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Heavy Rain Continues in Florida; Cold Front Brings Thunderstorms and Showers to Central US

Scattered areas of heavy rain continue to produce isolated flash flooding across the Florida peninsula. Anomalous moisture will combine with a cold front and will bring heavy rain and scattered flash flooding across the Mid-South, Ohio and Tennessee Valleys today and Tuesday. Above average temperatures will continue to be found ahead of the cold front from the Midwest to the Northeast. Read More >

 

April Rainfall for Fayetteville, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 76-year period of April 1950 through April 2025

 

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

 

Data is for Drake Field

 

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Updated: May 15, 2025