DRIESTSINCE
Arkansas · precipitation record 1875–2026

Little Rock, AR

THIS YEAR · 2026
DRIEST THIS YEAR SINCE 2012
23.3in
21st driest of 151 years · normal 29.22"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 151 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
2.4in
69th driest of 152 yrs
87% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
12.67in
60th wettest of 152 yrs
108% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
23.3in
21st driest of 151 yrs
80% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

8.81in
on Apr 9, 1913 · in 152 years

Dry Streak

11days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 39 days (to Dec 23, 1876)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 12 days

Year to Date vs Normal

80%
23.3" of a normal 29.22" · wettest 54.57" (1882) · driest 14.56" (1972)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 150-year record (1876–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 49.34" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1200981.79in
2188275.54in
3197374.39in
4201871.41in
5188471.2in

Driest Years on Record

1196328.26in
2192431.57in
3191632.38in
4192532.52in
5189633.32in

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 Apr (~4.83") and driest in Aug (~2.75"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jan 1937, 18.04".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

2.15in
set in 1944

Rain on Jul 28

29%
of 151 years had measurable rain
1875: 1.28″1876: 0.00″1877: 0.00″1878: 0.00″1879: 1.12″1880: 0.09″1881: 0.00″1882: 0.01″1883: 0.06″1884: 0.00″1885: 0.04″1886: 0.09″1887: 0.00″1888: 0.21″1889: 0.00″1890: 0.00″1891: 0.47″1892: 0.00″1893: 0.00″1894: 0.00″1895: 0.73″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.00″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.46″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.01″1905: 0.31″1906: 0.83″1907: 0.14″1908: 0.06″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.06″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.06″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.55″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.47″1933: 0.14″1934: 0.01″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.20″1939: 0.01″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 2.15″1945: 0.15″1946: 0.25″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 1.64″1957: 0.06″1958: 0.07″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.07″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.20″1968: 0.03″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.86″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.05″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.02″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.51″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.11″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.07″2006: 0.12″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 2.03″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.76″2018: 0.21″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.80″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Little Rock'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.
Little Rock, AR — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Little Rock'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.
Little Rock, AR — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:16 AM
Sunset7:15 PM
Solar noon12:15 PM
Daylight13h 59m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

34.73°N, 92.24°W

Nearby Stations

Pine Bluff, AR41 mi SERussellville, AR60 mi NWMount Ida, AR77 mi WGreenville, MS111 mi SEJonesboro, AR118 mi NEHarrison, AR118 mi NW

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