Atmospheric River to Impact the Northwest; Windy Conditions in the Northeast

A strong atmospheric river moving into northern California later today will bring a threat for moderate to heavy rainfall and flooding, gusty to high winds, and mountain snows for parts of the Northwest U.S. through Wednesday. Gusty winds and isolated showers are expected today in the Northeast U.S. behind a cold front. Wind Advisories have been issued. 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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