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Highest Severe Thunderstorm Threat Centered Over the Mid-Mississippi Valley Thursday

Strong to severe thunderstorms capable of damaging wind gusts, large hail, and perhaps a couple tornadoes, are likely Thursday from parts of the lower Ohio Valley into the southern Plains. An Enhanced Risk (Level 3 of 5) outlook has been issued. Further north, a warm front will bring areas of rain showers to portions of the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S. Read More >

 

Average October Temperatures for Fayetteville, Arkansas

All temperatures in °F

For the 75 year period of October 1949 through October 2023

 

Warmest October was 66.2 recorded in 1963

Coldest October was 52.0 recorded in 1976

Difference between the warmest and coldest October was 14.2

 

Coldest October      Warmest October
           
RANK YEAR TEMP RANK YEAR TEMP
           
1 1976 52.0 41 1999 58.7
2 1952 52.3 42 1998 59.0
3 2009 53.9 43 2018 59.1
4 1993 54.6 44 2005 59.1
5 1987 55.0 45 1961 59.1
6 2002 55.3 46 2015 59.2
7 1988 55.5 47 2003 59.2
8 1966 55.5 48 1992 59.4
9 1964 55.7 49 2022 59.5
10 2019 55.8 50 2014 59.8
11 1957 55.8 51 1975 59.8
12 2012 56.1 52 1953 59.8
13 1970 56.1 53 1985 60.0
14 2001 56.3 54 1974 60.0
15 2020 56.5 55 1951 60.0
16 1980 56.6 56 1989 60.3
17 2006 56.7 57 1994 60.5
18 2008 56.9 58 1991 60.5
19 1990 57.1 59 1979 60.6
20 1959 57.3 60 1954 60.6
21 1958 57.3 61 1984 60.7
22 1978 57.4 62 1983 60.7
23 1981 57.5 63 2023 60.8
24 1969 57.5 64 2000 60.8
25 1968 57.7 65 1960 61.3
26 2013 57.8 66 2007 61.7
27 1997 57.8 67 2004 61.9
28 1977 57.9 68 2021 62.0
29 1965 57.9 69 1973 62.2
30 2017 58.0 70 1962 62.2
31 2011 58.0 71 1956 62.7
32 1967 58.0 72 1971 62.8
33 2010 58.1 73 2016 63.8
34 1982 58.2 74 1950 63.8
35 1972 58.2 75 1963 66.2
36 1955 58.2      
37 1986 58.5      
38 1949 58.5      
39 1996 58.6      
40 1995 58.6      
           
 
           
RANK YEAR TEMP RANK YEAR TEMP
           
1 1963 66.2 41 1972 58.2
2 2016 63.8 42 1955 58.2
3 1950 63.8 43 2010 58.1
4 1971 62.8 44 2017 58.0
5 1956 62.7 45 2011 58.0
6 1973 62.2 46 1967 58.0
7 1962 62.2 47 1977 57.9
8 2021 62.0 48 1965 57.9
9 2004 61.9 49 2013 57.8
10 2007 61.7 50 1997 57.8
11 1960 61.3 51 1968 57.7
12 2023 60.8 52 1981 57.5
13 2000 60.8 53 1969 57.5
14 1984 60.7 54 1978 57.4
15 1983 60.7 55 1959 57.3
16 1979 60.6 56 1958 57.3
17 1954 60.6 57 1990 57.1
18 1994 60.5 58 2008 56.9
19 1991 60.5 59 2006 56.7
20 1989 60.3 60 1980 56.6
21 1985 60.0 61 2020 56.5
22 1974 60.0 62 2001 56.3
23 1951 60.0 63 2012 56.1
24 2014 59.8 64 1970 56.1
25 1975 59.8 65 2019 55.9
26 1953 59.8 66 1957 55.8
27 2022 59.5 67 1964 55.7
28 1992 59.4 68 1988 55.5
29 2015 59.2 69 1966 55.5
30 2003 59.2 70 2002 55.3
31 2018 59.1 71 1987 55.0
32 2005 59.1 72 1993 54.6
33 1961 59.1 73 2009 53.9
34 1998 59.0 74 1952 52.3
35 1999 58.7 75 1976 52.0
36 1996 58.6      
37 1995 58.6      
38 1986 58.5      
39 1949 58.5      
40 1982 58.2      
           

 

Data is for Drake Field

 

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Updated: November 12, 2023