Fayetteville, Arkansas
Snowfall Normals (1981-2010), Totals (1949-Present),
and All-Time Records by Month, Year, and Season

 

Data is for Drake Field. Snowfall data includes amounts recorded for both snow and ice pellets (sleet). Hail was included in the official totals in years before 1956 and again from 1989 to the present, but for the purpose of this data has been removed from the totals.

 

Fayetteville Drake Field Snowfall
Normals Max Months Max/Min Years Max/Min Seasons Christmas
Snowfall Totals by Month and Year
Snowfall Totals by Month and Season
Snowfall Rankings by Month for All Years

 

 

Fayetteville, AR - Snowfall Normals by Month and Year (1981-2010)
 
                   Jan  Feb  Mar  Apr  May  Jun  Jul  Aug  Sep  Oct  Nov  Dec  Annual 
 Normal  2.3  1.6  1.4   0    0    0    0    0    0    T   0.2  1.5    7.0

 

Fayetteville, AR - Highest Monthly Snowfall ** 
 
 Rank October    November    December     January     February       March       April       May
   1  0.3/1999   8.0/1976    6.0/2000    14.0/1977    18.8/2011    15.0/1968    1.0/1957   0.5/2013
   2    T/1996   4.4/1951    5.0/1984    13.1/1996    12.0/1978    10.2/1970    0.2/1971
   3    T/1994   4.0/1980    5.0/1969    11.5/1978    10.6/1960    10.0/1999     T /1996
   4    T/1991   4.0/1975    5.0/2002    11.3/1979     9.9/2003     7.0/1989     T /1995
   5    T/1989   4.0/1971    4.6/1950     8.7/1997     8.0/1975     6.9/1960     T /1994
   6    T/1957   2.7/1995    4.1/1990     7.0/1954     7.0/1967     6.7/1965     T /1993
   7    -        2.3/1952    4.0/1983     7.0/1955     7.0/1980     5.5/1967     T /1990
   8    -        2.0/1993    4.0/1975     7.0/1988     6.5/1961     5.4/1964     T /1989
   9    -        2.0/1972    4.0/1958     6.0/1966     6.1/1966     4.2/1958     T /1988
  10    -        2.0/1958    4.0/1963     5.4/1981     6.0/1979     4.0/2002     T /1975
                                                                                 More years
    ** - Snow has never occurred in Fayetteville during the months of June, July, August, or September.
        Records began August 1949.

 

Fayetteville, AR - Maximum and Minimum Snowfall by Year 
                       Rank         Maximum Year         Minimum Year
             1           23.5   1978           0.0   2008
             2           20.5   1960           0.0   1998
             3           20.4   2011            T    2010
             4           17.3   1979           0.2   2001
             5           16.5   1970           0.5   2007
             6           16.1   1996           1.0   2009
             7           16.1   1975           1.4   2012
             8           15.5   1968           1.4   1974
             9           15.1   1966           1.5   2004
            10           14.0   1997, 1977     1.9   1962
    Records began August 1949.

 

Fayetteville, AR - Maximum and Minimum Snowfall by Season 
             Rank         Maximum Season       Minimum Season
            1           23.5   1977-78        0.0   2009-10
            2           22.0   1976-77        0.0   2006-07
            3           21.7   1969-70        0.0   1999-00
            4           20.5   1959-60        0.3   1962-63
            5           20.3   2010-11        0.5   2007-08
            6           18.1   1995-96        0.6   1949-50
            7           17.3   1978-79        0.8   2011-12
            8           16.3   1967-68        1.0   2008-09
            9           15.9   2002-03        1.0   1956-57
           10           15.5   1966-67        1.3   1982-83
  Records began August 1949.

 

Fayetteville, AR - Snowfall Totals by Month and Year
Fayetteville, AR - Snowfall Totals by Month and Season
Fayetteville, AR - Snowfall Rankings by Month - All Years

 

Updated: June 5, 2013

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