National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce

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 Fayetteville, Arkansas

All snowfall amounts are in inches

For the 75 year period of December 1949 through December 2023

 

Highest December was 7.0 recorded in 2013

Lowest December was 0.0

Difference between the highest and lowest December was 7.0

 

Lowest December      Highest December
           
RANK YEAR SNOW RANK YEAR SNOW
           
1 2021 0.0 36 1952 Trace
2 2008 0.0 37 1951 Trace
3 2006 0.0 38 1949 Trace
4 2005 0.0 39 2011 0.1
5 2004 0.0 40 1962 0.1
6 2003 0.0 41 1993 0.2
7 2001 0.0 42 1992 0.2
8 1999 0.0 43 1961 0.2
9 1998 0.0 44 2016 0.3
10 1994 0.0 45 2017 0.4
11 1991 0.0 46 1996 0.4
12 1986 0.0 47 2007 0.5
13 1982 0.0 48 1972 0.5
14 1980 0.0 49 2012 0.7
15 1979 0.0 50 2022 0.8
16 2023 Trace 51 1967 0.8
17 2019 Trace 52 1954 1.0
18 2018 Trace 53 1995 1.1
19 2015 Trace 54 1957 1.1
20 2014 Trace 55 1988 2.0
21 2010 Trace 56 1987 2.0
22 1981 Trace 57 1985 2.3
23 1978 Trace 58 1997 2.5
24 1977 Trace 59 1971 2.5
25 1976 Trace 60 2020 2.8
26 1974 Trace 61 1989 3.0
27 1970 Trace 62 1973 3.0
28 1968 Trace 63 1966 3.0
29 1965 Trace 64 1983 4.0
30 1964 Trace 65 1975 4.0
31 1960 Trace 66 1963 4.0
32 1959 Trace 67 1958 4.0
33 1956 Trace 68 1990 4.1
34 1955 Trace 69 1950 4.6
35 1953 Trace 70 2002 5.0
      71 1984 5.0
      72 1969 5.0
      73 2009 6.0
      74 2000 6.0
      75 2013 7.0
           
 
           
RANK YEAR SNOW RANK YEAR SNOW
           
1 2013 7.0 36 2011 0.1
2 2009 6.0 37 1962 0.1
3 2000 6.0 38 2023 Trace
4 2002 5.0 39 2019 Trace
5 1984 5.0 40 2018 Trace
6 1969 5.0 41 2015 Trace
7 1950 4.6 42 2014 Trace
8 1990 4.1 43 2010 Trace
9 1983 4.0 44 1981 Trace
10 1975 4.0 45 1978 Trace
11 1963 4.0 46 1977 Trace
12 1958 4.0 47 1976 Trace
13 1989 3.0 48 1974 Trace
14 1973 3.0 49 1970 Trace
15 1966 3.0 50 1968 Trace
16 2020 2.8 51 1965 Trace
17 1997 2.5 52 1964 Trace
18 1971 2.5 53 1960 Trace
19 1985 2.3 54 1959 Trace
20 1988 2.0 55 1956 Trace
21 1987 2.0 56 1955 Trace
22 1995 1.1 57 1953 Trace
23 1957 1.1 58 1952 Trace
24 1954 1.0 59 1951 Trace
25 2022 0.8 60 1949 Trace
26 1967 0.8 61 2021 0.0
27 2012 0.7 62 2008 0.0
28 2007 0.5 63 2006 0.0
29 1972 0.5 64 2005 0.0
30 2017 0.4 65 2004 0.0
31 1996 0.4 66 2003 0.0
32 2016 0.3 67 2001 0.0
33 1993 0.2 68 1999 0.0
34 1992 0.2 69 1998 0.0
35 1961 0.2 70 1994 0.0
      71 1991 0.0
      72 1986 0.0
      73 1982 0.0
      74 1980 0.0
      75 1979 0.0
           

 

Data is for Drake Field

November December January

 

Updated: February 2, 2024