Severe Thunderstorm and Heavy Rainfall Potential Continues

A low pressure center tracking across the Great Lakes and its associated cold front extending across the Southern Plains will focus occasional showers and thunderstorms through tonight. A few of these thunderstorms may become severe alongside heavy rainfall that may cause flash flooding; Portions of the Southern Plains would be the greatest threat for these hazards through tonight. Read More >

December Rainfall for Fayetteville, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 76 year period of December 1949 through December 2024

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	2024	2.87
6	1986	0.53	41	2012	2.85
7	1981	0.76	42	2020	2.89
8	1951	0.98	43	1959	2.89
9	1976	1.08	44	1965	2.90
10	2009	1.11	45	1966	2.95
11	1957	1.13	46	1995	2.97
12	1963	1.15	47	2000	3.00
13	2004	1.19	48	1949	3.02
14	1972	1.21	49	1985	3.03
15	2019	1.33	50	2003	3.04
16	1996	1.33	51	2011	3.07
17	1952	1.34	52	1988	3.21
18	1977	1.42	53	2022	3.44
19	1979	1.44	54	1997	3.56
20	1970	1.44	55	2018	3.66
21	2010	1.53	56	1975	3.67
22	1962	1.63	57	1991	3.83
23	2016	1.83	58	1961	3.93
24	1998	1.86	59	2013	4.10
25	1964	1.88	60	1960	4.42
26	2017	1.91	61	1999	4.49
27	2006	2.03	62	1973	4.51
28	1993	2.04	63	1969	4.58
29	1983	2.04	64	1968	4.75
30	2023	2.09	65	2001	4.86
31	1953	2.24	66	2002	4.99
32	2008	2.38	67	1992	5.19
33	1980	2.42	68	2021	5.36
34	1978	2.53	69	1990	5.52
35	2007	2.57	70	1967	5.56
			71	1954	5.98
			72	1971	6.86
			73	1987	7.67
			74	1984	7.67
			75	1982	8.54
			76	2015	10.95


RANK	YEAR	RAIN	RANK	YEAR	RAIN

1	2015	10.95	36	2024	2.87
2	1982	8.54	37	2012	2.85
3	1987	7.67	38	1956	2.74
4	1984	7.67	39	1974	2.68
5	1971	6.86	40	1994	2.67
6	1954	5.98	41	2014	2.64
7	1967	5.56	42	2007	2.57
8	1990	5.52	43	1978	2.53
9	2021	5.36	44	1980	2.42
10	1992	5.19	45	2008	2.38
11	2002	4.99	46	1953	2.24
12	2001	4.86	47	2023	2.09
13	1968	4.75	48	1993	2.04
14	1969	4.58	49	1983	2.04
15	1973	4.51	50	2006	2.03
16	1999	4.49	51	2017	1.91
17	1960	4.42	52	1964	1.88
18	2013	4.10	53	1998	1.86
19	1961	3.93	54	2016	1.83
20	1991	3.83	55	1962	1.63
21	1975	3.67	56	2010	1.53
22	2018	3.66	57	1979	1.44
23	1997	3.56	58	1970	1.44
24	2022	3.44	59	1977	1.42
25	1988	3.21	60	1952	1.34
26	2011	3.07	61	2019	1.33
27	2003	3.04	62	1996	1.33
28	1985	3.03	63	1972	1.21
29	1949	3.02	64	2004	1.19
30	2000	3.00	65	1963	1.15
31	1995	2.97	66	1957	1.13
32	1966	2.95	67	2009	1.11
33	1965	2.90	68	1976	1.08
34	2020	2.89	69	1951	0.98
35	1959	2.89	70	1981	0.76
			71	1986	0.53
			72	1950	0.48
			73	1958	0.46
			74	2005	0.41
			75	1989	0.34
			76	1955	0.26

Data is for Drake Field

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Updated: February 22, 2025

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