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Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.

Parameter: Average Temperature Maximum Temperature Minimum Temperature Precipitation Cooling Degree Days Heating Degree Days Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI) Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) Palmer Z-Index

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Arkansas

Average Temperature Rankings, February 1940

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
February 1940 1-Month	40.9°F (4.9°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	-2.2°F (-1.3°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1905
				87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
	Ties: 2007
Jan–Feb 1940 2-Month	33.8°F (1.0°C)	41.1°F (5.1°C)	-7.3°F (-4.1°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1905	1978
				125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
Dec 1939–Feb 1940 3-Month	37.5°F (3.1°C)	41.3°F (5.2°C)	-3.8°F (-2.1°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1978
				116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1932
	Ties: 1963
Nov 1939–Feb 1940 4-Month	40.0°F (4.4°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	-3.5°F (-2.0°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1977
				118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1932
Oct 1939–Feb 1940 5-Month	44.9°F (7.2°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	-2.2°F (-1.2°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1977
				114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1932
Sep 1939–Feb 1940 6-Month	50.6°F (10.3°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1977
				96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1932
	Ties: 1915, 1951, 1967, 2003, 2021
Aug 1939–Feb 1940 7-Month	54.8°F (12.7°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1977
				90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1932
	Ties: 1906, 2003
Jul 1939–Feb 1940 8-Month	58.1°F (14.5°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1977
				86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1932, 2017
	Ties: 2009
Jun 1939–Feb 1940 9-Month	60.3°F (15.7°C)	60.5°F (15.8°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1977
				80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
	Ties: 1930, 1961, 1971, 2009
May 1939–Feb 1940 10-Month	61.2°F (16.2°C)	61.4°F (16.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1977
				79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1999
	Ties: 1948, 1988, 1989, 1997
Apr 1939–Feb 1940 11-Month	60.9°F (16.1°C)	61.2°F (16.2°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1977
				88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1999, 2017
	Ties: 1896, 1913, 1924, 1946, 1990, 2009
Mar 1939–Feb 1940 12-Month	60.4°F (15.8°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1918, 1977
				73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
	Ties: 1903, 1907, 1908, 1910, 1988
Sep 1938–Feb 1940 18-Month	58.0°F (14.4°C)	57.5°F (14.2°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1905
				39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
	Ties: 1908, 1947, 2022
Mar 1938–Feb 1940 24-Month	61.4°F (16.3°C)	60.5°F (15.8°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1905
				18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
	Ties: 1933, 1939, 2019
Mar 1937–Feb 1940 36-Month	61.1°F (16.2°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1979
				29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2013
	Ties: 1944, 1954, 2009, 2012
Mar 1936–Feb 1940 48-Month	61.3°F (16.3°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1980
				17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2019
	Ties: 1922, 2000, 2009
Mar 1935–Feb 1940 60-Month	61.0°F (16.1°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1980
				29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2020
	Ties: 1901, 1925, 1941, 1947, 2014, 2015

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 27, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/