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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 1953

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
February 1953 1-Month	45.0°F (7.2°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1905
				45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1952	2017
Jan–Feb 1953 2-Month	44.7°F (7.1°C)	41.2°F (5.1°C)	3.5°F (2.0°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1978
				18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1952	2017
	Ties: 1992
Dec 1952–Feb 1953 3-Month	43.7°F (6.5°C)	41.3°F (5.2°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1978
				25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1952	1932
	Ties: 1998, 2019
Nov 1952–Feb 1953 4-Month	44.9°F (7.2°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1977
				37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1952	1932
	Ties: 1897, 1954
Oct 1952–Feb 1953 5-Month	47.1°F (8.4°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1977
				69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1952	1932
	Ties: 1908, 2009
Sep 1952–Feb 1953 6-Month	51.1°F (10.6°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1977
				80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1952	1932
	Ties: 1989, 2009
Aug 1952–Feb 1953 7-Month	55.4°F (13.0°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1977
				74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1952	1932
	Ties: 1941, 1961, 1966
Jul 1952–Feb 1953 8-Month	58.7°F (14.8°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1977
				68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1952	1932, 2017
	Ties: 1965
Jun 1952–Feb 1953 9-Month	61.3°F (16.3°C)	60.5°F (15.8°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1977
				39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1952	2017
	Ties: 1909, 1914, 1991, 1992
May 1952–Feb 1953 10-Month	62.0°F (16.7°C)	61.3°F (16.3°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1977
				41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1952	1999
	Ties: 1911, 1914, 1942, 1943, 1974
Apr 1952–Feb 1953 11-Month	61.6°F (16.4°C)	61.2°F (16.2°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1977
				58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1952	1999, 2017
	Ties: 1917, 1947, 1956, 1991
Mar 1952–Feb 1953 12-Month	60.6°F (15.9°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1918, 1977
				60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1952	2017
	Ties: 1921, 1930, 1938, 1945, 1946, 1983
Sep 1951–Feb 1953 18-Month	57.9°F (14.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1905
				43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2017
	Ties: 1910, 1912, 1975, 1991, 2021
Mar 1951–Feb 1953 24-Month	60.8°F (16.0°C)	60.5°F (15.8°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1905
				51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2017
	Ties: 1937, 1988, 2002
Mar 1950–Feb 1953 36-Month	60.2°F (15.7°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1979
				93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1952	2013
	Ties: 1915, 1959, 1973, 1990, 2015
Mar 1949–Feb 1953 48-Month	60.5°F (15.8°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1980
				73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1952	2019
	Ties: 1903, 1967, 1988, 1990, 1993, 2004
Mar 1948–Feb 1953 60-Month	60.6°F (15.9°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1980
				67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2020
	Ties: 1929, 1931, 1990

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/