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Powerful Pacific System Impacting the West; First Significant Snow for Portions of the East

Power Pacific system will continue to bring significant impacts for Pacific Northwest into northern California the remainder of the week. Dangerous coastal affects, heavy rain, flooding, strong winds, and higher elevation mountain snow continues. Meanwhile, a storm across the east is set to bring the first accumulating snow to many higher elevations of the Catskills into the central Appalachians. Read More >

 

December Snowfall for Fort Smith, Arkansas

All snowfall amounts are in inches

For the 141 year period of December 1883 through December 2023

 

Highest December was 8.3 recorded in 1916

Lowest December was 0.0

Difference between the highest and lowest December is 8.3

 

Lowest December      Highest December
           
RANK YEAR SNOW RANK YEAR SNOW
           
1 2023 0.0 71 1997 Trace
2 2021 0.0 72 1996 Trace
3 2019 0.0 73 1995 Trace
4 2018 0.0 74 1992 Trace
5 2015 0.0 75 1981 Trace
6 2010 0.0 76 1978 Trace
7 2008 0.0 77 1977 Trace
8 2007 0.0 78 1974 Trace
9 2006 0.0 79 1968 Trace
10 1999 0.0 80 1964 Trace
11 1998 0.0 81 1962 Trace
12 1994 0.0 82 1961 Trace
13 1993 0.0 83 1960 Trace
14 1991 0.0 84 1959 Trace
15 1986 0.0 85 1957 Trace
16 1982 0.0 86 1954 Trace
17 1980 0.0 87 1953 Trace
18 1979 0.0 88 1952 Trace
19 1976 0.0 89 1951 Trace
20 1970 0.0 90 1893 0.1
21 1965 0.0 91 1891 0.1
22 1956 0.0 92 1989 0.2
23 1949 0.0 93 1892 0.2
24 1948 0.0 94 1925 0.3
25 1947 0.0 95 1894 0.3
26 1944 0.0 96 2020 0.5
27 1943 0.0 97 1988 0.5
28 1940 0.0 98 1987 0.5
29 1938 0.0 99 1932 0.5
30 1937 0.0 100 1955 0.6
31 1936 0.0 101 1972 0.7
32 1934 0.0 102 1901 0.7
33 1933 0.0 103 1950 0.8
34 1931 0.0 104 1942 0.8
35 1930 0.0 105 1983 0.9
36 1929 0.0 106 1945 0.9
37 1928 0.0 107 1886 0.9
38 1927 0.0 108 1885 0.9
39 1926 0.0 109 1966 1.0
40 1924 0.0 110 1903 1.0
41 1923 0.0 111 1941 1.1
42 1922 0.0 112 1904 1.2
43 1921 0.0 113 1909 1.4
44 1920 0.0 114 2004 1.5
45 1919 0.0 115 1898 1.5
46 1918 0.0 116 1973 1.8
47 1915 0.0 117 1914 1.9
48 1911 0.0 118 1985 2.0
49 1910 0.0 119 1971 2.0
50 1908 0.0 120 1967 2.0
51 1907 0.0 121 1946 2.1
52 1906 0.0 122 1917 2.1
53 1905 0.0 123 1912 2.1
54 1900 0.0 124 1969 2.4
55 1899 0.0 125 1884 2.5
56 1895 0.0 126 1939 2.7
57 1890 0.0 127 1897 2.8
58 1889 0.0 128 2009 3.0
59 1888 0.0 129 1896 3.0
60 1887 0.0 130 1984 3.1
61 1883 0.0 131 2012 4.0
62 2022 Trace 132 1963 4.0
63 2017 Trace 133 2000 4.2
64 2016 Trace 134 2013 5.0
65 2014 Trace 135 1958 5.0
66 2011 Trace 136 1990 5.3
67 2005 Trace 137 1913 5.4
68 2003 Trace 138 1935 5.8
69 2002 Trace 139 1975 7.2
70 2001 Trace 140 1902 8.0
      141 1916 8.3
           
           
 
           
RANK YEAR SNOW RANK YEAR SNOW
           
1 1916 8.3 71 1964 Trace
2 1902 8.0 72 1962 Trace
3 1975 7.2 73 1961 Trace
4 1935 5.8 74 1960 Trace
5 1913 5.4 75 1959 Trace
6 1990 5.3 76 1957 Trace
7 2013 5.0 77 1954 Trace
8 1958 5.0 78 1953 Trace
9 2000 4.2 79 1952 Trace
10 2012 4.0 80 1951 Trace
11 1963 4.0 81 2023 0.0
12 1984 3.1 82 2021 0.0
13 2009 3.0 83 2019 0.0
14 1896 3.0 84 2018 0.0
15 1897 2.8 85 2015 0.0
16 1939 2.7 86 2010 0.0
17 1884 2.5 87 2008 0.0
18 1969 2.4 88 2007 0.0
19 1946 2.1 89 2006 0.0
20 1917 2.1 90 1999 0.0
21 1912 2.1 91 1998 0.0
22 1985 2.0 92 1994 0.0
23 1971 2.0 93 1993 0.0
24 1967 2.0 94 1991 0.0
25 1914 1.9 95 1986 0.0
26 1973 1.8 96 1982 0.0
27 2004 1.5 97 1980 0.0
28 1898 1.5 98 1979 0.0
29 1909 1.4 99 1976 0.0
30 1904 1.2 100 1970 0.0
31 1941 1.1 101 1965 0.0
32 1966 1.0 102 1956 0.0
33 1903 1.0 103 1949 0.0
34 1983 0.9 104 1948 0.0
35 1945 0.9 105 1947 0.0
36 1886 0.9 106 1944 0.0
37 1885 0.9 107 1943 0.0
38 1950 0.8 108 1940 0.0
39 1942 0.8 109 1938 0.0
40 1972 0.7 110 1937 0.0
41 1901 0.7 111 1936 0.0
42 1955 0.6 112 1934 0.0
43 2020 0.5 113 1933 0.0
44 1988 0.5 114 1931 0.0
45 1987 0.5 115 1930 0.0
46 1932 0.5 116 1929 0.0
47 1925 0.3 117 1928 0.0
48 1894 0.3 118 1927 0.0
49 1989 0.2 119 1926 0.0
50 1892 0.2 120 1924 0.0
51 1893 0.1 121 1923 0.0
52 1891 0.1 122 1922 0.0
53 2022 Trace 123 1921 0.0
54 2017 Trace 124 1920 0.0
55 2016 Trace 125 1919 0.0
56 2014 Trace 126 1918 0.0
57 2011 Trace 127 1915 0.0
58 2005 Trace 128 1911 0.0
59 2003 Trace 129 1910 0.0
60 2002 Trace 130 1908 0.0
61 2001 Trace 131 1907 0.0
62 1997 Trace 132 1906 0.0
63 1996 Trace 133 1905 0.0
64 1995 Trace 134 1900 0.0
65 1992 Trace 135 1899 0.0
66 1981 Trace 136 1895 0.0
67 1978 Trace 137 1890 0.0
68 1977 Trace 138 1889 0.0
69 1974 Trace 139 1888 0.0
70 1968 Trace 140 1887 0.0
      141 1883 0.0
           
           

 

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Updated: February 13, 2024