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Powerful Pacific Storm to Continue Impacting Northern California; Heavy Snow in the Appalachians and Portions of the Northeast

A strong atmospheric river will continue to impact northern California with heavy rain and life-threatening flooding through Friday. Unsettled weather is expected across much of the Northeast and Great Lakes over the next few days, including the likelihood of heavy snow in the central Appalachians and higher elevations of northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New York. Read More >

Fayetteville, Arkansas
May 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   73/49   61   .20   .20  14.50    87  1959  52  1966  64  1983 (29) 1963    1 
 2   73/50   61   .21   .41  14.71    86 *2020  45  2011  68 *2012  33  1970    2 
 3   74/50   62   .21   .62  14.92    88  1952  47  2013  65 *1959  31  2005    3 
 4   74/50   62   .21   .83  15.13    90  1952 (44) 2013  70  1950  30  1954    4 
 5   74/51   62   .21  1.04  15.34    89  1952  59  1953  69  2007  31  2013    5 
 
 6   74/51   63   .22  1.26  15.56    89  2023  58  2006  73  2007  34  1992    6 
 7   74/51   63   .21  1.47  15.77    88 *2018  63  1960  70  2023  33  1992    7 
 8   75/52   63   .20  1.67  15.97    90  1962  59  1972  70  2000  34  1976    8 
 9   75/52   63   .19  1.86  16.16    87 *2018  60  1966  74  2022  32  1980    9 
10   75/52   64   .20  2.06  16.36    87 *1973  57  1981  73  2011  36  1997   10 
 
11   75/52   64   .21  2.27  16.57    90  1967  52  1997  70 *2014  34  1952   11 
12   76/53   64   .20  2.47  16.77    92  2022  61  1971  70 *1970  32  1960   12 
13   76/53   64   .20  2.67  16.97    90  2022  55 *2014  70 *1970  35  1971   13 
14   76/53   65   .20  2.87  17.17    89  2022  53  2014  68  1962  37 *2000   14 
15   76/54   65   .19  3.06  17.36    87  2022  56  1983  74  1990  35  1973   15 
 
16   77/54   65   .19  3.25  17.55    88  1988  63 *2016  70  1995  34  2014   16 
17   77/54   66   .18  3.43  17.73    87  2001  60  2014  73  1974  36  2011   17 
18   77/55   66   .19  3.62  17.92    88  1991  56  1952  70  1996  39 *2002   18 
19   77/55   66   .18  3.80  18.10    89  1956  60  1981  71 *2013  38  2002   19 
20   78/55   67   .19  3.99  18.29    89 *2006  62  1967  72  2022  37  1954   20 
 
21   78/56   67   .18  4.17  18.47    89 *1998  62 *2003  70  1953  39  1968   21 
22   78/56   67   .19  4.36  18.66    89  1953  57  1963 (75) 1953  40  1967   22 
23   79/56   67   .19  4.55  18.85    92  1962  59  1963  73  2019  35  1963   23 
24   79/57   68   .18  4.73  19.03    89 *2000  64 *2017  71  1953  41  1983   24 
25   79/57   68   .17  4.90  19.20    91 *2006  61  2003  71 *1989  40 *2001   25 
 
26   79/57   68   .17  5.07  19.37    90 *2024  61 *2022  71  1997  38  1988   26 
27   80/58   69   .17  5.24  19.54    91  2012  58  1976  69  2012  37  1961   27 
28   80/58   69   .16  5.40  19.70    91  2012  52  1992  72  2006  44  1961   28 
29   80/58   69   .17  5.57  19.87    92  2012  65 *1992  72  2011  41  1952   29 
30   81/58   69   .16  5.73  20.03   (93) 1977  59  1964  73  1989  40  1984   30 
 
31   81/59   70   .16  5.89  20.19    91  1951  66  1964  72  1991  42  1984   31 

* Indicates occurrences in previous years     ( ) Indicates monthly extremes
May Monthly Normals 1991-2020:
 
Normal Max Temperature:   76.7F   Monthly Heating Degree Days:        86
Normal Min Temperature:   54.0F   Season Total Heating Degree Days: 4079 
Normal Mean Temperature:  65.3F   Monthly Cooling Degree Days:        97 
Normal Monthly Rainfall:  5.89"   Season Total Cooling Degree Days:  126 
Normal Monthly Snowfall:   0.0"
May Monthly Records:
Warmest Month:  72.0F in 2018     Wettest Month:  13.39" in 1957
Coolest Month:  60.1F in 1976     Driest Month:    1.05" in 2012
                                  Most Snowfall:   0.5"  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: July 20, 2024