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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 Rainfall for Fayetteville, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 75 year period of December 1949 through December 2023

 

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

 

Data is for Drake Field

 

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Updated: February 2, 2024