Severe Weather and Heavy Rainfall Potential for the Plains; Coastal Low Across the mid-Atlantic

An upper trough and frontal boundary will focus showers and thunderstorms across portions of the Plains through early Monday; A few severe thunderstorms along with heavy rainfall are expected. Meanwhile, low pressure off the Southeast Coast will bring inclement weather across the mid-Atlantic coast through Monday. This system is forecast to meander off the coast then track inland early this week. 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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