Heat Wave Expands to the East Coast; Flash Flooding Likely in the Central Plains into the Midwest; Severe Thunderstorms in the Northeast

Dangerous, prolonged heat is ongoing in the Mid-South to Mid-Mississippi Valley and heat expands into the Northeast for a brief period today. Widely scattered instances of flash flooding due to heavy rains are forecast from northeast Kansas to much of Indiana. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of New England, northern Mid-Atlantic, and North Dakota. Read More >

Average May Temperatures for Fayetteville, Arkansas

All temperatures in °F

For the 76-year period of May 1950 through May 2025

Warmest May was 72.0 recorded in 2018

Coldest May was 60.1 recorded in 1976

Difference between the warmest and coldest May was 11.9

Coldest May

Warmest May

RANK	YEAR	TEMP	RANK	YEAR	TEMP

1	1976	60.1	41	1989	65.7
2	1954	60.8	42	1958	66.0
3	1981	61.7	43	1985	66.1
4	1973	61.7	44	1980	66.1
5	1997	62.0	45	1953	66.1
6	2016	62.1	46	1950	66.2
7	1971	62.6	47	1969	66.5
8	1967	62.6	48	1957	66.6
9	1983	62.8	49	2006	66.8
10	1960	62.9	50	1986	66.8
11	1961	63.2	51	1970	66.8
12	1999	63.4	52	2019	66.9
13	1968	63.5	53	2004	67.0
14	2021	63.6	54	1964	67.2
15	2013	63.6	55	2010	67.3
16	2009	63.7	56	2000	67.3
17	1992	63.7	57	1963	67.3
18	1984	63.7	58	2007	67.5
19	2005	63.8	59	1975	67.5
20	1994	63.8	60	1955	67.7
21	1979	63.8	61	2023	67.0
22	1966	63.8	62	1982	68.2
23	2017	63.9	63	1965	68.3
24	2002	63.9	64	1974	68.4
25	2011	64.1	65	1977	68.9
26	1972	64.1	66	1959	68.9
27	1952	64.1	67	1998	69.3
28	1993	64.2	68	2022	69.5
29	1990	64.3	69	2012	69.6
30	2020	64.7	70	1996	69.7
31	1951	64.7	71	1956	69.9
32	2015	64.8	72	1987	70.2
33	2008	65.1	73	2024	70.6
34	2001	65.2	74	1991	70.9
35	2003	65.3	75	1962	71.8
36	1978	65.3	76	2018	72.0
37	2014	65.4
38	1995	65.5
39	1988	65.6
40	2025	65.7

RANK	YEAR	TEMP	RANK	YEAR	TEMP

1	2018	72.0	41	2003	65.3
2	1962	71.8	42	1978	65.3
3	1991	70.9	43	2001	65.2
4	2024	70.6	44	2008	65.1
5	1987	70.2	45	2015	64.8
6	1956	69.9	46	2020	64.7
7	1996	69.7	47	1951	64.7
8	2012	69.6	48	1990	64.3
9	2022	69.5	49	1993	64.2
10	1998	69.3	50	2011	64.1
11	1977	68.9	51	1972	64.1
12	1959	68.9	52	1952	64.1
13	1974	68.4	53	2017	63.9
14	1965	68.3	54	2002	63.9
15	1982	68.2	55	2005	63.8
16	2023	67.9	56	1994	63.8
17	1955	67.7	57	1979	63.8
18	2007	67.5	58	1966	63.8
19	1975	67.5	59	2009	63.7
20	2010	67.3	60	1992	63.7
21	2000	67.3	61	1984	63.7
22	1963	67.3	62	2021	63.6
23	1964	67.2	63	2013	63.6
24	2004	67.0	64	1968	63.5
25	2019	66.9	65	1999	63.4
26	2006	66.8	66	1961	63.2
27	1986	66.8	67	1960	62.9
28	1970	66.8	68	1983	62.8
29	1957	66.6	69	1971	62.6
30	1969	66.5	70	1967	62.6
31	1950	66.2	71	2016	62.1
32	1985	66.1	72	1997	62.0
33	1980	66.1	73	1981	61.7
34	1953	66.1	74	1973	61.7
35	1958	66.0	75	1954	60.8
36	2025	65.7	76	1976	60.1
37	1989	65.7
38	1988	65.6
39	1995	65.5
40	2014	65.4

Data is for Drake Field

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Heat Wave Expands to the East Coast; Flash Flooding Likely in the Central Plains into the Midwest; Severe Thunderstorms in the Northeast

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