DRIESTSINCE
Arkansas · precipitation record 1893–2026

Jonesboro, AR

THIS YEAR · 2026
DRIEST THIS YEAR SINCE 2012
21.06in
15th driest of 130 years · normal 28.73"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 128 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
2.37in
61st driest of 130 yrs
93% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
11.67in
56th wettest of 129 yrs
108% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
21.06in
15th driest of 130 yrs
73% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

6.19in
on May 24, 2016 · in 134 years

Dry Streak

7days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 56 days (to Sep 16, 1980)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 12 days

Year to Date vs Normal

73%
21.06" of a normal 28.73" · wettest 43.01" (2019) · driest 11.09" (1914)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 122-year record (1897–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 47.3" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1200974.0in
2195772.18in
3201867.82in
4193766.35in
5201965.89in

Driest Years on Record

1194327.86in
2196329.09in
3190130.3in
4201030.86in
5194131.99in

Rainfall by Month

The seasonal rhythm — each month's normal precipitation, with this year's totals in blue. Where the blue bar clears the band, the month ran wetter than usual.
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Normal (median)This year
Normally wettest in Mar (~4.54") and driest in Sep (~2.71"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jan 1937, 18.95".

This Day in History · Rainfall

Every year's rainfall on each of the next 7 dates at Jonesboro — toggle a day below. The tallest bar (ringed) is the wettest on record for that date.

Wettest Jul 28 ever

1.54in
set in 2007

Rain on Jul 28

25%
of 128 years had measurable rain
1896: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.00″1899: 0.38″1900: 0.05″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.09″1905: 1.10″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.20″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.24″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.38″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.01″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.18″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.19″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.30″1940: 0.00″1941: 1.45″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.11″1945: 0.76″1946: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 1.21″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.02″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.03″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.03″1969: 0.11″1970: 0.15″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.12″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.03″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.03″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.04″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 1.35″2007: 1.54″2009: 0.66″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.50″2017: 0.04″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.15″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.77″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.24″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″1900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Jonesboro's cumulative rainfall so far this year against its own record — the normal accumulation, and the wettest & driest years to date. The bright line is the running total; where it rides the band tells the story at a glance.
Jonesboro, AR — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Jonesboro's entire daily record as one heatmap — each row a year, each cell a day, shaded by that day's rainfall. Dry spells read as dark blocks, wet seasons as brighter bands; the whole climate at a glance.
Jonesboro, AR — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

Every week of the U.S. Drought Monitor for Jonesboro's county since 2000, coloured by intensity — dry spells and multi-year droughts read as warm bands.
Jonesboro, AR — county drought history since 2000
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:07 AM
Sunset7:11 PM
Solar noon12:09 PM
Daylight14h 04m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

35.84°N, 90.64°W

Nearby Stations

Memphis, TN65 mi SEPoplar Bluff, MO66 mi NLittle Rock, AR118 mi SWPaducah, KY133 mi NEPine Bluff, AR135 mi SWRussellville, AR143 mi W

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