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Frigid Airmass to Bring Significantly Colder Temperatures; Snow Continues Downwind of the Great Lakes

A frigid cold airmass will bring significantly colder weather across the eastern two thirds of the country early this week. Record low temperatures are expected in the Southeast by Tuesday morning. Moderate to heavy lake effect snow will continue downwind of the Great Lakes through Monday. Several inches of snow accumulation is expected, including in portions of the Chicago Metro Read More >

 

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

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 76-year period of Winter 1949-50 through Winter 2024-25

 

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 41 1972-73 7.96
2 2005-06 2.86 42 1961-62 7.96
3 1962-63 3.50 43 2002-03 8.04
4 1979-80 3.82 44 2007-08 8.23
5 1963-64 3.95 45 1996-97 8.45
6 1952-53 4.35 46 1999-00 8.62
7 1976-77 4.41 47 2006-07 8.68
8 1957-58 4.60 48 2012-13 8.70
9 2008-09 5.00 49 2004-05 8.78
10 2016-17 5.33 50 1973-74 8.83
11 1975-76 5.39 51 1971-72 8.86
12 2010-11 5.45 52 1990-91 9.10
13 2014-15 5.70 53 1994-95 9.11
14 2009-10 5.79 54 2001-02 9.41
15 1953-54 5.81 55 1974-75 9.74
16 1951-52 5.99 56 2022-23 9.92
17 2020-21 6.16 57 1956-57 10.04
18 1985-86 6.18 58 1987-88 10.13
19 2003-04 6.19 59 2018-19 10.19
20 2023-24 6.23 60 1967-68 10.17
21 1983-84 6.33 61 2019-20 10.30
22 2024-25 6.35 62 1968-69 10.41
23 1955-56 6.42 63 1950-51 10.92
24 1977-78 6.49 64 2021-22 11.25
25 2013-14 6.58 65 1982-83 11.29
26 1991-92 6.58 66 2017-18 11.53
27 1966-67 6.88 67 2000-01 11.78
28 1969-70 6.89 68 1954-55 11.95
29 1980-81 6.91 69 1988-89 12.09
30 1959-60 7.04 70 2015-16 12.10
31 1998-99 7.07 71 1984-85 12.64
32 1993-94 7.10 72 1949-50 12.73
33 1970-71 7.30 73 1965-66 13.95
34 2011-12 7.36 74 1992-93 14.11
35 1995-96 7.44 75 1989-90 15.13
36 1978-79 7.45 76 1997-98 15.58
37 1960-61 7.73      
38 1964-65 7.78      
39 1986-87 7.80      
40 1981-82 7.82      
           
 
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 1997-98 15.58 41 1978-79 7.45
2 1989-90 15.13 42 1995-96 7.44
3 1992-93 14.11 43 2011-12 7.36
4 1965-66 13.95 44 1970-71 7.30
5 1949-50 12.73 45 1993-94 7.10
6 1984-85 12.64 46 1998-99 7.07
7 2015-16 12.10 47 1959-60 7.04
8 1988-89 12.09 48 1980-81 6.91
9 1954-55 11.95 49 1969-70 6.89
10 2000-01 11.78 50 1966-67 6.88
11 2017-18 11.53 51 2013-14 6.58
12 1982-83 11.29 52 1991-92 6.58
13 2021-22 11.25 53 1977-78 6.49
14 1950-51 10.92 54 1955-56 6.42
15 1968-69 10.41 55 2024-25 6.35
16 2019-20 10.30 56 1983-84 6.33
17 2018-19 10.19 57 2023-24 6.23
18 1967-68 10.17 58 2003-04 6.19
19 1987-88 10.13 59 1985-86 6.18
20 1956-57 10.04 60 2020-21 6.16
21 2022-23 9.92 61 1951-52 5.99
22 1974-75 9.74 62 1953-54 5.81
23 2001-02 9.41 63 2009-10 5.79
24 1994-95 9.11 64 2014-15 5.70
25 1990-91 9.10 65 2010-11 5.45
26 1971-72 8.86 66 1975-76 5.39
27 1973-74 8.83 67 2016-17 5.33
28 2004-05 8.78 68 2008-09 5.00
29 2012-13 8.70 69 1957-58 4.60
30 2006-07 8.68 70 1976-77 4.41
31 1999-00 8.62 71 1952-53 4.35
32 1996-97 8.45 72 1963-64 3.95
33 2007-08 8.23 73 1979-80 3.82
34 2002-03 8.04 74 1962-63 3.50
35 1972-73 7.96 75 2005-06 2.86
36 1961-62 7.96 76 1958-59 2.84
37 1981-82 7.82      
38 1986-87 7.80      
39 1964-65 7.78      
40 1960-61 7.73      
           

 

Data is for Drake Field

Spring Summer Autumn

 

Updated: May 20, 2025