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Weather extremes

How extreme does Fayetteville's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Fayetteville has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.

Based on 50+ years of daily weather observations (1971–present), from the Fayetteville (Pwc) station 2 km away. Updated through June 2026 — an all-time extreme only changes when a more extreme day actually occurs, so some dates are old. That is normal, not stale data.

The four kinds of extreme

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest single days Fayetteville has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day
106°F Jul 24, 2002

That is about 15°F hotter than a normal July afternoon in Fayetteville (typical high near 91°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 106°F Jul 24, 2002
2 105°F Aug 2, 1980
3 105°F Aug 22, 1983
❄️ Coldest night
-23°F Nov 17, 2007

About 63°F colder than a normal November night in Fayetteville (typical low near 40°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 -23°F Nov 17, 2007
2 -17°F Nov 18, 2007
3 -1°F Jan 21, 1985
🌧️ Most rain in one day
8.25 in Sep 16, 1989

More rain in a single day than Fayetteville usually gets in the whole month of September (typical September total about 4.9 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 8.25 in Sep 16, 1989
2 8.13 in Oct 9, 2016
3 6.80 in Sep 16, 1999
Most snow in one day
11.0 in Mar 3, 1980

The three most extreme on record

1 11.0 in Mar 3, 1980
2 5.0 in Jan 8, 1973
3 5.0 in Feb 10, 1973

How hot and cold it gets, month by month

The shaded band is the normal range of daily temperatures for each month. The dots show the most extreme it has ever been — so you can see how far beyond a normal day the records really sit.

-50°-30°-10°10°30°50°70°90°110°130° all-time high 106°F JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
normal range of daily temperatureshottest ever recordedcoldest ever recorded

Fayetteville's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — July's 106°F is about 15°F beyond a normal hot afternoon. Its record cold is just as far below a normal winter night — the dots mark how rare each extreme really is.

In plain terms

In a normal year, Fayetteville's warmest days reach the low 90s°F and its coldest nights drop to the low 30s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 106°F and as low as −23°F. A single day has delivered over 8 inches of rain or close to 11 inches of snow. Those are the outer edges worth knowing if you are moving here, planning a trip, or thinking about a house.
Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Fayetteville (pwc) (NOAA GHCN station USC00313017), about 2 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →