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