North Carolina · THREADEX · 1910–2026

Fayetteville, NC

34.989°N, 78.880°W · station FAYthr · 117 years of record
98°F
forecast high · Jul 17

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Fayetteville.
83°MON7/1386°TUE7/1493°WED7/1597°THU7/1698°FRI7/1797°SAT7/1896°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 17

Today ranks

#8 / 114
warmest Jul 17 in 114 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 17 ever

103°F
set in 1932

Coolest Jul 17 ever

75°F
set in 1933

Hottest Jul 17 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 17 at Fayetteville. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
75891031910: 89°F1911: 81°F1912: 90°F1913: 87°F1914: 89°F1915: 101°F1916: 80°F1917: 90°F1918: 88°F1919: 84°F1920: 78°F1921: 84°F1922: 90°F1923: 81°F1924: 90°F1925: 94°F1926: 87°F1927: 90°F1928: 86°F1929: 88°F1930: 84°F1931: 100°F1932: 103°F1933: 75°F1934: 97°F1935: 81°F1936: 85°F1937: 99°F1938: 96°F1939: 93°F1940: 90°F1941: 90°F1942: 96°F1943: 98°F1944: 99°F1945: 83°F1946: 98°F1947: 92°F1948: 86°F1949: 86°F1950: 89°F1951: 97°F1952: 92°F1953: 90°F1954: 81°F1955: 92°F1956: 92°F1957: 93°F1958: 92°F1959: 86°F1960: 84°F1961: 94°F1962: 97°F1964: 90°F1965: 89°F1966: 76°F1967: 84°F1968: 94°F1969: 90°F1970: 94°F1971: 90°F1972: 90°F1973: 88°F1974: 91°F1975: 88°F1976: 100°F1977: 94°F1978: 79°F1979: 91°F1980: 92°F1981: 84°F1982: 88°F1983: 99°F1984: 89°F1985: 91°F1986: 94°F1987: 88°F1988: 98°F1989: 85°F1990: 84°F1991: 80°F1992: 95°F1993: 88°F1994: 94°F1995: 95°F1997: 95°F1998: 89°F1999: 89°F2000: 90°F2001: 90°F2002: 97°F2003: 89°F2004: 90°F2005: 93°F2006: 95°F2007: 96°F2008: 90°F2009: 94°F2010: 94°F2011: 92°F2012: 92°F2013: 94°F2014: 88°F2015: 93°F2016: 88°F2017: 88°F2018: 96°F2019: 98°F2020: 94°F2021: 94°F2022: 92°F2023: 93°F2024: 98°F2025: 93°F98° forecast191020251932

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1798°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record103°F
This-date rank#8 of 114
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record107°F (1932)
Odds to tie/break2.0% (daily)
Period of record1910–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Fayetteville in each calendar month, and for the whole 1910–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan81°F1950-1°F1985
Feb85°F19301°F1936
Mar91°F194514°F1980
Apr96°F193022°F1996
May102°F194134°F1966
Jun106°F201244°F1933
Jul107°F193251°F1933
Aug107°F200746°F1965
Sep106°F193140°F1950
Oct101°F195421°F1962
Nov89°F199115°F1950
Dec86°F19312°F1917
All-time107°F1932-1°F1985

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Fayetteville so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

8 broke
plus 2 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

1 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

Hot Streaks

Current run

17 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

36 days
record run, ended Aug 17 1943

So far in 2026

44 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Fayetteville's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 92°F · forecast is +6° vs normal.
Jan: 54°FJan: 33°FFeb: 58°FFeb: 36°FMar: 66°FMar: 42°FApr: 75°FApr: 50°FMay: 82°FMay: 59°FJun: 89°FJun: 68°FJul: 92°FJul: 72°FAug: 90°FAug: 70°FSep: 84°FSep: 64°FOct: 75°FOct: 52°FNov: 65°FNov: 42°FDec: 57°FDec: 36°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:11 AM
Sunset7:31 PM
Solar noon12:21 PM
Daylight14h 19m · losing 6 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

34.99°N, 78.88°W

Nearby Stations

Lumberton, NC28 mi SWRaleigh, NC62 mi NWilmington, NC74 mi SEMyrtle Beach, SC81 mi SGreensboro, NC97 mi NWNew Bern, NC103 mi E

The Last 6 Weeks

Fayetteville's observed daily high for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Fayetteville, NC — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Fayetteville's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Fayetteville, NC — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1910

Each cell is one day's high at Fayetteville, coloured by temperature — 117 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Fayetteville, NC daily high heat map 1910–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Fayetteville — counted through Jul 17 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
44 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 8th most in 117 years. Normal for this point: 28. Record: 58 in 1941.

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