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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, December 1979

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1979 1-Month	42.5°F (5.8°C)	41.5°F (5.3°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1983
				50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2021
	Ties: 1913, 1993, 2016
Nov–Dec 1979 2-Month	44.8°F (7.1°C)	45.7°F (7.6°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	2000
				84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2015
	Ties: 1962, 1986
Oct–Dec 1979 3-Month	50.8°F (10.4°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1976
				74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1931
	Ties: 1904, 1987, 1996, 2014
Sep–Dec 1979 4-Month	55.6°F (13.1°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1976
				98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1931
	Ties: 1929, 1961, 1992, 1996
Aug–Dec 1979 5-Month	59.9°F (15.5°C)	61.0°F (16.1°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1976
				106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1931
	Ties: 1981, 1983
Jul–Dec 1979 6-Month	63.1°F (17.3°C)	64.3°F (17.9°C)	-1.2°F (-0.6°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1976
				114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1931, 1998
	Ties: 1895, 1905
Jun–Dec 1979 7-Month	64.7°F (18.2°C)	66.0°F (18.9°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1976
				117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1998
	Ties: 1972
May–Dec 1979 8-Month	65.0°F (18.3°C)	66.4°F (19.1°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1976
				117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1998
	Ties: 1983
Apr–Dec 1979 9-Month	64.4°F (18.0°C)	65.7°F (18.7°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1976
				117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1998
	Ties: 1904, 1967
Mar–Dec 1979 10-Month	63.2°F (17.3°C)	64.3°F (17.9°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917, 1976
				112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2012
	Ties: 1906, 1912, 1969, 1996
Feb–Dec 1979 11-Month	60.8°F (16.0°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
				119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2012
	Ties: 1912, 2014
Jan–Dec 1979 12-Month	58.0°F (14.4°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-2.4°F (-1.4°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1979
				127th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2012
Jul 1978–Dec 1979 18-Month	60.4°F (15.8°C)	61.7°F (16.5°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1968
				121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2012
	Ties: 1904, 1905, 1917, 1958, 1993
Jan 1978–Dec 1979 24-Month	58.4°F (14.7°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1979
				126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2012, 2017
Jan 1977–Dec 1979 36-Month	59.2°F (15.1°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1905
				123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2012, 2017, 2018
	Ties: 1904, 1960, 1968
Jan 1976–Dec 1979 48-Month	59.1°F (15.1°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1906	1905, 1906, 1979
				124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2018
	Ties: 1905, 1906
Jan 1975–Dec 1979 60-Month	59.3°F (15.2°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1906	1906
				122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1905

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 29, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/