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September Rainfall for Fayetteville, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 75 year period of September 1949 through September 2023

 

Wettest September was 14.96 recorded in 1986

Driest September was 0.40 recorded in 1952

Difference between the wettest and driest September was 14.56

 

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

 

Data is for Drake Field

 

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Updated: October 11, 2023