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Active spring pattern across the center of our nation with several episodes of severe weather and heavy rainfall expected into next week. The potential for very large hail, long track tornadoes, severe wind gusts, frequent cloud to ground lightning strikes and flash flooding are in the outlook. Furthermore, dangerous early season heat wave continues for the Gulf Coast states into early next week. Read More >

 

December Rainfall for Fayetteville, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 76 year period of December 1949 through December 2024

 

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 2024 2.87
6 1986 0.53 41 2012 2.85
7 1981 0.76 42 2020 2.89
8 1951 0.98 43 1959 2.89
9 1976 1.08 44 1965 2.90
10 2009 1.11 45 1966 2.95
11 1957 1.13 46 1995 2.97
12 1963 1.15 47 2000 3.00
13 2004 1.19 48 1949 3.02
14 1972 1.21 49 1985 3.03
15 2019 1.33 50 2003 3.04
16 1996 1.33 51 2011 3.07
17 1952 1.34 52 1988 3.21
18 1977 1.42 53 2022 3.44
19 1979 1.44 54 1997 3.56
20 1970 1.44 55 2018 3.66
21 2010 1.53 56 1975 3.67
22 1962 1.63 57 1991 3.83
23 2016 1.83 58 1961 3.93
24 1998 1.86 59 2013 4.10
25 1964 1.88 60 1960 4.42
26 2017 1.91 61 1999 4.49
27 2006 2.03 62 1973 4.51
28 1993 2.04 63 1969 4.58
29 1983 2.04 64 1968 4.75
30 2023 2.09 65 2001 4.86
31 1953 2.24 66 2002 4.99
32 2008 2.38 67 1992 5.19
33 1980 2.42 68 2021 5.36
34 1978 2.53 69 1990 5.52
35 2007 2.57 70 1967 5.56
      71 1954 5.98
      72 1971 6.86
      73 1987 7.67
      74 1984 7.67
      75 1982 8.54
      76 2015 10.95
           
 
           
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 2015 10.95 36 2024 2.87
2 1982 8.54 37 2012 2.85
3 1987 7.67 38 1956 2.74
4 1984 7.67 39 1974 2.68
5 1971 6.86 40 1994 2.67
6 1954 5.98 41 2014 2.64
7 1967 5.56 42 2007 2.57
8 1990 5.52 43 1978 2.53
9 2021 5.36 44 1980 2.42
10 1992 5.19 45 2008 2.38
11 2002 4.99 46 1953 2.24
12 2001 4.86 47 2023 2.09
13 1968 4.75 48 1993 2.04
14 1969 4.58 49 1983 2.04
15 1973 4.51 50 2006 2.03
16 1999 4.49 51 2017 1.91
17 1960 4.42 52 1964 1.88
18 2013 4.10 53 1998 1.86
19 1961 3.93 54 2016 1.83
20 1991 3.83 55 1962 1.63
21 1975 3.67 56 2010 1.53
22 2018 3.66 57 1979 1.44
23 1997 3.56 58 1970 1.44
24 2022 3.44 59 1977 1.42
25 1988 3.21 60 1952 1.34
26 2011 3.07 61 2019 1.33
27 2003 3.04 62 1996 1.33
28 1985 3.03 63 1972 1.21
29 1949 3.02 64 2004 1.19
30 2000 3.00 65 1963 1.15
31 1995 2.97 66 1957 1.13
32 1966 2.95 67 2009 1.11
33 1965 2.90 68 1976 1.08
34 2020 2.89 69 1951 0.98
35 1959 2.89 70 1981 0.76
      71 1986 0.53
      72 1950 0.48
      73 1958 0.46
      74 2005 0.41
      75 1989 0.34
      76 1955 0.26
           

 

Data is for Drake Field

 

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Updated: February 22, 2025