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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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