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April Rainfall for Fayetteville, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 77-year period of April 1950 through April 2026

 

Wettest April was 15.28 recorded in 2011

Driest April was 0.14 recorded in 1989

Difference between the wettest and driest April was 15.14

 

Driest April      Wettest April
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 1989 0.14 41 1988 4.36
2 1980 1.34 42 1987 4.38
3 1977 1.34 43 1999 4.58
4 2003 1.38 44 1984 4.62
5 2018 1.54 45 1952 4.67
6 2001 1.77 46 1956 4.70
7 2023 1.80 47 1965 4.87
8 1998 1.87 48 1967 4.88
9 1992 1.93 49 1962 4.94
10 1975 2.08 50 2019 5.11
11 2012 2.15 51 1950 5.13
12 1963 2.46 52 1969 5.23
13 1982 2.50 53 1994 5.29
14 1958 2.58 54 1991 5.33
15 2000 2.60 55 1979 5.38
16 1955 2.71 56 2013 5.53
17 2015 2.76 57 1996 5.53
18 1981 2.93 58 1972 5.62
19 2014 3.03 59 1974 5.69
20 1961 3.08 60 2026 5.79
21 2007 3.15 61 1983 6.04
22 1978 3.19 62 1966 6.07
23 1959 3.34 63 2002 6.12
24 1976 3.44 64 2021 6.63
25 1968 3.55 65 1970 7.20
26 1964 3.55 66 1953 7.59
27 1960 3.56 67 1995 7.62
28 2009 3.61 68 1986 7.74
29 2005 3.62 69 1973 7.99
30 2010 3.70 70 1993 8.04
31 1997 3.73 71 2008 8.29
32 1971 3.73 72 1990 9.42
33 1951 3.76 73 2004 11.30
34 1985 3.77 74 1957 11.47
35 1954 3.78 75 2017 12.86
36 2022 3.94 76 2025 14.29
37 2016 3.95 77 2011 15.28
38 2020 4.00      
39 2006 4.07      
40 2024 4.30      
           
 
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 2011 15.28 41 2016 3.95
2 2025 14.29 42 2022 3.94
3 2017 12.86 43 1954 3.78
4 1957 11.47 44 1985 3.77
5 2004 11.30 45 1951 3.76
6 1990 9.42 46 1997 3.73
7 2008 8.29 47 1971 3.73
8 1993 8.04 48 2010 3.70
9 1973 7.99 49 2005 3.62
10 1986 7.74 50 2009 3.61
11 1995 7.62 51 1960 3.56
12 1953 7.59 52 1968 3.55
13 1970 7.20 53 1964 3.55
14 2021 6.63 54 1976 3.44
15 2002 6.12 55 1959 3.34
16 1966 6.07 56 1978 3.19
17 1983 6.04 57 2007 3.15
18 2026 5.79 58 1961 3.08
19 1974 5.69 59 2014 3.03
20 1972 5.62 60 1981 2.93
21 2013 5.53 61 2015 2.76
22 1996 5.53 62 1955 2.71
23 1979 5.38 63 2000 2.60
24 1991 5.33 64 1958 2.58
25 1994 5.29 65 1982 2.50
26 1969 5.23 66 1963 2.46
27 1950 5.13 67 2012 2.15
28 2019 5.11 68 1975 2.08
29 1962 4.94 69 1992 1.93
30 1967 4.88 70 1998 1.87
31 1965 4.87 71 2023 1.80
32 1956 4.70 72 2001 1.77
33 1952 4.67 73 2018 1.54
34 1984 4.62 74 2003 1.38
35 1999 4.58 75 1980 1.34
36 1987 4.38 76 1977 1.34
37 1988 4.36 77 1989 0.14
38 2024 4.30      
39 2006 4.07      
40 2020 4.00      
           

 

Data is for Drake Field

 

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Updated: May 30, 2026