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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 >

 

Spring (March, April, May) Rainfall for Fayetteville, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 75 year period of Spring 1950 through Spring 2024

 

Wettest Spring was 28.81 recorded in 2011

Driest Spring was 7.59 recorded in 1963

Difference between the wettest and driest Spring was 21.22

 

Driest Spring      Wettest Spring
           
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 1963 7.59 36 1988 13.06
2 1951 7.80 37 2016 13.19
3 2012 7.90 38 1952 13.24
4 1997 8.00 39 1956 13.49
5 2007 8.27 40 1982 13.55
6 2005 8.88 41 1970 13.82
7 1977 9.05 42 2010 14.25
8 1962 9.29 43 1987 14.30
9 2001 9.40 44 1955 14.34
10 1971 10.11 45 1979 14.71
11 1992 10.69 46 1986 14.88
12 1965 11.11 47 1974 14.99
13 1954 11.26 48 1989 15.09
14 1967 11.32 49 2009 15.58
15 2003 11.45 50 1968 15.73
16 2006 11.53 51 1981 15.93
17 1975 11.55 52 2019 15.99
18 1958 11.57 53 1960 16.35
19 1969 11.75 54 1985 16.44
20 1964 11.91 55 2004 16.47
21 1980 11.94 56 1983 16.61
22 1972 11.96 57 2021 16.65
23 2014 12.04 58 2002 16.65
24 1976 12.10 59 1995 16.71
25 1966 12.38 60 1999 16.88
26 2000 12.48 61 1961 18.21
27 1991 12.48 62 2013 18.25
28 2023 12.51 63 2020 18.73
29 1959 12.59 64 1993 18.88
30 1998 12.68 65 1953 19.74
31 2018 12.76 66 1984 20.03
32 2024 12.89 67 1950 20.05
33 2022 12.95 68 1978 20.08
34 1994 13.04 69 2015 20.40
35 1996 13.06 70 2008 21.58
      71 1973 24.61
      72 2017 25.05
      73 1957 28.10
      74 1990 28.21
      75 2011 28.81
           
 
           
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 2011 28.81 36 1982 13.55
2 1990 28.21 37 1956 13.49
3 1957 28.10 38 1952 13.24
4 2017 25.05 39 2016 13.19
5 1973 24.61 40 1996 13.06
6 2008 21.58 41 1988 13.06
7 2015 20.40 42 1994 13.04
8 1978 20.08 43 2022 12.95
9 1950 20.05 44 2024 12.89
10 1984 20.03 45 2018 12.76
11 1953 19.74 46 1998 12.68
12 1993 18.88 47 1959 12.59
13 2020 18.73 48 2023 12.51
14 2013 18.25 49 2000 12.48
15 1961 18.21 50 1991 12.48
16 1999 16.88 51 1966 12.38
17 1995 16.71 52 1976 12.10
18 2021 16.65 53 2014 12.04
19 2002 16.65 54 1972 11.96
20 1983 16.61 55 1980 11.94
21 2004 16.47 56 1964 11.91
22 1985 16.44 57 1969 11.75
23 1960 16.35 58 1958 11.57
24 2019 15.99 59 1975 11.55
25 1981 15.93 60 2006 11.53
26 1968 15.73 61 2003 11.45
27 2009 15.58 62 1967 11.32
28 1989 15.09 63 1954 11.26
29 1974 14.99 64 1965 11.11
30 1986 14.88 65 1992 10.69
31 1979 14.71 66 1971 10.11
32 1955 14.34 67 2001 9.40
33 1987 14.30 68 1962 9.29
34 2010 14.25 69 1977 9.05
35 1970 13.82 70 2005 8.88
      71 2007 8.27
      72 1997 8.00
      73 2012 7.90
      74 1951 7.80
      75 1963 7.59
           

 

Data is for Drake Field

Summer Autumn WInter

 

Updated: August 11, 2024