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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 1988

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
February 1988 1-Month	41.5°F (5.3°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1905
				83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2017
Jan–Feb 1988 2-Month	38.2°F (3.4°C)	41.2°F (5.1°C)	-3.0°F (-1.7°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1978
				104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2017
	Ties: 1924
Dec 1987–Feb 1988 3-Month	39.9°F (4.4°C)	41.4°F (5.2°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1978
				96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1932
	Ties: 2003
Nov 1987–Feb 1988 4-Month	42.8°F (6.0°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1977
				88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1932
	Ties: 1906, 1913, 1996
Oct 1987–Feb 1988 5-Month	45.7°F (7.6°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1977
				103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1932
	Ties: 1960, 2003
Sep 1987–Feb 1988 6-Month	50.1°F (10.1°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1977
				103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1932
	Ties: 1980
Aug 1987–Feb 1988 7-Month	54.7°F (12.6°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1977
				93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1932
	Ties: 1903, 1959
Jul 1987–Feb 1988 8-Month	57.8°F (14.3°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1977
				95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1932, 2017
	Ties: 1903, 1959, 2001
Jun 1987–Feb 1988 9-Month	59.9°F (15.5°C)	60.5°F (15.8°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1977
				94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2017
	Ties: 1959, 2021
May 1987–Feb 1988 10-Month	61.2°F (16.2°C)	61.3°F (16.3°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1977
				79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1999
	Ties: 1940, 1948, 1989, 1997
Apr 1987–Feb 1988 11-Month	61.1°F (16.2°C)	61.2°F (16.2°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1977
				78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1999, 2017
	Ties: 1930, 1983, 1989
Mar 1987–Feb 1988 12-Month	60.4°F (15.8°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1918, 1977
				73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2017
	Ties: 1903, 1907, 1908, 1910, 1940
Sep 1986–Feb 1988 18-Month	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1905
				73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2017
	Ties: 1915, 1945, 1946, 1952, 1958, 2002, 2003
Mar 1986–Feb 1988 24-Month	60.8°F (16.0°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1905
				51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2017
	Ties: 1937, 1953, 2002
Mar 1985–Feb 1988 36-Month	61.0°F (16.1°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1979
				34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2013
	Ties: 1945, 1999, 2021, 2022
Mar 1984–Feb 1988 48-Month	60.5°F (15.8°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1980
				73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2019
	Ties: 1903, 1953, 1967, 1990, 1993, 2004
Mar 1983–Feb 1988 60-Month	60.2°F (15.7°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1980
				91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2020
	Ties: 1903, 1909, 1917, 1921, 1960, 1966, 1987, 1994

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 26, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/