Excessive Rainfall in the Southern Plains, Ozarks, and Upper Midwest Thursday

Heavy thunderstorms will continue areas of excessive rainfall and locally considerable flooding over parts of the southern Plains into the mid-Mississippi River Valley through Friday. Heavy to excessive rainfall may bring flash and urban flooding, along with isolated riverine flooding to a part of the Upper Midwest Thursday. 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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