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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

 

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Updated: February 2, 2024