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Heat Continues for the East and South-Central U.S.; Strong to Severe Storms Across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast

The extremely dangerous heat wave continues across the East Coast and much of the South-Central U.S. today. Record high temperatures are expected for some areas especially across the Mid-Atlantic where extreme heat risk conditions reside. There is a Slight Risk (level 2 of 5) of severe thunderstorms today for the northern Mid-Atlantic into portions of southern New England. Read More >

 

Average January Temperatures for Fayetteville, Arkansas

All temperatures in °F

For the 75 year period of January 1950 through January 2024

 

Warmest January was 44.9 recorded in 2006

Coldest January was 23.7 recorded in 1979

Difference between the warmest and coldest January was 21.2

 

Coldest January      Warmest January
           
RANK YEAR TEMP RANK YEAR TEMP
           
1 1979 23.7 41 1987 36.2
2 1977 24.0 42 1974 36.6
3 1978 25.6 43 1983 36.7
4 1985 26.7 44 1954 36.7
5 1970 28.5 45 2004 36.8
6 1963 28.9 46 1972 36.9
7 1984 30.7 47 1980 37.1
8 1966 30.8 48 1960 37.1
9 2014 31.5 49 1993 37.4
10 1982 31.6 50 2000 37.5
11 1988 32.1 51 2002 37.7
12 1962 32.5 52 1964 37.7
13 1961 32.7 53 1955 37.7
14 2011 33.1 54 1995 37.9
15 2001 33.2 55 2021 38.3
16 2010 33.3 56 1969 38.4
17 2024 33.6 57 1965 38.4
18 2003 33.6 58 2013 38.5
19 1959 33.7 59 1986 38.6
20 2018 33.8 60 1967 38.6
21 2007 34.1 61 1999 39.0
22 1994 34.1 62 1992 39.3
23 1997 34.2 63 1975 40.1
24 1996 34.5 64 2017 40.3
25 1976 34.5 65 1953 40.6
26 1956 34.7 66 2012 41.2
27 1991 34.9 67 1950 41.3
28 1981 35.0 68 1998 41.4
29 2022 35.1 69 2005 41.6
30 1957 35.1 70 2023 41.7
31 2015 35.2 71 1989 42.0
32 1973 35.2 72 2020 42.3
33 2009 35.5 73 1952 42.8
34 1958 35.6 74 1990 43.1
35 2008 35.7 75 2006 44.9
36 1971 35.8      
37 1951 35.9      
38 2016 36.0      
39 1968 36.0      
40 2019 36.1      
 
           
RANK YEAR TEMP RANK YEAR TEMP
           
1 2006 44.9 41 2008 35.7
2 1990 43.1 42 1958 35.6
3 1952 42.8 43 2009 35.5
4 2020 42.3 44 2015 35.2
5 1989 42.0 45 1973 35.2
6 2023 41.7 46 2022 35.1
7 2005 41.6 47 1957 35.1
8 1998 41.4 48 1981 35.0
9 1950 41.3 49 1991 34.9
10 2012 41.2 50 1956 34.7
11 1953 40.6 51 1996 34.5
12 2017 40.3 52 1976 34.5
13 1975 40.1 53 1997 34.2
14 1992 39.3 54 2007 34.1
15 1999 39.0 55 1994 34.1
16 1986 38.6 56 2018 33.8
17 1967 38.6 57 1959 33.7
18 2013 38.5 58 2024 33.6
19 1969 38.4 59 2003 33.6
20 1965 38.4 60 2010 33.3
21 2021 38.3 61 2001 33.2
22 1995 37.9 62 2011 33.1
23 2002 37.7 63 1961 32.7
24 1964 37.7 64 1962 32.5
25 1955 37.7 65 1988 32.1
26 2000 37.5 66 1982 31.6
27 1993 37.4 67 2014 31.5
28 1980 37.1 68 1966 30.8
29 1960 37.1 69 1984 30.7
30 1972 36.9 70 1963 28.9
31 2004 36.8 71 1970 28.5
32 1983 36.7 72 1985 26.7
33 1954 36.7 73 1978 25.6
34 1974 36.6 74 1977 24.0
35 1987 36.2 75 1979 23.7
36 2019 36.1      
37 2016 36.0      
38 1968 36.0      
39 1951 35.9      
40 1971 35.8      

 

Data is for Drake Field

 

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Updated: February 18, 2024