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May Rainfall for Fayetteville, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

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

Wettest May was 13.39 recorded in 1957

Driest May was 1.05 recorded in 2012

Difference between the wettest and driest May was 12.34

Driest May

Wettest May

RANK	YEAR	RAIN	RANK	YEAR	RAIN

1	2012	1.05	41	1985	5.65
2	1977	1.24	42	1974	5.76
3	1988	1.65	43	2018	5.82
4	1997	2.06	44	1968	5.98
5	2004	2.25	45	1995	6.11
6	1951	2.28	46	1956	6.20
7	1962	2.31	47	2017	6.24
8	1970	2.55	48	1979	6.50
9	2026	2.78	49	2019	6.56
10	1969	2.78	50	2000	6.61
11	2023	3.21	51	2021	6.67
12	2008	3.24	52	1987	6.75
13	2005	3.33	53	2010	6.85
14	1994	3.37	54	1992	7.04
15	2014	3.43	55	2001	7.05
16	1975	3.58	56	1955	7.29
17	1998	3.71	57	1984	7.43
18	1963	3.71	58	1993	7.50
19	1966	3.73	59	2020	7.54
20	2006	3.82	60	1999	7.63
21	1991	3.83	61	1973	7.92
22	1954	4.00	62	2003	7.93
23	1965	4.17	63	2009	7.96
24	1986	4.22	64	1983	8.07
25	1958	4.37	65	2013	8.24
26	1976	4.42	66	2025	8.31
27	2007	4.43	67	1982	8.66
28	1964	4.52	68	1989	8.81
29	1953	4.65	69	1981	10.21
30	1967	4.66	70	1978	10.47
31	1959	4.68	71	1961	10.73
32	1972	4.78	72	1960	11.30
33	2024	4.86	73	2011	11.50
34	2002	4.97	74	1990	12.18
35	1952	5.08	75	2015	13.01
36	1996	5.15	76	1950	13.27
37	1980	5.22	77	1957	13.39
38	1971	5.40
39	2022	5.42
40	2016	5.53

RANK	YEAR	RAIN	RANK	YEAR	RAIN

1	1957	13.39	41	1980	5.22
2	1950	13.27	42	1996	5.15
3	2015	13.01	43	1952	5.08
4	1990	12.18	44	2002	4.97
5	2011	11.50	45	2024	4.86
6	1960	11.30	46	1972	4.78
7	1961	10.73	47	1959	4.68
8	1978	10.47	48	1967	4.66
9	1981	10.21	49	1953	4.65
10	1989	8.81	50	1964	4.52
11	1982	8.66	51	2007	4.43
12	2025	8.31	52	1976	4.42
13	2013	8.24	53	1958	4.37
14	1983	8.07	54	1986	4.22
15	2009	7.96	55	1965	4.17
16	2003	7.93	56	1954	4.00
17	1973	7.92	57	1991	3.83
18	1999	7.63	58	2006	3.82
19	2020	7.54	59	1966	3.73
20	1993	7.50	60	1998	3.71
21	1984	7.43	61	1963	3.71
22	1955	7.29	62	1975	3.58
23	2001	7.05	63	2014	3.43
24	1992	7.04	64	1994	3.37
25	2010	6.85	65	2005	3.33
26	1987	6.75	66	2008	3.24
27	2021	6.67	67	2023	3.21
28	2000	6.61	68	2026	2.78
29	2019	6.56	69	1969	2.78
30	1979	6.50	70	1970	2.55
31	2017	6.24	71	1962	2.31
32	1956	6.20	72	1951	2.28
33	1995	6.11	73	2004	2.25
34	1968	5.98	74	1997	2.06
35	2018	5.82	75	1988	1.65
36	1974	5.76	76	1977	1.24
37	1985	5.65	77	2012	1.05
38	2016	5.53
39	2022	5.42
40	1971	5.40

Data is for Drake Field

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