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
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
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
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
24.4 C (75.9 F)
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
38.9 C (102.0 F)
3.9 C (39.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
43.9 C (111.0 F)
8.9 C (48.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
42.8 C (109.0 F)
6.7 C (44.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
42.8 C (109.0 F)
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
25.0 C (77.0 F)
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Fayetteville still stand. 1911 holds the most, with 60.
Standing records at Fayetteville by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1892
29
1893
24
1894
38
1895
23
1896
49
1897
22
1898
20
1899
37
1900
12
1901
32
1902
30
1903
29
1904
16
1905
31
1906
14
1907
38
1908
15
1909
49
1910
26
1911
60
1912
18
1913
22
1914
16
1915
26
1916
23
1917
37
1918
40
1919
6
1920
24
1921
25
1922
27
1923
17
1924
34
1925
49
1926
11
1938
16
1939
24
1940
18
1941
13
1942
21
1943
25
1944
12
1945
17
1946
16
1947
15
1948
23
1949
18
1950
33
1951
33
1952
22
1953
42
1954
46
1955
25
1956
21
1957
14
1958
12
1959
10
1960
19
All-Time Record Progression
6 new records
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
Date
Kind
Detail
1923-08-12
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 29.4 C (84.9 F)
1943-05-10
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1950-05-10
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 164.8 mm (6.5 in)
1954-07-13
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 43.3 C (109.9 F)
1954-07-14
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 43.9 C (111.0 F)
1960-07-25
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 213.6 mm (8.4 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 213.6 mm (8.4 in)
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
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
27 January 1916
Feb
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
26 February 1945
Mar
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
23 March 1906
Apr
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
30 April 1893
May
164.8 mm (6.5 in)
10 May 1950
Jun
113.5 mm (4.5 in)
23 June 1948
Jul
213.6 mm (8.4 in)
25 July 1960
Aug
129.5 mm (5.1 in)
19 August 1905
Sep
119.9 mm (4.7 in)
18 September 1949
Oct
121.4 mm (4.8 in)
14 October 1920
Nov
93.0 mm (3.7 in)
7 November 1957
Dec
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
19 December 1895
Period of Record Coverage
1892 to 1960
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
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.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
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
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1892
14.0 C
-0.95 C
1893
14.3 C
-0.69 C
1894
15.0 C
+0.05 C
1895
14.0 C
-0.95 C
1896
15.9 C
+0.97 C
1897
15.3 C
+0.31 C
1898
14.6 C
-0.32 C
1899
14.4 C
-0.57 C
1900
15.0 C
+0.07 C
1901
14.6 C
-0.34 C
1902
14.5 C
-0.45 C
1905
13.5 C
-1.41 C
1906
14.4 C
-0.60 C
1907
15.7 C
+0.70 C
1908
15.5 C
+0.50 C
1910
15.2 C
+0.23 C
1911
16.2 C
+1.23 C
1912
14.1 C
-0.87 C
1913
15.1 C
+0.16 C
1915
14.8 C
-0.16 C
1916
15.7 C
+0.74 C
1917
13.9 C
-1.05 C
1918
15.3 C
+0.33 C
1919
15.1 C
+0.11 C
1920
14.6 C
-0.36 C
1923
15.4 C
+0.45 C
1924
13.8 C
-1.11 C
1925
15.6 C
+0.63 C
1939
15.9 C
+0.98 C
1940
14.0 C
-1.00 C
1941
15.5 C
+0.55 C
1942
14.9 C
-0.04 C
1943
15.7 C
+0.72 C
1944
15.4 C
+0.43 C
1945
14.7 C
-0.21 C
1946
16.2 C
+1.22 C
1948
14.7 C
-0.29 C
1949
15.1 C
+0.15 C
1950
14.4 C
-0.59 C
1951
14.6 C
-0.32 C
1952
15.3 C
+0.39 C
1953
15.8 C
+0.83 C
1954
16.5 C
+1.58 C
1955
15.1 C
+0.18 C
1956
15.6 C
+0.63 C
1957
14.9 C
-0.03 C
1958
14.1 C
-0.90 C
1959
14.7 C
-0.24 C
1960
14.3 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
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.06 C (-0.02 to 0.15) per decade
0.12 F (-0.04 to 0.27) per decade
1892 to 1960
49
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
0.00 C (-0.10 to 0.11) per decade
0.01 F (-0.18 to 0.19) per decade
1892 to 1960
49
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.13 C (0.04 to 0.21) per decade
0.2 F (0.1 to 0.4) per decade
1892 to 1960
49
Rise
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
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1954
37.8 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)
1960
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
59
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
294.1 mm (11.6 in)
1960
123.8 mm (4.9 in)
59
Longest dry spell (CDD)
42 days
1939
22 days
59
Hottest day (TXx)
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
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1892
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1893
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1894
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1895
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1896
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1897
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1898
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1899
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1900
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1901
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1902
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1903
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1904
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1905
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1906
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1907
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1908
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1909
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1910
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1911
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1912
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1913
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1914
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1915
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1916
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1917
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1918
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1919
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1920
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1921
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1922
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1923
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1924
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1925
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1926
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1937
n/a
1938
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1939
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1940
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1941
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1942
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1943
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1944
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1945
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1946
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1947
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1948
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1949
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1950
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1951
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1952
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1953
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1954
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1955
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1956
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1957
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1958
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1959
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1960
36.7 C (98.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
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
Year
Coldest 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)
1937
n/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)
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
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1892
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1893
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1894
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1895
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1896
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1897
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1898
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1899
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1900
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1901
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1902
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1903
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1904
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1905
129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1906
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1907
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1908
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1909
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1910
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1911
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1912
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1913
98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1914
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1915
126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1916
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1917
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1918
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1919
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1920
121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1921
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1922
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1923
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1924
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1925
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1926
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1937
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1938
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1939
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1940
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1941
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1942
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1943
147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1944
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1945
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1946
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1947
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1948
113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1949
119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1950
164.8 mm (6.5 in)
1951
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1952
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1953
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1954
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1955
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1956
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1957
105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1958
115.3 mm (4.5 in)
1959
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1960
213.6 mm (8.4 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
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
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1892
147.6 mm (5.8 in)
1893
190.8 mm (7.5 in)
1894
109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1895
108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1896
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1897
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1898
173.2 mm (6.8 in)
1899
141.9 mm (5.6 in)
1900
86.7 mm (3.4 in)
1901
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1902
128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1903
104.7 mm (4.1 in)
1904
160.1 mm (6.3 in)
1905
155.4 mm (6.1 in)
1906
166.7 mm (6.6 in)
1907
113.2 mm (4.5 in)
1908
90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1909
100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1910
122.6 mm (4.8 in)
1911
134.4 mm (5.3 in)
1912
91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1913
123.8 mm (4.9 in)
1914
98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1915
186.2 mm (7.3 in)
1916
213.1 mm (8.4 in)
1917
92.3 mm (3.6 in)
1918
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1919
118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1920
150.6 mm (5.9 in)
1921
118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1922
128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1923
107.8 mm (4.2 in)
1924
110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1925
102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1926
155.8 mm (6.1 in)
1937
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1938
159.1 mm (6.3 in)
1939
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1940
115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1941
163.1 mm (6.4 in)
1942
128.1 mm (5.0 in)
1943
251.7 mm (9.9 in)
1944
144.0 mm (5.7 in)
1945
200.4 mm (7.9 in)
1946
180.5 mm (7.1 in)
1947
110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1948
184.9 mm (7.3 in)
1949
147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1950
258.1 mm (10.2 in)
1951
120.1 mm (4.7 in)
1952
139.2 mm (5.5 in)
1953
99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1954
110.1 mm (4.3 in)
1955
89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1956
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1957
154.4 mm (6.1 in)
1958
131.1 mm (5.2 in)
1959
148.9 mm (5.9 in)
1960
294.1 mm (11.6 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
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
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1892
17 days
1893
28 days
1894
25 days
1895
20 days
1896
22 days
1897
26 days
1898
18 days
1899
22 days
1900
29 days
1901
37 days
1902
18 days
1903
18 days
1904
15 days
1905
17 days
1906
16 days
1907
15 days
1908
11 days
1909
24 days
1910
29 days
1911
19 days
1912
36 days
1913
16 days
1914
24 days
1915
21 days
1916
30 days
1917
22 days
1918
19 days
1919
25 days
1920
21 days
1921
28 days
1922
40 days
1923
27 days
1924
21 days
1925
32 days
1926
18 days
1937
9 days
1938
23 days
1939
42 days
1940
19 days
1941
27 days
1942
14 days
1943
28 days
1944
27 days
1945
16 days
1946
16 days
1947
26 days
1948
20 days
1949
21 days
1950
26 days
1951
16 days
1952
29 days
1953
18 days
1954
23 days
1955
30 days
1956
20 days
1957
21 days
1958
18 days
1959
27 days
1960
28 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
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1915 to 1960)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
9 April
n/a
10 April
n/a
+1.4 days per decade
First autumn frost
25 October
n/a
28 October
n/a
+1.2 days per decade
Growing days
199 days
n/a
198 days
n/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 in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
5 years
106.5 mm (4.2 in)
10 years
127.1 mm (5.0 in)
25 years
156.2 mm (6.1 in)
50 years
180.2 mm (7.1 in)
Longer than the 48 years of record
100 years
206.5 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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Data for Fayetteville standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Fayetteville threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.