1965 2.07 49 1961 4.40
15 2003 2.14 50 2013 4.48
16 1997 2.21 51 1959 4.57
17 1996 2.38 52 1958 4.62
18 1982 2.39 53 2015 4.63
19 1983 2.50 54 1999 4.67
20 1966 2.58 55 2012 4.70
21 1956 2.59 56 1980 5.38
22 1981 2.79 57 2018 5.40
23 1979 2.83 58 2002 5.56
24 2004 2.92 59 2014 5.58
25 1986 2.92 60 1975 5.89
26 1995 2.98 61 2017 5.95
27 1987 3.17 62 1989 6.14
28 1957 3.24 63 1968 6.20
29 2000 3.27 64 1978 6.42
30 1991 3.32 65 1977 6.47
31 1993 3.34 66 1990 6.61
32 2021 3.35 67 1985 7.02
33 1954 3.48 68 1988 7.05
34 1952 3.49 69 1998 7.10
35 1974 3.54 70 2020 7.19
      71 2023 7.50
      72 1953 7.50
      73 1984 7.98
      74 1973 8.70
      75 2008 10.05
           
 
           
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 2008 10.05 36 2024 3.73
2 1973 8.70 37 2016 3.71
3 1984 7.98 38 2010 3.70
4 1953 7.50 39 2006 3.64
5 2023 7.50 40 2022 3.59
6 2020 7.19 41 1974 3.54
7 1998 7.10 42 1952 3.49
8 1988 7.05 43 1954 3.48
9 1985 7.02 44 2021 3.35
10 1990 6.61 45 1993 3.34
11 1977 6.47 46 1991 3.32
12 1978 6.42 47 2000 3.27
13 1968 6.20 48 1957 3.24
14 1989 6.14 49 1987 3.17
15 2017 5.95 50 1995 2.98
16 1975 5.89 51 2004 2.92
17 2014 5.58 52 1986 2.92
18 2002 5.56 53 1979 2.83
19 2018 5.40 54 1981 2.79
20 1980 5.38 55 1956 2.59
21 2012 4.70 56 1966 2.58
22 1999 4.67 57 1983 2.50
23 2015 4.63 58 1982 2.39
24 1958 4.62 59 1996 2.38
25 1959 4.57 60 1997 2.21
26 2013 4.48 61 2003 2.14
27 1961 4.40 62 1965 2.07
28 1994 4.38 63 1962 2.04
29 1955 4.34 64 2011 2.03
30 2019 4.32 65 2005 1.93
31 1976 4.24 66 1967 1.78
32 1970 4.07 67 1951 1.76
33 2009 4.01 68 1992 1.72
34 1964 3.84 69 1950 1.65
35 1969 3.74 70 1972 1.56
      71 1960 1.49
      72 1963 1.42
      73 1971 0.98
      74 2007 0.69
      75 2001 0.58
           

 

Data is for Drake Field

 

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Updated: May 20, 2024