DRIESTSINCE
Arkansas · precipitation record 1882–2026

Russellville, AR

THIS YEAR · 2026
DRIEST THIS YEAR SINCE 1976
17.29in
6th driest of 123 years · normal 27.36"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 133 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
1.02in
20th driest of 131 yrs
36% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
10.08in
40th driest of 130 yrs
82% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
17.29in
6th driest of 123 yrs
63% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

7.23in
on Dec 27, 2015 · in 145 years

Dry Streak

2days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 50 days (to Nov 17, 1963)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 16 days

Year to Date vs Normal

63%
17.29" of a normal 27.36" · wettest 58.37" (1935) · driest 14.92" (1976)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 109-year record (1905–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 47.46" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1193575.98in
2195771.0in
3194569.34in
4197369.24in
5200862.85in

Driest Years on Record

1196329.78in
2200531.85in
3192432.36in
4201233.49in
5191833.62in

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 May (~4.94") and driest in Feb (~2.83"). Wettest calendar month ever: Oct 1984, 18.53".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

2.08in
set in 1905

Rain on Jul 28

22%
of 133 years had measurable rain
1882: 0.00″1884: 0.00″1885: 0.00″1886: 0.00″1887: 0.00″1888: 0.00″1889: 0.00″1890: 0.00″1892: 0.00″1893: 0.00″1894: 0.00″1895: 0.60″1896: 0.00″1898: 0.00″1901: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1905: 2.08″1906: 0.63″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.37″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.22″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.80″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.42″1933: 0.18″1934: 0.04″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.27″1939: 0.38″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 1.50″1945: 0.10″1946: 0.65″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.28″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.12″1959: 0.26″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.15″1978: 0.00″1979: 1.36″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.80″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.06″1992: 0.14″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.07″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: 0.02″2005: 0.00″2006: 1.13″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.11″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.01″2012: 0.01″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.93″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″189019101920193019401950196019701990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

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

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

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

Season to Date (since Jul 1)

0.0in
2nd snowiest of 62 seasons · snowiest since 2012 · normal 0.0"

Snowiest Season on Record

10.8in
winter of 1943–1944

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:18 AM
Sunset7:19 PM
Solar noon12:19 PM
Daylight14h 01m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

35.26°N, 93.09°W

Nearby Stations

Mount Ida, AR56 mi SWLittle Rock, AR60 mi SEHarrison, AR69 mi NFort Smith, AR71 mi WPine Bluff, AR99 mi SEDequeen, AR111 mi SW

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