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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 March Temperatures for Fayetteville, Arkansas

All temperatures in °F

For the 75 year period of March 1950 through March 2024

 

Warmest March was 57.9 recorded in 2012

Coldest March was 37.5 recorded in 1960

Difference between the warmest and coldest March was 20.4

 

Coldest March      Warmest March
           
RANK YEAR TEMP RANK YEAR TEMP
           
1 1960 37.5 38 1987 48.5
2 1965 37.9 39 1966 48.7
3 1958 40.1 40 1979 49.2
4 1969 41.0 41 1994 49.3
5 1970 42.6 42 1989 49.4
6 1996 43.0 43 2011 49.5
7 2014 43.4 44 2008 49.5
8 2001 43.7 45 2022 49.6
9 1975 43.9 46 1972 49.6
10 2013 44.0 47 2018 49.7
11 1978 44.1 48 1997 49.8
12 1962 44.1 49 1992 49.8
13 1950 44.4 50 1961 50.0
14 2019 44.9 51 2023 50.2
15 1980 44.9 52 2006 50.3
16 1957 45.0 53 2009 50.5
17 2002 45.2 54 2000 50.6
18 1971 45.2 55 2004 50.9
19 1954 45.3 56 1976 50.9
20 1999 45.5 57 2016 51.1
21 1984 45.5 58 1995 51.1
22 1993 45.6 59 1986 51.2
23 1952 45.9 60 1963 51.5
24 1998 46.0 61 1990 51.6
25 2005 46.1 62 1977 51.6
26 1964 46.1 63 1991 51.8
27 2010 46.4 64 2021 52.1
28 1951 46.6 65 1982 52.1
29 1959 47.0 66 1985 52.3
30 1968 47.1 67 1953 52.3
31 1983 47.3 68 1973 52.6
32 1956 47.3 69 2017 52.7
33 1988 47.5 70 1974 52.7
34 2015 47.8 71 2024 54.5
35 2003 47.9 72 1967 54.9
36 1981 48.2 73 2020 56.1
37 1955 48.3 74 2007 56.2
      75 2012 57.9
           
 
           
RANK YEAR TEMP RANK YEAR TEMP
           
1 2012 57.9 38 1987 48.5
2 2007 56.2 39 1955 48.3
3 2020 56.1 40 1981 48.2
4 1967 54.9 41 2003 47.9
5 2024 54.5 42 2015 47.8
6 2017 52.7 43 1988 47.5
7 1974 52.7 44 1983 47.3
8 1973 52.6 45 1956 47.3
9 1985 52.3 46 1968 47.1
10 1953 52.3 47 1959 47.0
11 2021 52.1 48 1951 46.6
12 1982 52.1 49 2010 46.4
13 1991 51.8 50 2005 46.1
14 1990 51.6 51 1964 46.1
15 1977 51.6 52 1998 46.0
16 1963 51.5 53 1952 45.9
17 1986 51.2 54 1993 45.6
18 2016 51.1 55 1999 45.5
19 1995 51.1 56 1984 45.5
20 2004 50.9 57 1954 45.3
21 1976 50.9 58 2002 45.2
22 2000 50.6 59 1971 45.2
23 2009 50.5 60 1957 45.0
24 2006 50.3 61 2019 44.9
25 2023 50.2 62 1980 44.9
26 1961 50.0 63 1950 44.4
27 1997 49.8 64 1978 44.1
28 1992 49.8 65 1962 44.1
29 2018 49.7 66 2013 44.0
30 2022 49.6 67 1975 43.9
31 1972 49.6 68 2001 43.7
32 2011 49.5 69 2014 43.4
33 2008 49.5 70 1996 43.0
34 1989 49.4 71 1970 42.6
35 1994 49.3 72 1969 41.0
36 1979 49.2 73 1958 40.1
37 1966 48.7 74 1965 37.9
      75 1960 37.5
           

 

Data is for Drake Field

 

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Updated: May 20, 2024