A windshield wiper arrangement which includes a windshield having a wiping area and a sensor-active surface on its wiping area. A wiper sweeps over the wiping area during a wiper operation. A wiper control system includes: a drive motor for driving the wiper; and a sensor system including a sensor disposed in the wiping area such that the wiper passes over the sensor n times during each wiper operation, n being equal to at least one, the sensor system further being configured for generating a sensor signal in response to an element coming into contact with the sensor-active surface on the windshield. The wiper control system further includes a signal processing device for generating the motor signal in response to the sensor signal which includes a counter arrangement having a counter for counting sensor signals generated by the sensor system thereby resulting in a counter state of the counter, the counter state of the counter further being equal to a predetermined starting value before each wiper operation. The signal processing device further includes an arrangement responsive to the counter state exceeding a predetermined threshold value for generating a motor signal for tripping each wiper operation, the threshold value being greater than n; and an arrangement for resetting the counter state to its starting value.