December Rainfall for Fayetteville, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 64 year period of December 1949 through December 2012

  

Wettest December was 8.54 recorded in 1982

Driest December was 0.26 recorded in 1955

Difference between the wettest and driest December was 8.28

  

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

 Data is for Drake Field

November December January

  

 Updated: January 11, 2013

 

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