Arkansas May Precipitation by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide precipitation in the month of May in Arkansas for each year from 1895–2023. It is a statewide average over the entire territory of the state, based on data from the NOAA.

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What Was the Rainiest May in Arkansas History?

2009 was the wettest May in Arkansas history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 11.03 inches.

What Was the Driest May in Arkansas History?

1911 was the driest May in Arkansas history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 1.15 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	89	3.84
2022	36	6.51
2021	31	6.77
2020	29	6.94
2019	10	9.18
2018	107	3.28
2017	34	6.59
2016	77	4.54
2015	2	10.56
2014	48	6.05
2013	44	6.29
2012	128	1.47
2011	13	8.31
2010	46	6.20
2009	1	11.03
2008	76	4.55
2007	91	3.69
2006	84	3.93
2005	124	1.93
2004	67	5.00
2003	30	6.87
2002	47	6.16
2001	54	5.64
2000	32	6.69
1999	73	4.62
1998	102	3.41
1997	85	3.92
1996	88	3.85
1995	68	4.90
1994	83	3.97
1993	63	5.11
1992	105	3.38
1991	55	5.57
1990	7	9.53
1989	37	6.51
1988	126	1.84
1987	64	5.11
1986	75	4.57
1985	104	3.39
1984	24	7.19
1983	19	7.68
1982	74	4.61
1981	18	7.73
1980	53	5.65
1979	9	9.26
1978	26	7.06
1977	121	2.08
1976	61	5.12
1975	43	6.31
1974	56	5.48
1973	57	5.35
1972	112	2.92
1971	78	4.37
1970	108	3.27
1969	97	3.50
1968	4	9.75
1967	17	7.85
1966	81	4.06
1965	62	5.12
1964	114	2.80
1963	98	3.47
1962	119	2.24
1961	20	7.44
1960	49	6.05
1959	101	3.42
1958	22	7.35
1957	11	8.49
1956	92	3.55
1955	39	6.45
1954	52	5.73
1953	15	7.95
1952	80	4.09
1951	127	1.83
1950	21	7.41
1949	70	4.83
1948	66	5.02
1947	59	5.28
1946	6	9.54
1945	65	5.08
1944	38	6.50
1943	23	7.29
1942	86	3.88
1941	118	2.26
1940	93	3.55
1939	69	4.88
1938	72	4.64
1937	94	3.54
1936	116	2.48
1935	12	8.39
1934	106	3.32
1933	50	6.00
1932	123	1.95
1931	96	3.51
1930	3	10.12
1929	45	6.26
1928	100	3.44
1927	41	6.43
1926	117	2.48
1925	125	1.91
1924	71	4.83
1923	14	8.25
1922	60	5.23
1921	120	2.18
1920	16	7.95
1919	40	6.45
1918	110	3.06
1917	111	3.04
1916	87	3.86
1915	51	5.86
1914	109	3.23
1913	95	3.53
1912	115	2.53
1911	129	1.15
1910	33	6.67
1909	27	7.00
1908	28	6.95
1907	5	9.58
1906	58	5.35
1905	8	9.51
1904	103	3.40
1903	25	7.17
1902	82	4.06
1901	113	2.89
1900	99	3.46
1899	35	6.54
1898	42	6.33
1897	122	2.07
1896	90	3.72
1895	79	4.21