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 |
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RANK |
YEAR |
TEMP |
RANK |
YEAR |
TEMP |
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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 |
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RANK |
YEAR |
TEMP |
RANK |
YEAR |
TEMP |
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|
|
|
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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 |
|
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|
39 |
2002 |
39.1 |
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40 |
1998 |
39.1 |
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Data is for Drake Field
Updated: February 2, 2024