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Fayetteville Weather Records (USC00032442)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Fayetteville (USC00032442), Arkansas, United States, with 69 years of record.

Key Facts for Fayetteville

  • Fayetteville (USC00032442) is a weather station in Arkansas, United States at 36.08 latitude and -94.17 longitude, 418 m (1,371 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1892 to 1960, 69 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Fayetteville still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Fayetteville set a daily record precipitation of 10.4 mm (0.4 in) on 6 December 1960.

About the Station

  • Location: Arkansas, United States, 36.08 latitude, -94.17 longitude.
  • Elevation: 418 m (1,371 ft).
  • Period of record: 1892 to 1960, 69 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Fayetteville, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Fayetteville. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -40-200204060 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Fayetteville. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Fayetteville, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan24.4 C (75.9 F)-27.2 C (-17.0 F)n/an/a
Feb28.9 C (84.0 F)-31.1 C (-24.0 F)n/an/a
Mar35.6 C (96.1 F)-20.6 C (-5.1 F)n/an/a
Apr35.6 C (96.1 F)-7.8 C (18.0 F)n/an/a
May36.1 C (97.0 F)-1.1 C (30.0 F)n/an/a
Jun38.9 C (102.0 F)3.9 C (39.0 F)n/an/a
Jul43.9 C (111.0 F)8.9 C (48.0 F)n/an/a
Aug42.8 C (109.0 F)6.7 C (44.1 F)n/an/a
Sep42.8 C (109.0 F)-0.6 C (30.9 F)n/an/a
Oct35.6 C (96.1 F)-8.3 C (17.1 F)n/an/a
Nov32.2 C (90.0 F)-13.9 C (7.0 F)n/an/a
Dec25.0 C (77.0 F)-21.7 C (-7.1 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Fayetteville by the year they were set 1,464 records at Fayetteville still stand. 1911 holds the most, with 60. 02040601892: 291893: 241894: 381895: 231896: 491897: 221898: 201899: 371900: 121901: 321902: 301903: 291904: 161905: 311906: 141907: 381908: 151909: 491910: 261911: 601912: 181913: 221914: 161915: 261916: 231917: 371918: 401919: 61920: 241921: 251922: 271923: 171924: 341925: 491926: 111938: 161939: 241940: 181941: 131942: 211943: 251944: 121945: 171946: 161947: 151948: 231949: 181950: 331951: 331952: 221953: 421954: 461955: 251956: 211957: 141958: 121959: 101960: 191892189819041910191619221939194519511957
1,464 records at Fayetteville still stand. 1911 holds the most, with 60.
Standing records at Fayetteville by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
189229
189324
189438
189523
189649
189722
189820
189937
190012
190132
190230
190329
190416
190531
190614
190738
190815
190949
191026
191160
191218
191322
191416
191526
191623
191737
191840
19196
192024
192125
192227
192317
192434
192549
192611
193816
193924
194018
194113
194221
194325
194412
194517
194616
194715
194823
194918
195033
195133
195222
195342
195446
195525
195621
195714
195812
195910
196019

All-Time Record Progression

6 new records
When Fayetteville set new all-time records 6 all-time records were set at Fayetteville between 12 August 1923 and 25 July 1960. Each dot is a new record. Record high minimum temperatureRecord daily precipitationRecord high maximum temperature12 August 1923: Record high minimum temperature 29.4 C (84.9 F)10 May 1943: Record daily precipitation 147.3 mm (5.8 in)10 May 1950: Record daily precipitation 164.8 mm (6.5 in)13 July 1954: Record high maximum temperature 43.3 C (109.9 F)14 July 1954: Record high maximum temperature 43.9 C (111.0 F)25 July 1960: Record daily precipitation 213.6 mm (8.4 in)19251930193519401945195019551960
6 all-time records were set at Fayetteville between 12 August 1923 and 25 July 1960. Each dot is a new record.
When Fayetteville set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1923-08-12Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 29.4 C (84.9 F)
1943-05-10Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1950-05-10Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 164.8 mm (6.5 in)
1954-07-13Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 43.3 C (109.9 F)
1954-07-14Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 43.9 C (111.0 F)
1960-07-25Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 213.6 mm (8.4 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 213.6 mm (8.4 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Fayetteville The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Fayetteville. The most was 213.6 mm (8.4 in) on 25 July 1960. 0100200300 Jan: 104.1 mm (4.1 in), 27 January 1916 Jan Feb: 81.8 mm (3.2 in), 26 February 1945 Feb Mar: 95.3 mm (3.8 in), 23 March 1906 Mar Apr: 127.0 mm (5.0 in), 30 April 1893 Apr May: 164.8 mm (6.5 in), 10 May 1950 May Jun: 113.5 mm (4.5 in), 23 June 1948 Jun Jul: 213.6 mm (8.4 in), 25 July 1960 Jul Aug: 129.5 mm (5.1 in), 19 August 1905 Aug Sep: 119.9 mm (4.7 in), 18 September 1949 Sep Oct: 121.4 mm (4.8 in), 14 October 1920 Oct Nov: 93.0 mm (3.7 in), 7 November 1957 Nov Dec: 100.3 mm (3.9 in), 19 December 1895 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Fayetteville. The most was 213.6 mm (8.4 in) on 25 July 1960.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Fayetteville
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan104.1 mm (4.1 in)27 January 1916
Feb81.8 mm (3.2 in)26 February 1945
Mar95.3 mm (3.8 in)23 March 1906
Apr127.0 mm (5.0 in)30 April 1893
May164.8 mm (6.5 in)10 May 1950
Jun113.5 mm (4.5 in)23 June 1948
Jul213.6 mm (8.4 in)25 July 1960
Aug129.5 mm (5.1 in)19 August 1905
Sep119.9 mm (4.7 in)18 September 1949
Oct121.4 mm (4.8 in)14 October 1920
Nov93.0 mm (3.7 in)7 November 1957
Dec100.3 mm (3.9 in)19 December 1895

Period of Record Coverage

1892 to 1960
Days with data per year at Fayetteville 58 years of record at Fayetteville, 1892 to 1960. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1904, 1926, 1938. 1892: 365 of 366 days1893: 362 of 365 days1894: 365 of 365 days1895: 363 of 365 days1896: 364 of 366 days1897: 364 of 365 days1898: 364 of 365 days1899: 354 of 365 days1900: 360 of 365 days1901: 358 of 365 days1902: 344 of 365 days1903: 332 of 365 days1904: 215 of 366 days1905: 361 of 365 days1906: 361 of 365 days1907: 357 of 365 days1908: 365 of 366 days1909: 351 of 365 days1910: 363 of 365 days1911: 363 of 365 days1912: 363 of 366 days1913: 365 of 365 days1914: 333 of 365 days1915: 363 of 365 days1916: 362 of 366 days1917: 365 of 365 days1918: 365 of 365 days1919: 364 of 365 days1920: 362 of 366 days1921: 344 of 365 days1922: 360 of 365 days1923: 364 of 365 days1924: 362 of 366 days1925: 358 of 365 days1926: 303 of 365 days1938: 273 of 365 days1939: 364 of 365 days1940: 366 of 366 days1941: 365 of 365 days1942: 365 of 365 days1943: 364 of 365 days1944: 366 of 366 days1945: 365 of 365 days1946: 365 of 365 days1947: 352 of 365 days1948: 366 of 366 days1949: 365 of 365 days1950: 365 of 365 days1951: 365 of 365 days1952: 366 of 366 days1953: 363 of 365 days1954: 365 of 365 days1955: 364 of 365 days1956: 366 of 366 days1957: 365 of 365 days1958: 364 of 365 days1959: 365 of 365 days1960: 365 of 366 days190019101920194019501960
58 years of record at Fayetteville, 1892 to 1960. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1904, 1926, 1938.
Days with data per year at Fayetteville
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
1892365100%Yes
189336299%Yes
1894365100%Yes
189536399%Yes
189636499%Yes
1897364100%Yes
1898364100%Yes
189935497%Yes
190036099%Yes
190135898%Yes
190234494%Yes
190333291%Yes
190421559%No
190536199%Yes
190636199%Yes
190735798%Yes
1908365100%Yes
190935196%Yes
191036399%Yes
191136399%Yes
191236399%Yes
1913365100%Yes
191433391%Yes
191536399%Yes
191636299%Yes
1917365100%Yes
1918365100%Yes
1919364100%Yes
192036299%Yes
192134494%Yes
192236099%Yes
1923364100%Yes
192436299%Yes
192535898%Yes
192630383%No
193827375%No
1939364100%Yes
1940366100%Yes
1941365100%Yes
1942365100%Yes
1943364100%Yes
1944366100%Yes
1945365100%Yes
1946365100%Yes
194735296%Yes
1948366100%Yes
1949365100%Yes
1950365100%Yes
1951365100%Yes
1952366100%Yes
195336399%Yes
1954365100%Yes
1955364100%Yes
1956366100%Yes
1957365100%Yes
1958364100%Yes
1959365100%Yes
1960365100%Yes

Latest Records

20
Latest records at Fayetteville
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
6 December 1960Fayetteville, USdaily rain10.4 mm (0.4 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)41 years19 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1960Fayetteville, USdaily high min16.7 C (62.1 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)65 years30 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1960Fayetteville, USdaily high max (Tie)23.3 C (73.9 F)tie51 years5 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1960Fayetteville, USdaily rain50.0 mm (2.0 in)22.8 mm (0.9 in)47 years35 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1960Fayetteville, USdaily high min17.2 C (63.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)5 years7 of 100 (Routine)
10 November 1960Fayetteville, USdaily low min (Tie)-6.7 C (19.9 F)tie19 years2 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1960Fayetteville, USall-time rain213.6 mm (8.4 in)48.8 mm (1.9 in)10 years57 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1960Fayetteville, USdaily low max25.0 C (77.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)49 years25 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1960Fayetteville, USdaily low max22.2 C (72.0 F)4.5 C (8.1 F)56 years35 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1960Fayetteville, USdaily low min10.6 C (51.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)43 years19 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1960Fayetteville, USdaily low min3.3 C (37.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)48 years22 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1960Fayetteville, USdaily rain117.3 mm (4.6 in)38.6 mm (1.5 in)60 years44 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1960Fayetteville, USdaily high min (Tie)18.3 C (64.9 F)tie35 years4 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1960Fayetteville, USdaily high min (Tie)16.7 C (62.1 F)tie19 years2 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1960Fayetteville, USdaily high max31.7 C (89.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)66 years28 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1960Fayetteville, USdaily low max2.8 C (37.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)48 years21 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1960Fayetteville, USdaily low max (Tie)0.0 C (32.0 F)tie45 years4 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1960Fayetteville, USdaily low max (Tie)-2.8 C (27.0 F)tie40 years4 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1960Fayetteville, USdaily low min (Tie)-12.2 C (10.0 F)tie40 years4 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1960Fayetteville, USdaily low min-13.9 C (7.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)66 years27 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

49 complete years, 1892 to 1960
Annual mean temperature at Fayetteville as warming stripes, 1892 to 1960 One stripe for each of 49 complete years at Fayetteville, 1892 to 1960. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 15.0 C (58.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1905, at 13.5 C (56.4 F), and the warmest was 1954, at 16.5 C (61.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F). 1892: 14.0 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1893: 14.3 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1894: 15.0 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1895: 14.0 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1896: 15.9 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1897: 15.3 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1898: 14.6 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1899: 14.4 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1900: 15.0 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1901: 14.6 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1902: 14.5 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1905: 13.5 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1906: 14.4 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1907: 15.7 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1908: 15.5 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1910: 15.2 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1911: 16.2 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1912: 14.1 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1913: 15.1 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1915: 14.8 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1916: 15.7 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1917: 13.9 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1918: 15.3 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1919: 15.1 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1920: 14.6 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1923: 15.4 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1924: 13.8 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1925: 15.6 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1939: 15.9 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1940: 14.0 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1941: 15.5 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1942: 14.9 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1943: 15.7 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1944: 15.4 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1945: 14.7 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1946: 16.2 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1948: 14.7 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1949: 15.1 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1950: 14.4 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1951: 14.6 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1952: 15.3 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1953: 15.8 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1954: 16.5 C, +1.6 C from the station mean1955: 15.1 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1956: 15.6 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1957: 14.9 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1958: 14.1 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1959: 14.7 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1960: 14.3 C, -0.7 C from the station mean18921900191019201930194019501960
One stripe for each of 49 complete years at Fayetteville, 1892 to 1960. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 15.0 C (58.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1905, at 13.5 C (56.4 F), and the warmest was 1954, at 16.5 C (61.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F).
Annual mean temperature at Fayetteville as warming stripes, 1892 to 1960
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
189214.0 C-0.95 C
189314.3 C-0.69 C
189415.0 C+0.05 C
189514.0 C-0.95 C
189615.9 C+0.97 C
189715.3 C+0.31 C
189814.6 C-0.32 C
189914.4 C-0.57 C
190015.0 C+0.07 C
190114.6 C-0.34 C
190214.5 C-0.45 C
190513.5 C-1.41 C
190614.4 C-0.60 C
190715.7 C+0.70 C
190815.5 C+0.50 C
191015.2 C+0.23 C
191116.2 C+1.23 C
191214.1 C-0.87 C
191315.1 C+0.16 C
191514.8 C-0.16 C
191615.7 C+0.74 C
191713.9 C-1.05 C
191815.3 C+0.33 C
191915.1 C+0.11 C
192014.6 C-0.36 C
192315.4 C+0.45 C
192413.8 C-1.11 C
192515.6 C+0.63 C
193915.9 C+0.98 C
194014.0 C-1.00 C
194115.5 C+0.55 C
194214.9 C-0.04 C
194315.7 C+0.72 C
194415.4 C+0.43 C
194514.7 C-0.21 C
194616.2 C+1.22 C
194814.7 C-0.29 C
194915.1 C+0.15 C
195014.4 C-0.59 C
195114.6 C-0.32 C
195215.3 C+0.39 C
195315.8 C+0.83 C
195416.5 C+1.58 C
195515.1 C+0.18 C
195615.6 C+0.63 C
195714.9 C-0.03 C
195814.1 C-0.90 C
195914.7 C-0.24 C
196014.3 C-0.67 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1892 to 1960 is 0.06 C (-0.02 to 0.15) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.12 F (-0.04 to 0.27) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 49 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Fayetteville
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.06 C (-0.02 to 0.15) per decade0.12 F (-0.04 to 0.27) per decade1892 to 196049Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum0.00 C (-0.10 to 0.11) per decade0.01 F (-0.18 to 0.19) per decade1892 to 196049Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum0.13 C (0.04 to 0.21) per decade0.2 F (0.1 to 0.4) per decade1892 to 196049Rise

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1892 to 1960
Yearly extremes at Fayetteville: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)43.9 C (111.0 F)195437.8 C (100.0 F)58
Coldest night (TNn)-31.1 C (-24.0 F)1899-17.8 C (0.0 F)58
Wettest day (Rx1day)213.6 mm (8.4 in)196078.7 mm (3.1 in)59
Wettest five days (Rx5day)294.1 mm (11.6 in)1960123.8 mm (4.9 in)59
Longest dry spell (CDD)42 days193922 days59

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Fayetteville by year The hottest day of the year at Fayetteville, 1892 to 1960. The record is 43.9 C (111.0 F) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.8 C (100.0 F). 303540451900192019401960Record: 43.9 C (111.0 F) in 1954
The hottest day of the year at Fayetteville, 1892 to 1960. The record is 43.9 C (111.0 F) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.8 C (100.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Fayetteville by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
189236.1 C (97.0 F)
189337.8 C (100.0 F)
189438.3 C (100.9 F)
189534.4 C (93.9 F)
189641.7 C (107.1 F)
189737.8 C (100.0 F)
189835.6 C (96.1 F)
189938.3 C (100.9 F)
190037.2 C (99.0 F)
190141.1 C (106.0 F)
190240.0 C (104.0 F)
190334.4 C (93.9 F)
190432.8 C (91.0 F)
190535.6 C (96.1 F)
190635.0 C (95.0 F)
190738.9 C (102.0 F)
190836.7 C (98.1 F)
190942.8 C (109.0 F)
191037.2 C (99.0 F)
191138.9 C (102.0 F)
191238.3 C (100.9 F)
191339.4 C (102.9 F)
191437.8 C (100.0 F)
191535.6 C (96.1 F)
191639.4 C (102.9 F)
191737.2 C (99.0 F)
191840.6 C (105.1 F)
191935.6 C (96.1 F)
192035.6 C (96.1 F)
192136.7 C (98.1 F)
192238.3 C (100.9 F)
192340.6 C (105.1 F)
192436.1 C (97.0 F)
192542.8 C (109.0 F)
192639.4 C (102.9 F)
1937n/a
193838.3 C (100.9 F)
193939.4 C (102.9 F)
194037.2 C (99.0 F)
194137.8 C (100.0 F)
194236.1 C (97.0 F)
194340.0 C (104.0 F)
194436.7 C (98.1 F)
194536.7 C (98.1 F)
194638.3 C (100.9 F)
194740.0 C (104.0 F)
194834.4 C (93.9 F)
194936.1 C (97.0 F)
195035.0 C (95.0 F)
195138.9 C (102.0 F)
195238.3 C (100.9 F)
195338.9 C (102.0 F)
195443.9 C (111.0 F)
195536.1 C (97.0 F)
195638.9 C (102.0 F)
195737.2 C (99.0 F)
195835.0 C (95.0 F)
195935.0 C (95.0 F)
196036.7 C (98.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Fayetteville by year The coldest night of the year at Fayetteville, 1892 to 1960. The record is -31.1 C (-24.0 F) in 1899, marked on the chart; the median year is -17.8 C (0.0 F). -40-30-20-101900192019401960Record: -31.1 C (-24.0 F) in 1899
The coldest night of the year at Fayetteville, 1892 to 1960. The record is -31.1 C (-24.0 F) in 1899, marked on the chart; the median year is -17.8 C (0.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Fayetteville by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1892-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1893-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1894-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1895-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1896-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1897-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1898-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1899-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1900-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1901-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1902-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1903-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1904-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1905-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1906-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1907-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1908-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1909-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1910-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1911-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1912-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1913-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1914-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1915-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1916-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1917-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1918-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1919-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1920-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1921-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1922-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1923-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1924-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1925-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1926-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1937n/a
1938-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1939-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1940-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1941-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1942-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1943-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1944-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1945-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1946-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1947-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1948-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1949-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1950-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1951-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1952-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1953-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1954-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1955-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1956-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1957-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1958-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1959-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1960-13.9 C (7.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Fayetteville by year The wettest day of the year at Fayetteville, 1892 to 1960. The record is 213.6 mm (8.4 in) in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 78.7 mm (3.1 in). 0501001502002501900192019401960Record: 213.6 mm (8.4 in) in 1960
The wettest day of the year at Fayetteville, 1892 to 1960. The record is 213.6 mm (8.4 in) in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 78.7 mm (3.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Fayetteville by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
189272.4 mm (2.9 in)
1893127.0 mm (5.0 in)
189486.4 mm (3.4 in)
1895100.3 mm (3.9 in)
189669.9 mm (2.8 in)
189794.0 mm (3.7 in)
189874.9 mm (2.9 in)
189988.4 mm (3.5 in)
190039.6 mm (1.6 in)
190153.3 mm (2.1 in)
190274.7 mm (2.9 in)
190358.7 mm (2.3 in)
190463.8 mm (2.5 in)
1905129.5 mm (5.1 in)
190695.3 mm (3.8 in)
190754.6 mm (2.1 in)
190865.5 mm (2.6 in)
190951.6 mm (2.0 in)
191071.1 mm (2.8 in)
191181.3 mm (3.2 in)
191253.3 mm (2.1 in)
191398.6 mm (3.9 in)
191451.6 mm (2.0 in)
1915126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1916104.1 mm (4.1 in)
191780.5 mm (3.2 in)
191847.0 mm (1.9 in)
191966.0 mm (2.6 in)
1920121.4 mm (4.8 in)
192197.8 mm (3.9 in)
192295.3 mm (3.8 in)
192372.4 mm (2.9 in)
192463.5 mm (2.5 in)
192569.1 mm (2.7 in)
192684.8 mm (3.3 in)
193743.2 mm (1.7 in)
193863.2 mm (2.5 in)
193960.7 mm (2.4 in)
194083.1 mm (3.3 in)
194181.3 mm (3.2 in)
194274.4 mm (2.9 in)
1943147.3 mm (5.8 in)
194475.4 mm (3.0 in)
1945110.5 mm (4.4 in)
194678.7 mm (3.1 in)
194780.5 mm (3.2 in)
1948113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1949119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1950164.8 mm (6.5 in)
195162.2 mm (2.4 in)
1952119.4 mm (4.7 in)
195378.7 mm (3.1 in)
195475.9 mm (3.0 in)
195553.6 mm (2.1 in)
195656.1 mm (2.2 in)
1957105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1958115.3 mm (4.5 in)
195988.4 mm (3.5 in)
1960213.6 mm (8.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Fayetteville by year The wettest five days of the year at Fayetteville, 1892 to 1960. The record is 294.1 mm (11.6 in) in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 123.8 mm (4.9 in). 01002003001900192019401960Record: 294.1 mm (11.6 in) in 1960
The wettest five days of the year at Fayetteville, 1892 to 1960. The record is 294.1 mm (11.6 in) in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 123.8 mm (4.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Fayetteville by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1892147.6 mm (5.8 in)
1893190.8 mm (7.5 in)
1894109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1895108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1896105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1897106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1898173.2 mm (6.8 in)
1899141.9 mm (5.6 in)
190086.7 mm (3.4 in)
190176.7 mm (3.0 in)
1902128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1903104.7 mm (4.1 in)
1904160.1 mm (6.3 in)
1905155.4 mm (6.1 in)
1906166.7 mm (6.6 in)
1907113.2 mm (4.5 in)
190890.9 mm (3.6 in)
1909100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1910122.6 mm (4.8 in)
1911134.4 mm (5.3 in)
191291.7 mm (3.6 in)
1913123.8 mm (4.9 in)
191498.0 mm (3.9 in)
1915186.2 mm (7.3 in)
1916213.1 mm (8.4 in)
191792.3 mm (3.6 in)
191897.8 mm (3.9 in)
1919118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1920150.6 mm (5.9 in)
1921118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1922128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1923107.8 mm (4.2 in)
1924110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1925102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1926155.8 mm (6.1 in)
193790.4 mm (3.6 in)
1938159.1 mm (6.3 in)
193966.0 mm (2.6 in)
1940115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1941163.1 mm (6.4 in)
1942128.1 mm (5.0 in)
1943251.7 mm (9.9 in)
1944144.0 mm (5.7 in)
1945200.4 mm (7.9 in)
1946180.5 mm (7.1 in)
1947110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1948184.9 mm (7.3 in)
1949147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1950258.1 mm (10.2 in)
1951120.1 mm (4.7 in)
1952139.2 mm (5.5 in)
195399.0 mm (3.9 in)
1954110.1 mm (4.3 in)
195589.2 mm (3.5 in)
195679.0 mm (3.1 in)
1957154.4 mm (6.1 in)
1958131.1 mm (5.2 in)
1959148.9 mm (5.9 in)
1960294.1 mm (11.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Fayetteville by year The longest dry spell of the year at Fayetteville, 1892 to 1960. The record is 42 days in 1939, marked on the chart; the median year is 22 days. 010203040501900192019401960Record: 42 days in 1939
The longest dry spell of the year at Fayetteville, 1892 to 1960. The record is 42 days in 1939, marked on the chart; the median year is 22 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Fayetteville by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
189217 days
189328 days
189425 days
189520 days
189622 days
189726 days
189818 days
189922 days
190029 days
190137 days
190218 days
190318 days
190415 days
190517 days
190616 days
190715 days
190811 days
190924 days
191029 days
191119 days
191236 days
191316 days
191424 days
191521 days
191630 days
191722 days
191819 days
191925 days
192021 days
192128 days
192240 days
192327 days
192421 days
192532 days
192618 days
19379 days
193823 days
193942 days
194019 days
194127 days
194214 days
194328 days
194427 days
194516 days
194616 days
194726 days
194820 days
194921 days
195026 days
195116 days
195229 days
195318 days
195423 days
195530 days
195620 days
195721 days
195818 days
195927 days
196028 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Frost Dates and Growing Season

49 years with a frost

Across 49 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Fayetteville falls on 9 April and the median first autumn frost on 25 October, which leaves a median of 199 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -0.2 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Fayetteville
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest periodRecent period (1915 to 1960)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost9 Apriln/a10 Apriln/a+1.4 days per decade
First autumn frost25 Octobern/a28 Octobern/a+1.2 days per decade
Growing days199 daysn/a198 daysn/a-0.2 days per decade

A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.

Rainfall Return Levels

48 years, 1892 to 1960

A day with at least 79.2 mm (3.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 206.5 mm (8.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Fayetteville: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years79.2 mm (3.1 in)
5 years106.5 mm (4.2 in)
10 years127.1 mm (5.0 in)
25 years156.2 mm (6.1 in)
50 years180.2 mm (7.1 in)Longer than the 48 years of record
100 years206.5 mm (8.1 in)Longer than the 48 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 48 years of values from 1892 to 1960.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 213.6 mm (8.4 in) in 1960; 164.8 mm (6.5 in) in 1950; 147.3 mm (5.8 in) in 1943.

Station Changes

No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).