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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 1987

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
February 1987 1-Month	45.6°F (7.6°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1905
				39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2017
	Ties: 1918, 1984
Jan–Feb 1987 2-Month	42.0°F (5.6°C)	41.1°F (5.1°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1978
				53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2017
	Ties: 1896
Dec 1986–Feb 1987 3-Month	41.7°F (5.4°C)	41.3°F (5.2°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1978
				69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	1932
	Ties: 1986
Nov 1986–Feb 1987 4-Month	43.4°F (6.3°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1977
				74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	1932
Oct 1986–Feb 1987 5-Month	47.0°F (8.3°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1977
				72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	1932
	Ties: 1937, 2011
Sep 1986–Feb 1987 6-Month	51.7°F (10.9°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1977
				58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	1932
	Ties: 1965, 1983
Aug 1986–Feb 1987 7-Month	55.3°F (12.9°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1977
				77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	1932
	Ties: 1956, 1989
Jul 1986–Feb 1987 8-Month	58.8°F (14.9°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1977
				58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	1932, 2017
	Ties: 1910, 1916, 1919, 1938, 1949, 1976, 1983, 2007
Jun 1986–Feb 1987 9-Month	60.9°F (16.1°C)	60.5°F (15.8°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1977
				54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2017
	Ties: 1949
May 1986–Feb 1987 10-Month	61.8°F (16.6°C)	61.4°F (16.3°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1977
				49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	1999
	Ties: 1907, 1917, 1921, 1965, 1991
Apr 1986–Feb 1987 11-Month	61.8°F (16.6°C)	61.2°F (16.2°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1977
				48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	1999, 2017
	Ties: 1938, 1952, 1966
Mar 1986–Feb 1987 12-Month	61.2°F (16.2°C)	60.5°F (15.8°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1918, 1977
				37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2017
	Ties: 1931, 1943, 1947, 2018
Sep 1985–Feb 1987 18-Month	58.3°F (14.6°C)	57.5°F (14.2°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1905
				25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2017
	Ties: 1897, 1944, 1950, 1954, 1957
Mar 1985–Feb 1987 24-Month	61.3°F (16.3°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1905
				22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2017
	Ties: 1938, 1954, 1957, 1992, 2005
Mar 1984–Feb 1987 36-Month	60.6°F (15.9°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1979
				55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1966	2013
	Ties: 1912, 1925, 1926, 1943, 1948, 1989, 1993
Mar 1983–Feb 1987 48-Month	60.1°F (15.6°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1980
				94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2019
	Ties: 1902, 1915, 1916, 1960, 1968
Mar 1982–Feb 1987 60-Month	60.2°F (15.7°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1980
				91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2020
	Ties: 1903, 1909, 1917, 1921, 1960, 1966, 1988, 1994

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 1, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/