Heat Wave Expands to the East Coast; Flash Flooding Likely in the Central Plains into the Midwest; Severe Thunderstorms in the Northeast

Dangerous, prolonged heat is ongoing in the Mid-South to Mid-Mississippi Valley and heat expands into the Northeast for a brief period today. Widely scattered instances of flash flooding due to heavy rains are forecast from northeast Kansas to much of Indiana. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of New England, northern Mid-Atlantic, and North Dakota. 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

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