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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 >

Fayetteville, Arkansas

December Climate Data (Page 1)

 

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    |------Normals 1991-2020------| |--------- Record Temperatures ---------|
     Temperature   Precipitation     Hi        Lo        Hi        Lo
Day  Mx/Mn  Mean  Day  Month  Year   Max  Year Max  Year Min  Year Min  Year  Day
 1   54/31   42   .10   .10  43.99    73 *2000  31  1974  61  1982  13  1985   1 
 2   53/31   42   .10   .20  44.09    77  2021  26  1985  63  2012   9  1985   2 
 3   53/30   42   .11   .31  44.20    77  2021  33  2006  62  2012  15  1989   3 
 4   53/30   41   .10   .41  44.30    71 *2001  32 *2018  58  2001  13  2006   4 
 5   52/30   41   .10   .51  44.40    76  1956  31  2002  56  1956  11  1950   5 
 
 6   52/30   41   .10   .61  44.50    72 *1966  13  1950  62  1966  -5  1950   6 
 7   52/29   41   .09   .70  44.59    76  1966  21 *2013 (66) 1966  -7  1950   7 
 8   52/29   40   .10   .80  44.69    76  1991  23  1978  55  2022   6  2005   8 
 9   51/29   40   .09   .89  44.78    73  2020  23  1995  52  1970   2  2005   9 
10   51/29   40   .10   .99  44.88    75 *2021  23  1972  58  1965   5  1995  10 
 
11   51/29   40   .09  1.08  44.97    73  1949  27  1957  55  1965   9 *2000  11 
12   50/28   39   .09  1.17  45.06    70  2015  23 *1962  62  2015   0  1962  12 
13   50/28   39   .10  1.27  45.16    69  1991  23  1958  60  1975   2  1985  13 
14   50/28   39   .10  1.37  45.26    73  1995  23  1958  53  2011  -2 *1985  14 
15   50/28   39   .09  1.46  45.35    77  2021  19  1951  55  1984  -2  1958  15 
 
16   49/28   39   .10  1.56  45.45    71  2021  21  1989  57  2006  -1  1989  16 
17   49/27   38   .09  1.65  45.54    70  1976  26  1989  59  1957   4  1979  17 
18   49/27   38   .10  1.75  45.64    70  1962  20  2016  48  1952   2  1964  18 
19   49/27   38   .09  1.84  45.73    72  1978  12  1983  56  1978   3  2016  19 
20   49/27   38   .10  1.94  45.83    69  1966  23  1980  61  1949   6  1989  20 
 
21   48/27   38   .10  2.04  45.93    69  2017  19  1989  46  2023  -2  1989  21 
22   48/27   38   .11  2.15  46.04    70  1996   9  1989  57  1979  -8  1989  22 
23   48/27   37   .11  2.26  46.15    70  2019  10  1983  59  1982(-14) 1963  23 
24   48/26   37   .10  2.36  46.25    77  1955 ( 2) 1983  54  2023  -7  1983  24 
25   48/26   37   .10  2.46  46.35    73  2021   7  1983  56  2016  -8  1983  25 
 
26   48/26   37   .11  2.57  46.46    77  2021  19  1983  58  1971  -2  1983  26 
27   48/26   37   .10  2.67  46.56    74  1971  26  2017  48 *2005   9  2010  27 
28   48/26   37   .10  2.77  46.66    71  2021  28 *1983  59  1984   9  1983  28 
29   47/26   37   .10  2.87  46.76    71  2022  18  1983  56  1984  -4  1983  29 
30   47/26   37   .10  2.97  46.86    77  1951  22  2000  59  1992  -6  1983  30

31   47/26   36   .10  3.07  46.96   (78) 1951  19  2000  58  2004   1  1976  31 
 
* Indicates occurrences in previous years     ( ) Indicates monthly extremes
December Monthly Normals 1991-2020:
 
Normal Max Temperature:   49.8F   Monthly Heating Degree Days:       812 
Normal Min Temperature:   27.8F   Season Total Heating Degree Days: 1630 
Normal Mean Temperature:  38.8F   Monthly Cooling Degree Days:         0 
Normal Monthly Rainfall:  3.07"   Season Total Cooling Degree Days: 1352 
Normal Monthly Snowfall:   1.1"
December Monthly Records:
Warmest Month:  51.5F in 2021     Wettest Month:  10.95" in 2015
Coolest Month:  25.0F in 1983     Driest Month:    0.26" in 1955
                                  Most Snowfall:    7.0" in 2013
(Monthly normals are computed by adding all of the daily mean data
 and then dividing by the number of days in the month)

 

Updated: February 1, 2024