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Heat expands across the Desert Southwest, Plains, Mississippi Valley and Midwest into Monday. Fire weather concerns continue for portions of the Intermountain West. Active monsoonal moisture fuels thunderstorms over the Southwest with possible flash flooding. Tropical cyclone Fausto in the Pacific, should weaken as it approaches Hawaii; Dangerous surf, swells and rip currents are expected. Read More >

 

December Rainfall for Fayetteville, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 77-year period of December 1949 through December 2025

 

Wettest December was 10.95 recorded in 2015

Driest December was 0.11 recorded in 2025

Difference between the wettest and driest December was 10.84

 

Driest December      Wettest December
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 2025 0.11 41 2024 2.87
2 1955 0.26 42 2012 2.85
3 1989 0.34 43 2020 2.89
4 2005 0.41 44 1959 2.89
5 1958 0.46 45 1965 2.90
6 1950 0.48 46 1966 2.95
7 1986 0.53 47 1995 2.97
8 1981 0.76 48 2000 3.00
9 1951 0.98 49 1949 3.02
10 1976 1.08 50 1985 3.03
11 2009 1.11 51 2003 3.04
12 1957 1.13 52 2011 3.07
13 1963 1.15 53 1988 3.21
14 2004 1.19 54 2022 3.44
15 1972 1.21 55 1997 3.56
16 2019 1.33 56 2018 3.66
17 1996 1.33 57 1975 3.67
18 1952 1.34 58 1991 3.83
19 1977 1.42 59 1961 3.93
20 1979 1.44 60 2013 4.10
21 1970 1.44 61 1960 4.42
22 2010 1.53 62 1999 4.49
23 1962 1.63 63 1973 4.51
24 2016 1.83 64 1969 4.58
25 1998 1.86 65 1968 4.75
26 1964 1.88 66 2001 4.86
27 2017 1.91 67 2002 4.99
28 2006 2.03 68 1992 5.19
29 1993 2.04 69 2021 5.36
30 1983 2.04 70 1990 5.52
31 2023 2.09 71 1967 5.56
32 1953 2.24 72 1954 5.98
33 2008 2.38 73 1971 6.86
34 1980 2.42 74 1987 7.67
35 1978 2.53 75 1984 7.67
36 2007 2.57 76 1982 8.54
37 2014 2.64 77 2015 10.95
38 1994 2.67      
39 1974 2.68      
40 1956 2.74      
           
 
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 2015 10.95 41 2014 2.64
2 1982 8.54 42 2007 2.57
3 1987 7.67 43 1978 2.53
4 1984 7.67 44 1980 2.42
5 1971 6.86 45 2008 2.38
6 1954 5.98 46 1953 2.24
7 1967 5.56 47 2023 2.09
8 1990 5.52 48 1993 2.04
9 2021 5.36 49 1983 2.04
10 1992 5.19 50 2006 2.03
11 2002 4.99 51 2017 1.91
12 2001 4.86 52 1964 1.88
13 1968 4.75 53 1998 1.86
14 1969 4.58 54 2016 1.83
15 1973 4.51 55 1962 1.63
16 1999 4.49 56 2010 1.53
17 1960 4.42 57 1979 1.44
18 2013 4.10 58 1970 1.44
19 1961 3.93 59 1977 1.42
20 1991 3.83 60 1952 1.34
21 1975 3.67 61 2019 1.33
22 2018 3.66 62 1996 1.33
23 1997 3.56 63 1972 1.21
24 2022 3.44 64 2004 1.19
25 1988 3.21 65 1963 1.15
26 2011 3.07 66 1957 1.13
27 2003 3.04 67 2009 1.11
28 1985 3.03 68 1976 1.08
29 1949 3.02 69 1951 0.98
30 2000 3.00 70 1981 0.76
31 1995 2.97 71 1986 0.53
32 1966 2.95 72 1950 0.48
33 1965 2.90 73 1958 0.46
34 2020 2.89 74 2005 0.41
35 1959 2.89 75 1989 0.34
36 2024 2.87 76 1955 0.26
37 2012 2.85 77 2025 0.11
38 1956 2.74      
39 1974 2.68      
40 1994 2.67      
           

 

Data is for Drake Field

 

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Updated: January 26, 2026