Severe Thunderstorms in the Northeast and Northern Plains; Critical Fire Weather in the West

Scattered severe thunderstorms capable of damaging wind gusts and hail are forecast across the Northeast U.S. and North Dakota today. Heavy to excessive rainfall is possible over eastern New Mexico into western Texas and over the western Florida peninsula today. Critical fire weather conditions will persist today over parts of the interior Northwest and Great Basin. 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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