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Powerful Pacific System Impacting the West; First Significant Snow for Portions of the East

Power Pacific system will continue to bring significant impacts for Pacific Northwest into northern California the remainder of the week. Dangerous coastal affects, heavy rain, flooding, strong winds, and higher elevation mountain snow continues. Meanwhile, a storm across the east is set to bring the first accumulating snow to many higher elevations of the Catskills into the central Appalachians. Read More >

 

October Rainfall for Fayetteville, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 75 year period of October 1949 through October 2023

 

Wettest October was 12.07 recorded in 2019

Driest October was 0.03 recorded in 1963

Difference between the wettest and driest October was 12.04

 

Driest October      Wettest October
           
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 1963 0.03 41 1974 3.85
2 1964 0.25 42 2017 3.86
3 1952 0.55 43 1983 4.07
4 1965 0.57 44 2011 4.11
5 1955 0.57 45 1996 4.41
6 1977 0.74 46 1980 4.46
7 1989 0.75 47 1997 4.53
8 1978 0.76 48 2007 4.64
9 1975 1.15 49 1994 4.72
10 1966 1.18 50 1949 4.89
11 1958 1.21 51 1993 5.21
12 1950 1.34 52 1986 5.36
13 1957 1.37 53 1962 5.45
14 1992 1.59 54 1951 5.51
15 2005 1.81 55 2004 5.53
16 1968 1.85 56 2013 5.55
17 2015 1.90 57 1985 5.66
18 2010 2.07 58 1972 5.71
19 1956 2.10 59 1990 5.79
20 1988 2.13 60 1973 5.81
21 2008 2.38 61 1998 5.85
22 1995 2.40 62 2021 6.10
23 1961 2.48 63 2001 6.16
24 1971 2.63 64 1981 6.35
25 2002 2.64 65 1959 6.40
26 1953 2.78 66 1954 6.48
27 1999 2.80 67 2020 6,80
28 2016 2.97 68 2014 7.23
29 2012 2.98 69 1969 7.81
30 1982 3.07 70 1991 8.19
31 1976 3.11 71 1967 8.54
32 2000 3.13 72 1970 9.60
33 2022 3.21 73 1984 10.52
34 2006 3.21 74 2009 10.69
35 1960 3.21 75 2019 12.07
36 2018 3.25      
37 1987 3.37      
38 2023 3.47      
39 1979 3.48      
40 2003 3.63      
           
 
           
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 2019 12.07 41 2022 3.21
2 2009 10.69 42 2006 3.21
3 1984 10.52 43 1960 3.21
4 1970 9.60 44 2000 3.13
5 1967 8.54 45 1976 3.11
6 1991 8.19 46 1982 3.07
7 1969 7.81 47 2012 2.98
8 2014 7.23 48 2016 2.97
9 2020 6.80 49 1999 2.80
10 1954 6.48 50 1953 2.78
11 1959 6.40 51 2002 2.64
12 1981 6.35 52 1971 2.63
13 2001 6.16 53 1961 2.48
14 2021 6.10 54 1995 2.40
15 1998 5.85 55 2008 2.38
16 1973 5.81 56 1988 2.13
17 1990 5.79 57 1956 2.10
18 1972 5.71 58 2010 2.07
19 1985 5.66 59 2015 1.90
20 2013 5.55 60 1968 1.85
21 2004 5.53 61 2005 1.81
22 1951 5.51 62 1992 1.59
23 1962 5.45 63 1957 1.37
24 1986 5.36 64 1950 1.34
25 1993 5.21 65 1958 1.21
26 1949 4.89 66 1966 1.18
27 1994 4.72 67 1975 1.15
28 2007 4.64 68 1978 0.76
29 1997 4.53 69 1989 0.75
30 1980 4.46 70 1977 0.74
31 1996 4.41 71 1965 0.57
32 2011 4.11 72 1955 0.57
33 1983 4.07 73 1952 0.55
34 2017 3.86 74 1964 0.25
35 1974 3.85 75 1963 0.03
36 2003 3.63      
37 1979 3.48      
38 2023 3.47      
39 1987 3.37      
40 2018 3.25      
           

 

Data is for Drake Field

 

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Updated: November 12, 2023