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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 1980

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
February 1980 1-Month	38.0°F (3.3°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	-5.1°F (-2.9°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1905
				110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2017
Jan–Feb 1980 2-Month	39.2°F (4.0°C)	41.1°F (5.1°C)	-1.9°F (-1.1°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1978
				98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2017
	Ties: 1910
Dec 1979–Feb 1980 3-Month	40.3°F (4.6°C)	41.3°F (5.2°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1978
				91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	1932
	Ties: 1942, 1958
Nov 1979–Feb 1980 4-Month	42.0°F (5.6°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	-1.4°F (-0.7°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1977
				102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	1932
	Ties: 1915, 1951, 1994, 2003
Oct 1979–Feb 1980 5-Month	46.2°F (7.9°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1977
				97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	1932
	Ties: 1948, 1959, 1981
Sep 1979–Feb 1980 6-Month	50.1°F (10.1°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1977
				103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	1932
	Ties: 1988
Aug 1979–Feb 1980 7-Month	54.0°F (12.2°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1977
				108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	1932
	Ties: 1969
Jul 1979–Feb 1980 8-Month	57.1°F (13.9°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1977
				109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	1932, 2017
	Ties: 1958, 1969, 1970
Jun 1979–Feb 1980 9-Month	59.1°F (15.1°C)	60.6°F (15.9°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1977
				116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2017
	Ties: 1929, 1973, 1979, 2014
May 1979–Feb 1980 10-Month	59.8°F (15.4°C)	61.3°F (16.3°C)	-1.5°F (-0.9°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1977
				118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	1999
Apr 1979–Feb 1980 11-Month	59.8°F (15.4°C)	61.2°F (16.2°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1977
				116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	1999, 2017
	Ties: 1993, 2014, 2015
Mar 1979–Feb 1980 12-Month	59.2°F (15.1°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1918, 1977
				114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2017
	Ties: 1902, 1962, 1985, 1993, 1994
Sep 1978–Feb 1980 18-Month	55.7°F (13.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1905
				121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2017
	Ties: 2015
Mar 1978–Feb 1980 24-Month	59.2°F (15.1°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1905
				119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2017
	Ties: 1906, 1962, 1994
Mar 1977–Feb 1980 36-Month	59.4°F (15.2°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1979
				117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2013
	Ties: 1904, 1961, 1962, 1969
Mar 1976–Feb 1980 48-Month	58.9°F (14.9°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-1.5°F (-0.9°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1980
				124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2019
Mar 1975–Feb 1980 60-Month	59.1°F (15.1°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1980
				123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	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 6, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/