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Dangerous to record breaking heat will build across the center of the nation and slowly build eastward this week. Wildfire conditions remain critical for the Southwest and portions of the Great Basin through Monday. For the northern Plains and upper Midwest, severe thunderstorms with the potential for large to very large hail and severe winds are the primary hazards. Read More >

December Rainfall for Fayetteville, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 77-year period of December 1949 through December 2025

Wettest December was 10.95 recorded in 2015

Driest December was 0.11 recorded in 2025

Difference between the wettest and driest December was 10.84

Driest December

Wettest December

RANK	YEAR	RAIN	RANK	YEAR	RAIN

1	2025	0.11	41	2024	2.87
2	1955	0.26	42	2012	2.85
3	1989	0.34	43	2020	2.89
4	2005	0.41	44	1959	2.89
5	1958	0.46	45	1965	2.90
6	1950	0.48	46	1966	2.95
7	1986	0.53	47	1995	2.97
8	1981	0.76	48	2000	3.00
9	1951	0.98	49	1949	3.02
10	1976	1.08	50	1985	3.03
11	2009	1.11	51	2003	3.04
12	1957	1.13	52	2011	3.07
13	1963	1.15	53	1988	3.21
14	2004	1.19	54	2022	3.44
15	1972	1.21	55	1997	3.56
16	2019	1.33	56	2018	3.66
17	1996	1.33	57	1975	3.67
18	1952	1.34	58	1991	3.83
19	1977	1.42	59	1961	3.93
20	1979	1.44	60	2013	4.10
21	1970	1.44	61	1960	4.42
22	2010	1.53	62	1999	4.49
23	1962	1.63	63	1973	4.51
24	2016	1.83	64	1969	4.58
25	1998	1.86	65	1968	4.75
26	1964	1.88	66	2001	4.86
27	2017	1.91	67	2002	4.99
28	2006	2.03	68	1992	5.19
29	1993	2.04	69	2021	5.36
30	1983	2.04	70	1990	5.52
31	2023	2.09	71	1967	5.56
32	1953	2.24	72	1954	5.98
33	2008	2.38	73	1971	6.86
34	1980	2.42	74	1987	7.67
35	1978	2.53	75	1984	7.67
36	2007	2.57	76	1982	8.54
37	2014	2.64	77	2015	10.95
38	1994	2.67
39	1974	2.68
40	1956	2.74

RANK	YEAR	RAIN	RANK	YEAR	RAIN

1	2015	10.95	41	2014	2.64
2	1982	8.54	42	2007	2.57
3	1987	7.67	43	1978	2.53
4	1984	7.67	44	1980	2.42
5	1971	6.86	45	2008	2.38
6	1954	5.98	46	1953	2.24
7	1967	5.56	47	2023	2.09
8	1990	5.52	48	1993	2.04
9	2021	5.36	49	1983	2.04
10	1992	5.19	50	2006	2.03
11	2002	4.99	51	2017	1.91
12	2001	4.86	52	1964	1.88
13	1968	4.75	53	1998	1.86
14	1969	4.58	54	2016	1.83
15	1973	4.51	55	1962	1.63
16	1999	4.49	56	2010	1.53
17	1960	4.42	57	1979	1.44
18	2013	4.10	58	1970	1.44
19	1961	3.93	59	1977	1.42
20	1991	3.83	60	1952	1.34
21	1975	3.67	61	2019	1.33
22	2018	3.66	62	1996	1.33
23	1997	3.56	63	1972	1.21
24	2022	3.44	64	2004	1.19
25	1988	3.21	65	1963	1.15
26	2011	3.07	66	1957	1.13
27	2003	3.04	67	2009	1.11
28	1985	3.03	68	1976	1.08
29	1949	3.02	69	1951	0.98
30	2000	3.00	70	1981	0.76
31	1995	2.97	71	1986	0.53
32	1966	2.95	72	1950	0.48
33	1965	2.90	73	1958	0.46
34	2020	2.89	74	2005	0.41
35	1959	2.89	75	1989	0.34
36	2024	2.87	76	1955	0.26
37	2012	2.85	77	2025	0.11
38	1956	2.74
39	1974	2.68
40	1994	2.67

Data is for Drake Field

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