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September Rainfall for Fayetteville, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 77-year period of September 1949 through September 2025

 

Wettest September was 14.96 recorded in 1986

Driest September was 0.16 recorded in 2024

Difference between the wettest and driest September was 14.80

 

Driest September      Wettest September
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 2024 0.16 41 1991 4.12
2 1952 0.40 42 1988 4.25
3 2004 0.56 43 1967 4.26
4 1979 0.75 44 1951 4.27
5 1956 0.91 45 1954 4.30
6 1983 1.09 46 1964 4.42
7 1994 1.12 47 1962 4.59
8 2022 1.28 48 1987 4.69
9 1953 1.32 49 1978 4.70
10 2002 1.39 50 1997 4.74
11 1960 1.43 51 1992 4.77
12 2017 1.50 52 1955 4.79
13 1966 1.51 53 1961 4.87
14 1976 1.57 54 1984 4.94
15 1963 1.61 55 1990 4.95
16 2015 1.75 56 1971 4.97
17 2021 1.93 57 1958 5.34
18 2018 2.05 58 1985 5.34
19 1981 2.06 59 2001 5.42
20 1982 2.14 60 2023 5.45
21 1989 2.22 61 2010 5.49
22 1950 2.44 62 1957 5.69
23 1965 2.45 63 2009 6.15
24 2020 2.49 64 1972 6.53
25 2007 2.60 65 1949 6.54
26 2016 2.64 66 1973 6.69
27 1969 2.68 67 1975 7.07
28 2012 2.75 68 2006 7.22
29 1999 2.99 69 1977 7.41
30 2003 3.01 70 2025 7.53
31 2014 3.58 71 2019 7.58
32 1998 3.61 72 1974 8.92
33 2005 3.61 73 2008 9.37
34 2011 3.63 74 1993 9.76
35 2013 3.66 75 1996 10.04
36 2000 3.78 76 1970 10.41
37 1995 3.88 77 1986 14.96
38 1968 3.95      
39 1959 3.97      
40 1980 4.08      
           
 
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 1986 14.96 41 1995 3.88
2 1970 10.41 42 2000 3.78
3 1996 10.04 43 2013 3.66
4 1993 9.76 44 2011 3.63
5 2008 9.37 45 1998 3.61
6 1974 8.92 46 2005 3.61
7 2019 7.58 47 2014 3.58
8 2025 7.53 48 2003 3.01
9 1977 7.41 49 1999 2.99
10 2006 7.22 50 2012 2.75
11 1975 7.07 51 1969 2.68
12 1973 6.69 52 2016 2.64
13 1949 6.54 53 2007 2.60
14 1972 6.53 54 2020 2.49
15 2009 6.15 55 1965 2.45
16 1957 5.69 56 1950 2.44
17 2010 5.49 57 1989 2.22
18 2023 5.45 58 1982 2.14
19 2001 5.42 59 1981 2.06
20 1958 5.34 60 2018 2.05
21 1985 5.34 61 2021 1.93
22 1971 4.97 62 2015 1.75
23 1990 4.95 63 1963 1.61
24 1984 4.94 64 1976 1.57
25 1961 4.87 65 1966 1.51
26 1955 4.79 66 2017 1.50
27 1992 4.77 67 1960 1.43
28 1997 4.74 68 2002 1.39
29 1978 4.70 69 1953 1.32
30 1987 4.69 70 2022 1.28
31 1962 4.59 71 1994 1.12
32 1964 4.42 72 1983 1.09
33 1954 4.30 73 1956 0.91
34 1951 4.27 74 1979 0.75
35 1967 4.26 75 2004 0.56
36 1988 4.25 76 1952 0.40
37 1991 4.12 77 2024 0.16
38 1980 4.08      
39 1959 3.97      
40 1968 3.95      
           

 

Data is for Drake Field

 

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Updated: November 7, 2025