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Powerful Pacific System Impacting the West; First Significant Snow for Portions of the East

Power Pacific system will continue to bring significant impacts for Pacific Northwest into northern California the remainder of the week. Dangerous coastal affects, heavy rain, flooding, strong winds, and higher elevation mountain snow continues. Meanwhile, a storm across the east is set to bring the first accumulating snow to many higher elevations of the Catskills into the central Appalachians. Read More >

 

Average December Temperatures for Fayetteville, Arkansas

All temperatures in °F

For the 75 year period of December 1949 through December 2023

 

Warmest December was 51.5 recorded in 2021

Coldest December was 25.0 recorded in 1983

Difference between the warmest and coldest December was 26.5

 

Coldest December      Warmest December
           
RANK YEAR TEMP RANK YEAR TEMP
           
1 1983 25.0 41 2018 39.7
2 2000 28.2 42 1954 39.7
3 1989 29.4 43 1951 39.7
4 1963 30.2 44 2020 39.8
5 1985 32.5 45 2007 39.8
6 2009 34.2 46 1987 39.8
7 1950 34.2 47 1980 39.8
8 2013 34.4 48 1975 39.9
9 1972 34.5 49 1993 40.2
10 1960 35.4 50 2011 40.3
11 1958 35.5 51 2001 40.3
12 1976 35.7 52 1992 40.3
13 1968 35.9 53 2014 40.5
14 2010 36.1 54 1988 40.6
15 2005 36.4 55 1999 40.8
16 1981 36.4 56 1996 41.3
17 1997 36.8 57 2022 41.4
18 1955 37.0 58 1949 41.6
19 2008 37.1 59 2006 41.7
20 1969 37.1 60 1979 41.7
21 1961 37.2 61 1970 41.7
22 1978 37.4 62 2012 42.3
23 1977 37.5 63 1994 42.5
24 2016 37.7 64 2019 43.0
25 1953 37.7 65 1982 43.3
26 2017 37.9 66 1959 43.3
27 1990 37.9 67 1956 43.6
28 1995 38.0 68 1991 43.7
29 1973 38.3 69 1965 43.7
30 1967 38.3 70 1957 44.0
31 1966 38.3 71 2015 44.2
32 1986 38.5 72 2023 44.6
33 1964 38.5 73 1971 45.3
34 1952 38.6 74 1984 45.8
35 1974 39.0 75 2021 51.5
36 2004 39.1      
37 2002 39.1      
38 1998 39.1      
39 1962 39.2      
40 2003 39.6      
           
 
           
RANK YEAR TEMP RANK YEAR TEMP
           
1 2021 51.5 41 1974 39.0
2 1984 45.8 42 1952 38.6
3 1971 45.3 43 1986 38.5
4 2023 44.6 44 1964 38.5
5 2015 44.2 45 1973 38.3
6 1957 44.0 46 1967 38.3
7 1991 43.7 47 1966 38.3
8 1965 43.7 48 1995 38.0
9 1956 43.6 49 2017 37.9
10 1982 43.3 50 1990 37.9
11 1959 43.3 51 2016 37.7
12 2019 43.0 52 1953 37.7
13 1994 42.5 53 1977 37.5
14 2012 42.3 54 1978 37.4
15 2006 41.7 55 1961 37.2
16 1979 41.7 56 2008 37.1
17 1970 41.7 57 1969 37.1
18 1949 41.6 58 1955 37.0
19 2022 41.4 59 1997 36.8
20 1996 41.3 60 2005 36.4
21 1999 40.8 61 1981 36.4
22 1988 40.6 62 2010 36.1
23 2014 40.5 63 1968 35.9
24 2011 40.3 64 1976 35.7
25 2001 40.3 65 1958 35.5
26 1992 40.3 66 1960 35.4
27 1993 40.2 67 1972 34.5
28 1975 39.9 68 2013 34.4
29 2020 39.8 69 2009 34.2
30 2007 39.8 70 1950 34.2
31 1987 39.8 71 1985 32.5
32 1980 39.8 72 1963 30.2
33 2018 39.7 73 1989 29.4
34 1954 39.7 74 2000 28.2
35 1951 39.7 75 1983 25.0
36 2003 39.6      
37 1962 39.2      
38 2004 39.1      
39 2002 39.1      
40 1998 39.1      
           

 

Data is for Drake Field

 

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Updated:  February 2, 2024