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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 May Temperatures for Fayetteville, Arkansas

All temperatures in °F

For the 75 year period of May 1950 through May 2024

 

Warmest May was 72.0 recorded in 2018

Coldest May was 60.1 recorded in 1976

Difference between the warmest and coldest May was 11.9

 

Coldest May      Warmest May
           
RANK YEAR TEMP RANK YEAR TEMP
           
1 1976 60.1 36 1978 65.3
2 1954 60.8 37 2014 65.4
3 1981 61.7 38 1995 65.5
4 1973 61.7 39 1988 65.6
5 1997 62.0 40 1989 65.7
6 2016 62.1 41 1958 66.0
7 1971 62.6 42 1985 66.1
8 1967 62.6 43 1980 66.1
9 1983 62.8 44 1953 66.1
10 1960 62.9 45 1950 66.2
11 1961 63.2 46 1969 66.5
12 1999 63.4 47 1957 66.6
13 1968 63.5 48 2006 66.8
14 2021 63.6 49 1986 66.8
15 2013 63.6 50 1970 66.8
16 2009 63.7 51 2019 66.9
17 1992 63.7 52 2004 67.0
18 1984 63.7 53 1964 67.2
19 2005 63.8 54 2010 67.3
20 1994 63.8 55 2000 67.3
21 1979 63.8 56 1963 67.3
22 1966 63.8 57 2007 67.5
23 2017 63.9 58 1975 67.5
24 2002 63.9 59 1955 67.7
25 2011 64.1 60 2023 67.0
26 1972 64.1 61 1982 68.2
27 1952 64.1 62 1965 68.3
28 1993 64.2 63 1974 68.4
29 1990 64.3 64 1977 68.9
30 2020 64.7 65 1959 68.9
31 1951 64.7 66 1998 69.3
32 2015 64.8 67 2022 69.5
33 2008 65.1 68 2012 69.6
34 2001 65.2 69 1996 69.7
35 2003 65.3 70 1956 69.9
      71 1987 70.2
      72 2024 70.6
      73 1991 70.9
      74 1962 71.8
      75 2018 72.0
           
           
 
           
RANK YEAR TEMP RANK YEAR TEMP
           
1 2018 72.0 36 1989 65.7
2 1962 71.8 37 1988 65.6
3 1991 70.9 38 1995 65.5
4 2024 70.6 39 2014 65.4
5 1987 70.2 40 2003 65.3
6 1956 69.9 41 1978 65.3
7 1996 69.7 42 2001 65.2
8 2012 69.6 43 2008 65.1
9 2022 69.5 44 2015 64.8
10 1998 69.3 45 2020 64.7
11 1977 68.9 46 1951 64.7
12 1959 68.9 47 1990 64.3
13 1974 68.4 48 1993 64.2
14 1965 68.3 49 2011 64.1
15 1982 68.2 50 1972 64.1
16 2023 67.9 51 1952 64.1
17 1955 67.7 52 2017 63.9
18 2007 67.5 53 2002 63.9
19 1975 67.5 54 2005 63.8
20 2010 67.3 55 1994 63.8
21 2000 67.3 56 1979 63.8
22 1963 67.3 57 1966 63.8
23 1964 67.2 58 2009 63.7
24 2004 67.0 59 1992 63.7
25 2019 66.9 60 1984 63.7
26 2006 66.8 61 2021 63.6
27 1986 66.8 62 2013 63.6
28 1970 66.8 63 1968 63.5
29 1957 66.6 64 1999 63.4
30 1969 66.5 65 1961 63.2
31 1950 66.2 66 1960 62.9
32 1985 66.1 67 1983 62.8
33 1980 66.1 68 1971 62.6
34 1953 66.1 69 1967 62.6
35 1958 66.0 70 2016 62.1
      71 1997 62.0
      72 1981 61.7
      73 1973 61.7
      74 1954 60.8
      75 1976 60.1
           
           

 

Data is for Drake Field

 

April May June

 

Updated: July 20, 2024