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Atmospheric River Continues to Impact the Northwest U.S.; Gusty to High Winds in the Northeast U.S.

A strong atmospheric river will continue moderate to heavy rainfall with possible flooding, gusty to high winds, and mountain snows for parts of the Northwest U.S. into Thursday. Additional impacts are likely into Friday with a cold front. A fast-moving storm system will cross the Northeast U.S. Wednesday into Thursday with gusty to high winds and areas of rain and high elevation snow showers. Read More >

 

Winter (December, January, February) Rainfall for Fayetteville, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 76-year period of Winter 1949-50 through Winter 2024-25

 

Wettest Winter was 15.58 recorded in 1997-98

Driest Winter was 2.84 recorded in 1958-59

Difference between the wettest and driest Winter was 12.74

 

Driest Winter      Wettest Winter
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 1958-59 2.84 41 1972-73 7.96
2 2005-06 2.86 42 1961-62 7.96
3 1962-63 3.50 43 2002-03 8.04
4 1979-80 3.82 44 2007-08 8.23
5 1963-64 3.95 45 1996-97 8.45
6 1952-53 4.35 46 1999-00 8.62
7 1976-77 4.41 47 2006-07 8.68
8 1957-58 4.60 48 2012-13 8.70
9 2008-09 5.00 49 2004-05 8.78
10 2016-17 5.33 50 1973-74 8.83
11 1975-76 5.39 51 1971-72 8.86
12 2010-11 5.45 52 1990-91 9.10
13 2014-15 5.70 53 1994-95 9.11
14 2009-10 5.79 54 2001-02 9.41
15 1953-54 5.81 55 1974-75 9.74
16 1951-52 5.99 56 2022-23 9.92
17 2020-21 6.16 57 1956-57 10.04
18 1985-86 6.18 58 1987-88 10.13
19 2003-04 6.19 59 2018-19 10.19
20 2023-24 6.23 60 1967-68 10.17
21 1983-84 6.33 61 2019-20 10.30
22 2024-25 6.35 62 1968-69 10.41
23 1955-56 6.42 63 1950-51 10.92
24 1977-78 6.49 64 2021-22 11.25
25 2013-14 6.58 65 1982-83 11.29
26 1991-92 6.58 66 2017-18 11.53
27 1966-67 6.88 67 2000-01 11.78
28 1969-70 6.89 68 1954-55 11.95
29 1980-81 6.91 69 1988-89 12.09
30 1959-60 7.04 70 2015-16 12.10
31 1998-99 7.07 71 1984-85 12.64
32 1993-94 7.10 72 1949-50 12.73
33 1970-71 7.30 73 1965-66 13.95
34 2011-12 7.36 74 1992-93 14.11
35 1995-96 7.44 75 1989-90 15.13
36 1978-79 7.45 76 1997-98 15.58
37 1960-61 7.73      
38 1964-65 7.78      
39 1986-87 7.80      
40 1981-82 7.82      
           
 
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 1997-98 15.58 41 1978-79 7.45
2 1989-90 15.13 42 1995-96 7.44
3 1992-93 14.11 43 2011-12 7.36
4 1965-66 13.95 44 1970-71 7.30
5 1949-50 12.73 45 1993-94 7.10
6 1984-85 12.64 46 1998-99 7.07
7 2015-16 12.10 47 1959-60 7.04
8 1988-89 12.09 48 1980-81 6.91
9 1954-55 11.95 49 1969-70 6.89
10 2000-01 11.78 50 1966-67 6.88
11 2017-18 11.53 51 2013-14 6.58
12 1982-83 11.29 52 1991-92 6.58
13 2021-22 11.25 53 1977-78 6.49
14 1950-51 10.92 54 1955-56 6.42
15 1968-69 10.41 55 2024-25 6.35
16 2019-20 10.30 56 1983-84 6.33
17 2018-19 10.19 57 2023-24 6.23
18 1967-68 10.17 58 2003-04 6.19
19 1987-88 10.13 59 1985-86 6.18
20 1956-57 10.04 60 2020-21 6.16
21 2022-23 9.92 61 1951-52 5.99
22 1974-75 9.74 62 1953-54 5.81
23 2001-02 9.41 63 2009-10 5.79
24 1994-95 9.11 64 2014-15 5.70
25 1990-91 9.10 65 2010-11 5.45
26 1971-72 8.86 66 1975-76 5.39
27 1973-74 8.83 67 2016-17 5.33
28 2004-05 8.78 68 2008-09 5.00
29 2012-13 8.70 69 1957-58 4.60
30 2006-07 8.68 70 1976-77 4.41
31 1999-00 8.62 71 1952-53 4.35
32 1996-97 8.45 72 1963-64 3.95
33 2007-08 8.23 73 1979-80 3.82
34 2002-03 8.04 74 1962-63 3.50
35 1972-73 7.96 75 2005-06 2.86
36 1961-62 7.96 76 1958-59 2.84
37 1981-82 7.82      
38 1986-87 7.80      
39 1964-65 7.78      
40 1960-61 7.73      
           

 

Data is for Drake Field

Spring Summer Autumn

 

Updated: May 20, 2025