Arkansas, Average Temperature Rankings, March 1898 1901-2000 Degrees Fahrenheit 1 53.3 51.3 2.0 86 44 1960 2012 1896 1897 normal 2 48.8 47.2 1.6 88 42 1960 2012 1896 1897 top-third 1987 3 47.1 44.6 2.5 104 26 1978 2012 1897 1898 top-third 1925,1939,1999 4 45.0 43.8 1.2 85 44 1978 1907 1896 1897 normal 1967,2004,2019 5 45.9 45.0 0.9 76 53 1978 2017 1896 1897 normal 6 49.3 47.8 1.5 97 32 1978 2017 1897 1898 top-third 1916,1990 7 53.0 51.4 1.6 106 23 1977 2017 1897 1898 top-third 1928 8 56.3 54.9 1.4 103 26 1977 2017 1897 1898 top-third 1934,1938 9 59.2 57.7 1.5 110 19 1977 2017 1897 1897 top-third 1897 10 61.0 59.6 1.4 112 17 1977 2017 1897 1897 top-third 1897,1907,1911,2011 11 61.6 60.4 1.2 104 25 1977 2017 1896 1897 top-third 1921,1937,1974 12 61.5 60.4 1.1 105 24 1977 2017 1896 1897 top-third 1944,1954,2005,2022 18 57.4 56.2 1.2 111 17 1978,1979,1980 2017 1897 1898 top-third 1928,1992,2008 24 62.1 60.4 1.7 121 7 1978 2017 1897 1898 top-tenth 36 61.3 60.4 0.9 107 20 1906,1979 2018 1898 1898 top-third 1922,1936,2014,2023 48 -99 60.4 -99 -99 -99 1980 2019 normal 60 -99 60.4 -99 -99 -99 1980 2020 normal