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Locally Heavy Rainfall for the Carolinas; Thunderstorms and Fire Weather Concerns for Intermountain West

Heavy rainfall from scattered thunderstorms is expected across the Southwest, Intermountain West, and Plains. Isolated dry thunderstorms may initiate additional fires across the west. The coastal Carolinas may experience flash floods in the coming days due to repeated thunderstorms. Additionally, a wave of intense summer heat will hit the Southern Plains and central Gulf Coast States this week. Read More >

Fayetteville, Arkansas
October 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   76/51   63   .15   .15  35.88   (96) 1953  60  1985  66 *1993  31  1984   1 
 2   76/50   63   .15   .30  36.03    93  1953  56  1961 (74) 2017  32 *2003   2 
 3   76/50   63   .14   .44  36.17    93  1963  62  2010  72 *2017  30  1975   3 
 4   75/49   62   .14   .58  36.31    91  1963  57  2009  71  2018  32  1968   4 
 5   75/49   62   .14   .72  36.45    90  1963  51  1988  71  1955  32 *1999   5 
 
 6   75/49   62   .14   .86  36.59    90  1963  49  2012  73  2007  29  1952   6 
 7   74/48   61   .14  1.00  36.73    92  1963  50  2000  67  1949  24  1952   7 
 8   74/48   61   .14  1.14  36.87    93  1963  51  2000  71  2018  25  1952   8 
 9   74/48   61   .13  1.27  37.00    92 *1966  50  1970  71  2021  24  2000   9 
10   73/47   60   .13  1.40  37.13    90  1963  56 *2009  69  1973  25  2000  10 
 
11   73/47   60   .12  1.52  37.25    92  1963  44  1987  69  1962  30  1952  11 
12   72/47   59   .13  1.65  37.38    89  1989  52  2006  67  1962  30 *2019  12 
13   72/46   59   .13  1.78  37.51    89  1963  49  1986  67  1968  31 *1987  13 
14   72/46   59   .14  1.92  37.65    90  1963  56 *2004  67  1968  27  2002  14 
15   71/46   58   .14  2.06  37.79    89  2015  47  2018  67  1992  29  1952  15 
 
16   71/45   58   .15  2.21  37.94    85 *1989  52  1967  66  1965  24  1952  16 
17   71/45   58   .16  2.37  38.10    86  1950  50  1989  69  2016  28  1976  17 
18   70/44   57   .16  2.53  38.26    89  2005  47  1989  66  1971  26  2022  18 
19   70/44   57   .16  2.69  38.42    87  2005  43  1989  67  1979  22  2022  19 
20   70/44   57   .14  2.83  38.56    85  1979  51  2002  70  1979  21  1989  20 
 
21   69/44   56   .15  2.98  38.71    85 *2023  50  1984  59  1951  27  1952  21 
22   69/43   56   .16  3.14  38.87    84 *2020  50 *2006  68  2012  20  1952  22 
23   68/43   56   .15  3.29  39.02    83  2003  47  1981  69  2001  22  1952  23 
24   68/43   55   .15  3.44  39.17    82  2003  49  2020  63  2023  23  1999  24 
25   68/42   55   .15  3.59  39.32    84  1950  47  1957  69  2023  26  1982  25 
 
26   67/42   55   .16  3.75  39.48    86  1950  42  1957  65 *2023  24  1957  26 
27   67/42   54   .14  3.89  39.62    85  1950  43  2020  65  1950  21  1957  27 
28   67/41   54   .15  4.04  39.77    84  1950  48 *2017  65  2004  20  1957  28 
29   66/41   54   .15  4.19  39.92    87  1950  43  1976  65  1961 (17) 1952  29 
30   66/41   53   .14  4.33  40.06    85  1968 (32) 1993  66  1974 (17) 1998  30 
 
31   65/40   53   .15  4.48  40.21    84  1950  41  1993  66  1982  22  1993  31 

* Indicates occurrences in previous years     ( ) Indicates monthly extremes
October Monthly Normals 1991-2020:
 
Normal Max Temperature:   70.9F   Monthly Heating Degree Days:       244 
Normal Min Temperature:   45.2F   Season Total Heating Degree Days:  286 
Normal Mean Temperature:  58.0F   Monthly Cooling Degree Days:        29 
Normal Monthly Rainfall:  4.48"   Season Total Cooling Degree Days: 1349 
Normal Monthly Snowfall:  Trace
October Monthly Records:
Warmest Month:  66.2F in 1963     Wettest Month:  10.69" in 2009
Coolest Month:  52.0F in 1976     Driest Month:    0.03" in 1963
                                  Most Snowfall:    0.3" in 1993
(Monthly normals are computed by adding all of the daily mean data
 and then dividing by the number of days in the month)

 

Updated: November12, 2023