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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 Drake Field Snowfall | ||||
Normals | Max Months | Max/Min Years | Max/Min Seasons | Christmas |
Snowfall Totals by Month and Year | ||||
Snowfall Totals by Month and Season | ||||
Snowfall Rankings by Month for All Years |
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. |
Fayetteville, AR - Snowfall Totals by Month and Year | ||
Fayetteville, AR - Snowfall Totals by Month and Season | ||
Fayetteville, AR - Snowfall Rankings by Month - All Years |
Updated: May 15, 2025