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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, April 1970

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
April 1970 1-Month	62.7°F (17.1°C)	60.5°F (15.8°C)	2.2°F (1.3°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1907
				28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	1896
	Ties: 1906, 1908, 1991, 1994
Mar–Apr 1970 2-Month	54.8°F (12.7°C)	55.9°F (13.3°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1960
				92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2012
	Ties: 1949, 1956, 2019
Feb–Apr 1970 3-Month	50.4°F (10.2°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1958
				91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2012
	Ties: 1940, 1982
Jan–Apr 1970 4-Month	46.2°F (7.9°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	-2.3°F (-1.3°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1978
				114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2012
Dec 1969–Apr 1970 5-Month	45.0°F (7.2°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	-2.2°F (-1.2°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1978
				114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2012
	Ties: 1958, 2010
Nov 1969–Apr 1970 6-Month	45.5°F (7.5°C)	47.6°F (8.7°C)	-2.1°F (-1.2°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1899, 1912
				113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2017
Oct 1969–Apr 1970 7-Month	47.8°F (8.8°C)	49.7°F (9.8°C)	-1.9°F (-1.0°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1899
				114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2017
	Ties: 1936, 1940
Sep 1969–Apr 1970 8-Month	50.8°F (10.4°C)	52.5°F (11.4°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1977
				112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2017
	Ties: 1936, 1980
Aug 1969–Apr 1970 9-Month	53.8°F (12.1°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1977
				115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2017
	Ties: 1902, 1960, 1979, 1980, 2010
Jul 1969–Apr 1970 10-Month	56.7°F (13.7°C)	58.0°F (14.4°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1977
				109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2017
	Ties: 1906, 1979, 1982, 1984
Jun 1969–Apr 1970 11-Month	58.4°F (14.7°C)	59.7°F (15.4°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1977
				108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2017
	Ties: 2015
May 1969–Apr 1970 12-Month	59.3°F (15.2°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1977
				107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2017
	Ties: 1975, 1978, 1979
Nov 1968–Apr 1970 18-Month	54.8°F (12.7°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1980
				117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2017
	Ties: 1904, 1941, 1962, 1977
May 1968–Apr 1970 24-Month	59.1°F (15.1°C)	60.5°F (15.8°C)	-1.4°F (-0.7°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1978
				120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2017
May 1967–Apr 1970 36-Month	58.8°F (14.9°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1906	1979
				124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2013, 2018
	Ties: 1906
May 1966–Apr 1970 48-Month	59.2°F (15.1°C)	60.3°F (15.7°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1906	1980
				122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2019
	Ties: 1905, 1906, 1978, 1979
May 1965–Apr 1970 60-Month	59.5°F (15.3°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1980
				117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2020

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 3, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/