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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 >

 

Fayetteville, Arkansas
Snowfall Normals (1981-2010), Totals (1949-Present),
and All-Time Records by Month, Year, and Season

 

Data is for Drake Field. Snowfall data includes amounts recorded for both snow and ice pellets (sleet). Hail was included in the official totals in years before 1956 and again from 1989 to the present, but for the purpose of this data has been removed from the totals.

 

 

 

Fayetteville, AR - Snowfall Normals by Month and Year (1991-2020)
                   Jan  Feb  Mar  Apr  May  Jun  Jul  Aug  Sep  Oct  Nov  Dec  Annual 
 Normal  1.5  2.4  1.3  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.2  1.1   6.5

 

Fayetteville, AR - Highest Monthly Snowfall **
 Rank October    November    December     January     February       March       April       May
   1  0.3/1999   8.0/1976    7.0/2013    14.0/1977    18.8/2011    15.0/1968    1.0/1957  0.5/2013
   2    T/2019   4.4/1951    6.0/2009    13.1/1996    12.0/1978    12.0/2010    0.2/1971     -
   3    T/1996   4.0/1980    6.0/2000    11.5/1978    10.6/2022    10.2/1970     T /2021     -
   4    T/1994   4.0/1975    5.0/2002    11.3/1979    10.6/1960    10.0/1999     T /2020     -
   5    T/1991   4.0/1971    5.0/1984     9.0/2023     9.9/2003     7.0/1989     T /2019     -
   6    T/1989   2.9/2022    5.0/1969     8.7/1997     8.0/2010     6.9/1960     T /2018     -
   7    T/1957   2.7/1995    4.6/1950     8.3/2000     8.0/1975     6.7/1965     T /2013     -
   8    -        2.3/1952    4.1/1990     7.5/2025     7.0/1980     5.5/1967     T /1996     -
   9    -        2.0/1993    4.0/1983     7.0/2010     7.0/1967     5.4/1964     T /1995     -
  10    -        2.0/1972    4.0/1975     7.0/1988     6.9/2021     4.2/1958     T /1994     -
  10             2.0/1958    4.0/1963     7.0/1955                                       
  10                         4.0/1958     7.0/1954                               More years
    ** Snow has never occurred in Fayetteville during the months of June, July, August, or September.
        Records began August 1949.

 

Fayetteville, AR - Maximum and Minimum Snowfall by Year
                       Rank       Maximum     Year         Minimum   Year
             1           27.0       2010           0.0     2008
             2           23.5       1978           0.0     1998
             3           20.5       1960           0.2     2001
             4           20.4       2011           0.3     2018
             5           20.1       2022           0.3     2016
             6           17.3       1979           0.5     2007
             7           16.5       1970           1.1     2017
             8           16.1       1996           1.4     2012
             9           16.1       1975           1.4     1974
            10           15.5       1968           1.5     2004
            Records began August 1949.

 

Fayetteville, AR - Maximum and Minimum Snowfall by Season
             Rank         Maximum Season       Minimum Season
            1           33.0   2009-10        0.0   2006-07
            2           23.5   1977-78         T    2015-16
            3           22.0   1976-77        0.3   1962-63
            4           21.7   1969-70        0.4   2017-18
            5           20.5   1959-60        0.5   2007-08
            6           20.3   2010-11        0.6   2019-20
            7           18.1   1995-96        0.6   1949-50
            8           17.9   2013-14        0.8   2011-12
            9           17.3   1978-79        1.0   2016-17
           10           16.4   2021-22        1.0   2008-09, 1956-57
           Records began August 1949.

 

 
 

Updated: May 15, 2025