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Arkansas Extremes
 
Type of Record Record Set/Date of Record
Hottest Temperature 120° at Ozark (Franklin Co.) - Aug 10, 1936
Coldest Temperature -29° at Gravette (Benton Co.) - Feb 13, 1905
Most Rain in a Day 16.17" at Dierks (Howard Co.) - Jul 16, 2019
Most Snow in a Day 25.0" at Corning (Clay Co.) - Jan 22, 1918
Most Rain in One Year 101.05" at Big Fork 1 SSE (Polk Co.) - 2015
Least Rain in One Year 19.89" at Fort Smith (Sebastian Co.) - 1917
Most Snow in One Year 48.0” at Calico Rock 2 WSW (Izard Co.) - 1918
Most Rain in 12 Months 101.05" at Big Fork 1 SSE (Polk Co.) -
Jan, 2015 to Dec, 2015
Least Rain in 12 Months 17.91" at Abbott (Scott Co.) - Dec, 1962 to Nov, 1963
Most Snow in 12 Months 64.5" at Hardy (Sharp Co.) - Feb, 1917 to Jan, 1918
Longest Period At/Above 100 Degrees 54 days at Ozark (Franklin Co.) -
Jun 21, 1934 to Aug 13, 1934
Longest Period Without Measurable Rain 101 days at Wilson (Mississippi Co.) -
Jul 18, 1953 to Oct 26, 1953
Most Tornadoes in One Year 107 tornadoes - 1999
Largest Tornado Outbreak 56 tornadoes - Jan 21-22, 1999
Longest Tornado Track 122 miles - Feb 05, 2008
Deadliest Tornado Outbreak 111 fatalities - Mar 21, 1952
Deadliest Flash Flood 20 fatalities at Albert Pike Rec Area (Montgomery Co.) -
Jun 11, 2010
 
Daily Climate Data
Daily Climate (Little Rock)Latest Product Daily Climate (North Little Rock)Latest Product
Note: The record data for Little Rock and North Little Rock are from two different time periods (1874 to the present and 1975 to the present respectively). Therefore, the records might be quite different at times.
Daily Climate (Harrison)Latest Product Daily Climate (Pine Bluff)Latest Product
Daily Climate (El Dorado)Latest Product Daily Climate (Fort Smith)Latest Product
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Daily Climate (Texarkana)Latest Product
Temp & Precip Table (discontinuation of product on July 1, 2024)
Supplemental Temp & Precip Table Latest Product (high and low temperatures and precipitation across Arkansas in the last 24 hours ending at 7am)
Precipitation Plot (graphical and tabular liquid precipitation data across Arkansas in the last 24 hours ending at 9am)
Precipitation from CoCoRaHS (graphical and tabular liquid precipitation for selected dates from observers in the CoCoRaHS network)
Climate divisions in Arkansas. In the picture: Climate divisions in Arkansas.
Station Stats From Southern Region Climate Center
 
Note: Pick a station above and then click "Get Data!" for climate information in Arkansas. Once data is displayed, click "Date" to sort in ascending/descending order. 
 
Monthly and Seasonal Climate Data
Arkansas Winter Storm Database (1819 to Present)
 
It was a winter wonderland in Sherwood (Pulaski County) following an extremely rare Christmas snowstorm on 12/25/2012 and early the next morning. At Little Rock National Airport (Pulaski County), 10.3 inches of snow was measured.
In the picture: It was a winter wonderland in Sherwood (Pulaski County) following an extremely rare Christmas snowstorm on 12/25/2012 and early the next morning. At Little Rock National Airport (Pulaski County), 10.3 inches of snow was measured.
 

About the Database

This is a series of ArcGIS maps documenting significant or unusual winter storms affecting Arkansas since written weather history began in the state in 1819. Each map has known accumulations from each winter storm or series of storms mentioned.

 

How the Database is Divided:

 
 
Arkansas Tornado Database
 
Houses were demolished in the Parkwood Meadows subdivision near Vilonia (Faulkner County) by a monster tornado (rated EF4) on 04/27/2014.
In the picture: Houses were demolished in the Parkwood Meadows subdivision near Vilonia (Faulkner County) by a monster tornado (rated EF4) on 04/27/2014.
 

About the Database

This is a series of ArcGIS maps documenting significant tornadoes and tornado outbreaks affecting Arkansas since comprehensive tornado rating and tracking began in 1950. Additional cases are planned that pre-date the official NCEI Storm Data database. Included maps show estimated tornado tracks and damage indicator points (2013 or later), and supplemental photos, radar data (if available), and historical data are provided.

 

How the Database is Divided:

 
 
Normals/Records/F6 Data
 
Record Reports (Much of Little Rock County Warning Area) Record Reports (Little Rock National Airport)
Record Reports for Harrison Record Reports for Pine Bluff
 
Station Records
To get records at individual sites for every month of the year, choose
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choose DAILY RECORDS.
Monthly Records Daily Records

 

 
 
North Little Rock Data
Records & Normals
January February
March April
May June
July August
September October
November December
 
Little Rock National Airport/Adams Field Data
Records & Normals
January February
March April
May June
July August
September October
November December
 
Data for Multiple Sites
Normals
Little Rock North Little Rock
Harrison Pine Bluff
El Dorado Fort Smith
Jonesboro Fayetteville
Texarkana
Note: The documents are in PDF format. If you don't have a PDF reader, you can get one free by clicking here.
 
Preliminary Climate (F6)
 
Note: Data for a full month is usually available on the first day of the following month, and is obtained by "Version 1" above. If the data was edited/quality controlled and re-issued on a later date (somewhat rare), it is acquired by "Version 2" above. The latter version queries a very large file, so results may be slow. All data is preliminary, and may contain errors. Final and certified climate data is available at the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) in Asheville, NC (https://www.ncei.noaa.gov).
 
Average annual snowfall across Arkansas (based on 1991-2020 normals).
In the picture: Average annual snowfall across Arkansas (based on 1991-2020 normals).
 

In Arkansas, most snow falls in the months of January, February, March, and December. Average annual accumulations range from less than an inch in the southeast to more than a foot in the northwest.

 
1991-2020 Normals for Arkansas
Use the dropdown menu below to find monthly temperature and precipitation normals for a location near you.
SITE: LITTLE ROCK AP ADAMS FLD
 
ELEMENT   JAN     FEB     MAR     APR     MAY     JUN     JUL
   MAX   50.5    55.2    63.7    72.8    80.5    88.2    91.7
   MEAN  40.7    44.7    52.7    61.4    69.9    78.0    81.4
   MIN   30.9    34.2    41.8    50.1    59.3    67.7    71.2
   PCPN  3.50    3.97    4.96    5.59    5.08    3.55    3.33
   SNOW   1.1     1.6     0.5     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0
  
ELEMENT   AUG     SEP     OCT     NOV     DEC      ANN
   MAX   91.5    85.1    74.2    61.9    52.6     72.3
   MEAN  80.8    74.0    62.6    51.1    43.0     61.7
   MIN   70.1    62.9    50.9    40.2    33.3     51.1
   PCPN  3.16    3.01    4.47    4.72    5.08    50.42
   SNOW   0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.6      3.8
 
Note: Temperatures across the U.S. were roughly 0.5 degree F warmer than the 1981-2010 normals.
 
Average first freeze dates in the fall and last freeze dates in the spring across Arkansas (based on 1991-2020 normals).
First Freeze (Fall)  |  Last Freeze (Spring)
In the pictures: Average first freeze dates in the fall and last freeze dates in the spring across Arkansas (based on 1991-2020 normals).
 

In Arkansas, freezes typically occur by the last week in October across northern and western sections of the state (Ozark and Ouachita Mountains). Elsewhere, freezes tend to hold off until the first couple of weeks in November. In the spring, the last freeze usually happens by mid-March in the southeast. For the remainder of the region, freezes usually linger into April and sometimes into early May in parts of the north.

 
Frost and Freeze Information for Arkansas
Use the dropdown menu below to find first (Fall) and last (Spring) frost and freeze dates for a location near you.
SITE: LITTLE ROCK AP ADAMS FLD
 
FFrost   FFreeze   LFreeze    LFrost
10/31    11/10     03/21      04/03

Please Note: The dates shown are based on climatological normals, with a temperature of 36° for frost and 32° for a freeze. There is at least a 50 percent probability that a first (F) or last (L) Frost/Freeze will occur on these dates. Probabilities go up to 90 percent for a FFrost/FFreeze two weeks later and a LFrost/LFreeze two weeks prior. Probabilities go down to 10 percent for a FFrost/Freeze two weeks prior and a LFrost/LFreeze two weeks later. The dates are courtesy of the National Climatic Data Center.
 
 
Note: This information is based on 1991-2020 normals.
 
Compiled Data
 
Climate Statistics
The files below are in PDF format. If you don't have a PDF reader, you can get one free by clicking here.
Climate Book (Little Rock)
Climate Book (North Little Rock)
Climate Book (Harrison)
Climate Book (Pine Bluff)
Note: The climate books include top 10 lists (10 warmest/coolest years, etc), average monthly temperatures, monthly rainfall and snowfall, and other miscellaneous data. Red and blue fonts in files represent highest and lowest values for a month/year...or earliest/latest occurrences in a year.
 
Significant Weather Events
 
For summaries of significant weather events (severe storms, wintry precipitation, heavy rain, etc) in Arkansas, and access to an event archive since 1950 from the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), go to our "Monthly Storm Reports and Storm Data" page by clicking here.
 
NCEI
 
Need certified weather information? Contact the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) at (828) 271-4800 or visit them on-line at https://www.ncei.noaa.gov.