Fayetteville December Ranked Monthly Rainfall

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December Rainfall for Fayetteville, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 75 year period of December 1949 through December 2023

Wettest December was 10.95 recorded in 2015

Driest December was 0.26 recorded in 1955

Difference between the wettest and driest December was 10.69

Driest December

Wettest December


RANK	YEAR	RAIN	RANK	YEAR	RAIN

1	1955	0.26	36	2014	2.64
2	1989	0.34	37	1994	2.67
3	2005	0.41	38	1974	2.68
4	1958	0.46	39	1956	2.74
5	1950	0.48	40	2012	2.85
6	1986	0.53	41	2020	2.89
7	1981	0.76	42	1959	2.89
8	1951	0.98	43	1965	2.90
9	1976	1.08	44	1966	2.95
10	2009	1.11	45	1995	2.97
11	1957	1.13	46	2000	3.00
12	1963	1.15	47	1949	3.02
13	2004	1.19	48	1985	3.03
14	1972	1.21	49	2003	3.04
15	2019	1.33	50	2011	3.07
16	1996	1.33	51	1988	3.21
17	1952	1.34	52	2022	3.44
18	1977	1.42	53	1997	3.56
19	1979	1.44	54	2018	3.66
20	1970	1.44	55	1975	3.67
21	2010	1.53	56	1991	3.83
22	1962	1.63	57	1961	3.93
23	2016	1.83	58	2013	4.10
24	1998	1.86	59	1960	4.42
25	1964	1.88	60	1999	4.49
26	2017	1.91	61	1973	4.51
27	2006	2.03	62	1969	4.58
28	1993	2.04	63	1968	4.75
29	1983	2.04	64	2001	4.86
30	2023	2.09	65	2002	4.99
31	1953	2.24	66	1992	5.19
32	2008	2.38	67	2021	5.36
33	1980	2.42	68	1990	5.52
34	1978	2.53	69	1967	5.56
35	2007	2.57	70	1954	5.98
			71	1971	6.86
			72	1987	7.67
			73	1984	7.67
			74	1982	8.54
			75	2015	10.95


RANK	YEAR	RAIN	RANK	YEAR	RAIN

1	2015	10.95	36	2012	2.85
2	1982	8.54	37	1956	2.74
3	1987	7.67	38	1974	2.68
4	1984	7.67	39	1994	2.67
5	1971	6.86	40	2014	2.64
6	1954	5.98	41	2007	2.57
7	1967	5.56	42	1978	2.53
8	1990	5.52	43	1980	2.42
9	2021	5.36	44	2008	2.38
10	1992	5.19	45	1953	2.24
11	2002	4.99	46	2023	2.09
12	2001	4.86	47	1993	2.04
13	1968	4.75	48	1983	2.04
14	1969	4.58	49	2006	2.03
15	1973	4.51	50	2017	1.91
16	1999	4.49	51	1964	1.88
17	1960	4.42	52	1998	1.86
18	2013	4.10	53	2016	1.83
19	1961	3.93	54	1962	1.63
20	1991	3.83	55	2010	1.53
21	1975	3.67	56	1979	1.44
22	2018	3.66	57	1970	1.44
23	1997	3.56	58	1977	1.42
24	2022	3.44	59	1952	1.34
25	1988	3.21	60	2019	1.33
26	2011	3.07	61	1996	1.33
27	2003	3.04	62	1972	1.21
28	1985	3.03	63	2004	1.19
29	1949	3.02	64	1963	1.15
30	2000	3.00	65	1957	1.13
31	1995	2.97	66	2009	1.11
32	1966	2.95	67	1976	1.08
33	1965	2.90	68	1951	0.98
34	2020	2.89	69	1981	0.76
35	1959	2.89	70	1986	0.53
			71	1950	0.48
			72	1958	0.46
			73	2005	0.41
			74	1989	0.34
			75	1955	0.26

Data is for Drake Field

December

Updated: February 2, 2024

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