34.989°N, 78.880°W · station FAYthr · 117 years of record
71°F
HOTTEST OCT 23 SINCE 2025
forecast high · Oct 23
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Fayetteville.
This Day in History
Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Fayetteville — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
Ranks
#113 / 113
warmest Oct 17 in 113 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
90°F
set in 1925
Coolest Oct 17 ever
56°F
set in 1991
Forecast high 59°F — 113th warmest Oct 17 of 113 years · record 90°F (1925) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#114 / 114
warmest Oct 18 in 114 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
91°F
set in 1938
Coolest Oct 18 ever
53°F
set in 2009
Forecast high 57°F — 114th warmest Oct 18 of 114 years · record 91°F (1938) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#110 / 114
warmest Oct 19 in 114 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
90°F
set in 1926
Coolest Oct 19 ever
55°F
set in 1976
Forecast high 62°F — 110th warmest Oct 19 of 114 years · record 90°F (1926) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#97 / 116
warmest Oct 20 in 116 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
89°F
set in 1926
Coolest Oct 20 ever
50°F
set in 1974
Forecast high 67°F — 97th warmest Oct 20 of 116 years · record 89°F (1926) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#89 / 116
warmest Oct 21 in 116 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
89°F
set in 1927
Coolest Oct 21 ever
54°F
set in 1972
Forecast high 68°F — 89th warmest Oct 21 of 116 years · record 89°F (1927) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#86 / 116
warmest Oct 22 in 116 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
89°F
set in 1935
Coolest Oct 22 ever
53°F
set in 1972
Forecast high 68°F — 86th warmest Oct 22 of 116 years · record 89°F (1935) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#66 / 115
warmest Oct 23 in 115 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
89°F
set in 1935
Coolest Oct 23 ever
49°F
set in 1952
Forecast high 71°F — 66th warmest Oct 23 of 115 years · record 89°F (1935) · warmest since 2025.
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.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
81°FJan 27, 1950
-1°FJan 21, 1985
Feb
85°FFeb 25, 1930
1°FFeb 1, 1936
Mar
91°FMar 17, 1945
14°FMar 3, 1980
Apr
96°FApr 12, 1930
22°FApr 10, 1996
May
102°FMay 23, 1941
34°FMay 11, 1966
Jun
106°FJun 29, 2012
44°FJun 16, 1933
Jul
107°FJul 22, 1932
51°FJul 5, 1933
Aug
107°FAug 9, 2007
46°FAug 30, 1965
Sep
106°FSep 18, 1931
40°FSep 25, 1950
Oct
101°FOct 7, 1954
21°FOct 27, 1962
Nov
89°FNov 21, 1991
15°FNov 26, 1950
Dec
86°FDec 20, 1931
2°FDec 30, 1917
All-time
107°FJul 22, 1932
-1°FJan 21, 1985
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Fayetteville so far this year — through Oct 15.
Record Highs in 2026
8 broke
plus 4 tied — daily record highs set this year
Record Lows in 2026
1 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year
Record Warm Nights & Cold Days
Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.
Warmest low ever
84°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jun 21, 1928
Coldest high ever
18°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 30, 1917
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
66°FJan 15, 1937
19°FJan 20, 1994
Feb
66°FFeb 11, 2018
21°FFeb 5, 1996
Mar
68°FMar 20, 1943
22°FMar 3, 1980
Apr
73°FApr 28, 2017
36°FApr 3, 1915
May
79°FMay 28, 1943
50°FMay 5, 1957
Jun
84°FJun 21, 1928
57°FJun 2, 1967
Jul
82°FJul 22, 2017
68°FJul 9, 1950
Aug
82°FAug 5, 1935
64°FAug 27, 1927
Sep
77°FSep 12, 1925
58°FSep 24, 1995
Oct
76°FOct 9, 2017
47°FOct 14, 1977
Nov
73°FNov 22, 1991
36°FNov 23, 1929
Dec
69°FDec 3, 1991
18°FDec 30, 1917
All-time
84°FJun 21, 1928
18°FDec 30, 1917
Hot Streaks
Current run
2 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
36 days
record run, ended Aug 17 1943
So far in 2026
94 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: 73°F · forecast is -2° vs normal.
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.
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.
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.
Days Above the Mark
How many days a year hit a given high at Fayetteville — counted through Oct 23 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
94 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 12th most in 117 years. Normal for this point: 65. Record: 130 in 1941.
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