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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 1971

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
February 1971 1-Month	42.2°F (5.7°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1905
				76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2017
Jan–Feb 1971 2-Month	40.8°F (4.9°C)	41.2°F (5.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1978
				85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2017
	Ties: 1967, 1981, 1989, 2004, 2011, 2018
Dec 1970–Feb 1971 3-Month	42.3°F (5.7°C)	41.3°F (5.2°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1978
				50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	1932
	Ties: 1898, 1908, 1933, 1975
Nov 1970–Feb 1971 4-Month	43.7°F (6.5°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1977
				71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	1932
	Ties: 1900, 1924, 1937
Oct 1970–Feb 1971 5-Month	46.9°F (8.3°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1977
				73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1966	1932
Sep 1970–Feb 1971 6-Month	51.6°F (10.9°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1977
				64th Warmest	Warmest since: 1966	1932
	Ties: 1917, 1919, 1938, 1946, 1966, 2011
Aug 1970–Feb 1971 7-Month	55.6°F (13.1°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1977
				67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	1932
	Ties: 2007
Jul 1970–Feb 1971 8-Month	58.4°F (14.7°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1977
				77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1966	1932, 2017
	Ties: 1913, 1945, 1989, 1990
Jun 1970–Feb 1971 9-Month	60.3°F (15.7°C)	60.5°F (15.8°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1977
				80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1966	2017
	Ties: 1930, 1940, 1961, 2009
May 1970–Feb 1971 10-Month	61.3°F (16.3°C)	61.3°F (16.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1977
				74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1966	1999
	Ties: 1903, 1910, 1956, 1964
Apr 1970–Feb 1971 11-Month	61.4°F (16.3°C)	61.2°F (16.2°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1977
				69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1966	1999, 2017
	Ties: 1920, 1976
Mar 1970–Feb 1971 12-Month	60.2°F (15.7°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1918, 1977
				83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1966	2017
	Ties: 1915, 1975, 1976, 1989, 1996, 1998, 2001
Sep 1969–Feb 1971 18-Month	56.7°F (13.7°C)	57.5°F (14.2°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1905
				102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2017
	Ties: 1919, 1941, 1997
Mar 1969–Feb 1971 24-Month	59.6°F (15.3°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1905
				105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2017
	Ties: 1984
Mar 1968–Feb 1971 36-Month	59.5°F (15.3°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1979
				112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2013
	Ties: 1960, 1985
Mar 1967–Feb 1971 48-Month	59.4°F (15.2°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1980
				119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2019
	Ties: 1906, 1962, 1963, 1978
Mar 1966–Feb 1971 60-Month	59.5°F (15.3°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1980
				117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2020
	Ties: 1905, 1970

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 28, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/