Regional Outbreaks of Severe Weather Through Early Next Week; Early Season Heat Wave across the South

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 >

Winter (December, January, February) Rainfall for Fayetteville, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 75 year period of Winter 1949-50 through Winter 2023-24

Wettest Winter was 15.58 recorded in 1997-98

Driest Winter was 2.84 recorded in 1958-59

Difference between the wettest and driest Winter was 12.74

Driest Winter

Wettest Winter


RANK	YEAR	RAIN	RANK	YEAR	RAIN

1	1958-59	2.84	36	1960-61	7.73
2	2005-06	2.86	37	1964-65	7.78
3	1962-63	3.50	38	1986-87	7.80
4	1979-80	3.82	39	1981-82	7.82
5	1963-64	3.95	40	1972-73	7.96
6	1952-53	4.35	41	1961-62	7.96
7	1976-77	4.41	42	2002-03	8.04
8	1957-58	4.60	43	2007-08	8.23
9	2008-09	5.00	44	1996-97	8.45
10	2016-17	5.33	45	1999-00	8.62
11	1975-76	5.39	46	2006-07	8.68
12	2010-11	5.45	47	2012-13	8.70
13	2014-15	5.70	48	2004-05	8.78
14	2009-10	5.79	49	1973-74	8.83
15	1953-54	5.81	50	1971-72	8.86
16	1951-52	5.99	51	1990-91	9.10
17	2020-21	6.16	52	1994-95	9.11
18	1985-86	6.18	53	2001-02	9.41
19	2003-04	6.19	54	1974-75	9.74
20	2023-24	6.23	55	2022-23	9.92
21	1983-84	6.33	56	1956-57	10.04
22	1955-56	6.42	57	1987-88	10.13
23	1977-78	6.49	58	2018-19	10.19
24	2013-14	6.58	59	1967-68	10.17
25	1991-92	6.58	60	2019-20	10.30
26	1966-67	6.88	61	1968-69	10.41
27	1969-70	6.89	62	1950-51	10.92
28	1980-81	6.91	63	2021-22	11.25
29	1959-60	7.04	64	1982-83	11.29
30	1998-99	7.07	65	2017-18	11.53
31	1993-94	7.10	66	2000-01	11.78
32	1970-71	7.30	67	1954-55	11.95
33	2011-12	7.36	68	1988-89	12.09
34	1995-96	7.44	69	2015-16	12.10
35	1978-79	7.45	70	1984-85	12.64
			71	1949-50	12.73
			72	1965-66	13.95
			73	1992-93	14.11
			74	1989-90	15.13
			75	1997-98	15.58


RANK	YEAR	RAIN	RANK	YEAR	RAIN

1	1997-98	15.58	36	1961-62	7.96
2	1989-90	15.13	37	1981-82	7.82
3	1992-93	14.11	38	1986-87	7.80
4	1965-66	13.95	39	1964-65	7.78
5	1949-50	12.73	40	1960-61	7.73
6	1984-85	12.64	41	1978-79	7.45
7	2015-16	12.10	42	1995-96	7.44
8	1988-89	12.09	43	2011-12	7.36
9	1954-55	11.95	44	1970-71	7.30
10	2000-01	11.78	45	1993-94	7.10
11	2017-18	11.53	46	1998-99	7.07
12	1982-83	11.29	47	1959-60	7.04
13	2021-22	11.25	48	1980-81	6.91
14	1950-51	10.92	49	1969-70	6.89
15	1968-69	10.41	50	1966-67	6.88
16	2019-20	10.30	51	2013-14	6.58
17	2018-19	10.19	52	1991-92	6.58
18	1967-68	10.17	53	1977-78	6.49
19	1987-88	10.13	54	1955-56	6.42
20	1956-57	10.04	55	1983-84	6.33
21	2022-23	9.92	56	2023-24	6.23
22	1974-75	9.74	57	2003-04	6.19
23	2001-02	9.41	58	1985-86	6.18
24	1994-95	9.11	59	2020-21	6.16
25	1990-91	9.10	60	1951-52	5.99
26	1971-72	8.86	61	1953-54	5.81
27	1973-74	8.83	62	2009-10	5.79
28	2004-05	8.78	63	2014-15	5.70
29	2012-13	8.70	64	2010-11	5.45
30	2006-07	8.68	65	1975-76	5.39
31	1999-00	8.62	66	2016-17	5.33
32	1996-97	8.45	67	2008-09	5.00
33	2007-08	8.23	68	1957-58	4.60
34	2002-03	8.04	69	1976-77	4.41
35	1972-73	7.96	70	1952-53	4.35
			71	1963-64	3.95
			72	1979-80	3.82
			73	1962-63	3.50
			74	2005-06	2.86
			75	1958-59	2.84

Data is for Drake Field

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