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Frigid Airmass to Bring Significantly Colder Temperatures; Snow Continues Downwind of the Great Lakes

A frigid cold airmass will bring significantly colder weather across the eastern two thirds of the country early this week. Record low temperatures are expected in the Southeast by Tuesday morning. Moderate to heavy lake effect snow will continue downwind of the Great Lakes through Monday. Several inches of snow accumulation is expected, including in portions of the Chicago Metro Read More >

 

Average Winter (December, January, February) Temperatures for Fayetteville, Arkansas

All temperatures in °F

For the 76-year period of Winter 1949-50 through Winter 2024-25

 

Warmest Winter was 43.2 recorded in 2022-23

Coldest Winter was 30.7 recorded in 1977-78

Difference between the warmest and coldest Winter was 12.5

 

Coldest Winter      Warmest Winter
RANK YEAR TEMP RANK YEAR TEMP
           
1 1977-78 30.7 41 1959-60 38.4
2 1978-79 31.4 42 2008-09 38.6
3 1983-84 32.6 43 1990-91 38.7
4 1976-77 33.1 44 1964-65 38.7
5 2013-14 33.2 45 2001-02 38.8
6 2009-10 33.5 46 1974-75 38.8
7 2000-01 34.1 47 1954-55 38.9
8 1963-64 34.5 48 2018-19 39.2
9 1962-63 34.5 49 1973-74 39.0
10 1981-82 34.8 50 2024-25 39.3
11 1969-70 35.0 51 1996-97 39.4
12 1984-85 35.5 52 1989-90 39.4
13 2010-11 35.6 53 1986-87 39.4
14 1972-73 35.9 54 2012-13 39.8
15 1958-59 36.1 55 1953-54 39.8
16 1967-68 36.2 56 2005-06 39.9
17 2014-15 36.3 57 1997-98 40.1
18 2002-03 36.3 58 1982-83 40.3
19 1987-88 36.3 59 1952-53 40.4
20 2020-21 36.6 60 1975-76 40.6
21 1960-61 36.9 61 2015-16 40.9
22 1950-51 37.0 62 1994-95 40.9
23 1985-86 37.3 63 1998-99 41.1
24 1965-66 37.4 64 1999-00 41.3
25 1955-56 37.6 65 1971-72 41.3
26 1957-58 37.7 66 2011-12 41.5
27 1966-67 37.8 67 2004-05 41.5
28 1961-62 37.8 68 1956-57 41.5
29 2017-18 37.9 69 2021-22 41.9
30 2006-07 37.9 70 1951-52 42.0
31 1995-96 37.9 71 2023-24 42.1
32 1993-94 37.9 72 1949-50 42.1
33 2003-04 38.0 73 2016-17 42.2
34 1968-69 38.0 74 2019-20 42.6
35 1979-80 38.1 75 1991-92 43.0
36 1992-93 38.2 76 2022-23 43.2
37 1980-81 38.2      
38 2007-08 38.3      
39 1988-89 38.4      
40 1970-71 38.4      
           
 
RANK YEAR TEMP RANK YEAR TEMP
           
1 2022-23 43.2 41 1980-81 38.2
2 1991-92 43.0 42 1979-80 38.1
3 2019-20 42.6 43 2003-04 38.0
4 2016-17 42.2 44 1968-69 38.0
5 2023-24 42.1 45 2017-18 37.9
6 1949-50 42.1 46 2006-07 37.9
7 1951-52 42.0 47 1995-96 37.9
8 2021-22 41.9 48 1993-94 37.9
9 2011-12 41.5 49 1966-67 37.8
10 2004-05 41.5 50 1961-62 37.8
11 1956-57 41.5 51 1957-58 37.7
12 1999-00 41.3 52 1955-56 37.6
13 1971-72 41.3 53 1965-66 37.4
14 1998-99 41.1 54 1985-86 37.3
15 2015-16 40.9 55 1950-51 37.0
16 1994-95 40.9 56 1960-61 36.9
17 1975-76 40.6 57 2020-21 36.6
18 1952-53 40.4 58 2014-15 36.3
19 1982-83 40.3 59 2002-03 36.3
20 1997-98 40.1 60 1987-88 36.3
21 2005-06 39.9 61 1967-68 36.2
22 2012-13 39.8 62 1958-59 36.1
23 1953-54 39.8 63 1972-73 35.9
24 1996-97 39.4 64 2010-11 35.6
25 1989-90 39.4 65 1984-85 35.5
26 1986-87 39.4 66 1969-70 35.0
27 2024-25 39.3 67 1981-82 34.8
28 2018-19 39.2 68 1963-64 34.5
29 1973-74 39.0 69 1962-63 34.5
30 1954-55 38.9 70 2000-01 34.1
31 2001-02 38.8 71 2009-10 33.5
32 1974-75 38.8 72 2013-14 33.2
33 1990-91 38.7 73 1976-77 33.1
34 1964-65 38.7 74 1983-84 32.6
35 2008-09 38.6 75 1978-79 31.4
36 1988-89 38.4 76 1977-78 30.7
37 1970-71 38.4      
38 1959-60 38.4      
39 2007-08 38.3      
40 1992-93 38.2      
           

 

Data is for Drake Field

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Updated: May 20, 2025