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Heat Continues for the East and South-Central U.S.; Strong to Severe Storms Across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast

The extremely dangerous heat wave continues across the East Coast and much of the South-Central U.S. today. Record high temperatures are expected for some areas especially across the Mid-Atlantic where extreme heat risk conditions reside. There is a Slight Risk (level 2 of 5) of severe thunderstorms today for the northern Mid-Atlantic into portions of southern New England. Read More >

 

February Rainfall for Fayetteville, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 75 year period of February 1950 through February 2024

 

Wettest February was 8.60 recorded in 1990

Driest February was 0.22 recorded in 1996

Difference between the wettest and driest February was 8.38

 

Driest February      Wettest February
           
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 1996 0.22 36 1964 2.08
2 2016 0.64 37 1960 2.30
3 2006 0.66 38 1958 2.33
4 1991 0.78 39 1973 2.40
5 2014 0.84 40 1999 2.44
6 1983 0.89 41 1968 2.51
7 2021 0.97 42 2013 2.82
8 1954 0.97 43 1998 2.85
9 2002 0.98 44 1971 2.86
10 1995 0.98 45 2003 2.93
11 2017 1.11 46 1986 3.05
12 1953 1.13 47 2023 3.08
13 2024 1.17 48 1978 3.19
14 1980 1.18 49 1979 3.20
15 2004 1.19 50 1974 3.20
16 1982 1.26 51 1952 3.20
17 1976 1.26 52 2019 3.26
18 1963 1.31 53 1965 3.28
19 1988 1.33 54 1981 3.33
20 1972 1.35 55 1950 3.46
21 1970 1.39 56 2020 3.47
22 1977 1.49 57 1994 3.49
23 2010 1.50 58 2011 3.70
24 1962 1.60 59 1984 3.78
25 1967 1.67 60 1985 3.91
26 2000 1.71 61 1957 4.01
27 1969 1.77 62 1987 4.05
28 2012 1.79 63 2008 4.13
29 1959 1.83 64 1956 4.25
30 1992 1.87 65 2022 4.47
31 2015 1.95 66 1975 4.49
32 1961 1.96 67 1955 4.60
33 2009 2.01 68 1993 5.23
34 2007 2.03 69 1989 5.59
35 2005 2.05 70 1997 6.04
      71 2001 6.36
      72 1966 6.74
      73 2018 7.91
      74 1951 8.00
      75 1990 8.60
           
 
           
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 1990 8.60 36 1999 2.44
2 1951 8.00 37 1973 2.40
3 2018 7.91 38 1958 2.33
4 1966 6.74 39 1960 2.30
5 2001 6.36 40 1964 2.08
6 1997 6.04 41 2005 2.05
7 1989 5.59 42 2007 2.03
8 1993 5.23 43 2009 2.01
9 1955 4.60 44 1961 1.96
10 1975 4.49 45 2015 1.95
11 2022 4.47 46 1992 1.87
12 1956 4.25 47 1959 1.83
13 2008 4.13 48 2012 1.79
14 1987 4.05 49 1969 1.77
15 1957 4.01 50 2000 1.71
16 1985 3.91 51 1967 1.67
17 1984 3.78 52 1962 1.60
18 2011 3.70 53 2010 1.50
19 1994 3.49 54 1977 1.49
20 2020 3.47 55 1970 1.39
21 1950 3.46 56 1972 1.35
22 1981 3.33 57 1988 1.33
23 1965 3.28 58 1963 1.31
24 2019 3.26 59 1982 1.26
25 1979 3.20 60 1976 1.26
26 1974 3.20 61 2004 1.19
27 1952 3.20 62 1980 1.18
28 1978 3.19 63 2024 1.17
29 2023 3.08 64 1953 1.13
30 1986 3.05 65 2017 1.11
31 2003 2.93 66 2002 0.98
32 1971 2.86 67 1995 0.98
33 1998 2.85 68 2021 0.97
34 2013 2.82 69 1954 0.97
35 1968 2.51 70 1983 0.89
      71 2014 0.84
      72 1991 0.78
      73 2006 0.66
      74 2016 0.64
      75 1996 0.22
           

 

Data is for Drake Field

 

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Updated: March 19, 2024