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Arkansas-White-Red Basin

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1980 1-Month	35.0°F (1.7°C)	34.7°F (1.5°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1940
	35.0°F (1.7°C)	34.7°F (1.5°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2006
	Ties: 1956
Dec 1979–Jan 1980 2-Month	37.0°F (2.8°C)	35.7°F (2.1°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1984
	37.0°F (2.8°C)	35.7°F (2.1°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	1923, 2022
	Ties: 1986, 1994, 2018
Nov 1979–Jan 1980 3-Month	38.6°F (3.7°C)	39.0°F (3.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1930
	38.6°F (3.7°C)	39.0°F (3.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2022
	Ties: 1897, 1898, 1951, 1964, 1969
Oct 1979–Jan 1980 4-Month	44.3°F (6.8°C)	44.0°F (6.7°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1977
	44.3°F (6.8°C)	44.0°F (6.7°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2022
	Ties: 1898, 1902, 1982
Sep 1979–Jan 1980 5-Month	49.4°F (9.7°C)	49.2°F (9.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1977
	49.4°F (9.7°C)	49.2°F (9.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2022
	Ties: 1951, 1967, 1982, 1983, 2009
Aug 1979–Jan 1980 6-Month	53.7°F (12.1°C)	53.9°F (12.2°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1977
	53.7°F (12.1°C)	53.9°F (12.2°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2022
	Ties: 1903, 1916, 1944, 1978, 1982
Jul 1979–Jan 1980 7-Month	57.2°F (14.0°C)	57.5°F (14.2°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1977
	57.2°F (14.0°C)	57.5°F (14.2°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1955, 1999, 2022
	Ties: 1959, 1961, 1976, 1991, 1992
Jun 1979–Jan 1980 8-Month	59.1°F (15.1°C)	59.6°F (15.3°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1977
	59.1°F (15.1°C)	59.6°F (15.3°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1935
	Ties: 1906, 1909
May 1979–Jan 1980 9-Month	59.6°F (15.3°C)	60.2°F (15.7°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1977
	59.6°F (15.3°C)	60.2°F (15.7°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1935
	Ties: 1908, 1912, 1949, 1970, 1975, 1988
Apr 1979–Jan 1980 10-Month	59.2°F (15.1°C)	59.8°F (15.4°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1977
	59.2°F (15.1°C)	59.8°F (15.4°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	1935
	Ties: 1921, 1958, 1985, 1988, 1990
Mar 1979–Jan 1980 11-Month	58.1°F (14.5°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1918, 1977
	58.1°F (14.5°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2013
	Ties: 1921, 1949, 1960, 1974, 1979, 1996, 1998, 2014
Feb 1979–Jan 1980 12-Month	56.1°F (13.4°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1918
	56.1°F (13.4°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2013
	Ties: 1920, 1949, 1990
Aug 1978–Jan 1980 18-Month	54.8°F (12.7°C)	56.0°F (13.3°C)	-1.2°F (-0.6°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1918
	54.8°F (12.7°C)	56.0°F (13.3°C)	-1.2°F (-0.6°C)	119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2013
	Ties: 1900, 1906, 1976
Feb 1978–Jan 1980 24-Month	55.9°F (13.3°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1962
	55.9°F (13.3°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2013
	Ties: 1904, 1907, 1918, 1985
Feb 1977–Jan 1980 36-Month	56.6°F (13.7°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1906
	56.6°F (13.7°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2013
	Ties: 1925, 1931, 1951, 1973, 1976
Feb 1976–Jan 1980 48-Month	56.3°F (13.5°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1907
	56.3°F (13.5°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2019
	Ties: 1905, 1908, 1920, 1977, 1979
Feb 1975–Jan 1980 60-Month	56.2°F (13.4°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1963	1907, 1908, 1962
	56.2°F (13.4°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2020
	Ties: 1906, 1918, 1920

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published November 2022, retrieved on December 1, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings