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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, April 1988

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
April 1988 1-Month	60.0°F (15.6°C)	60.5°F (15.8°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1907
				75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1896
	Ties: 1909, 1959, 1979
Mar–Apr 1988 2-Month	55.2°F (12.9°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1960
				84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2012
	Ties: 1934, 1940, 1959
Feb–Apr 1988 3-Month	50.7°F (10.4°C)	51.7°F (10.9°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1958
				83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2012
Jan–Apr 1988 4-Month	46.7°F (8.2°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1978
				108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2012
	Ties: 1915, 2010, 2015
Dec 1987–Apr 1988 5-Month	46.0°F (7.8°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1978
				98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2012
	Ties: 1926, 1951
Nov 1987–Apr 1988 6-Month	47.0°F (8.3°C)	47.7°F (8.7°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1899, 1912
				85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2017
	Ties: 1961, 1971
Oct 1987–Apr 1988 7-Month	48.4°F (9.1°C)	49.6°F (9.8°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1899
				99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2017
Sep 1987–Apr 1988 8-Month	51.4°F (10.8°C)	52.5°F (11.4°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1977
				103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2017
	Ties: 1906, 1924, 1962, 1973
Aug 1987–Apr 1988 9-Month	54.8°F (12.7°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1977
				97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2017
	Ties: 1959, 1994
Jul 1987–Apr 1988 10-Month	57.3°F (14.1°C)	58.0°F (14.4°C)	-0.7°F (-0.3°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1977
				97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2017
	Ties: 1959
Jun 1987–Apr 1988 11-Month	59.1°F (15.1°C)	59.7°F (15.4°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1977
				94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2017
	Ties: 1915, 1941, 1971
May 1987–Apr 1988 12-Month	60.2°F (15.7°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1977
				83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2017
	Ties: 1896, 1930, 1940, 1956, 1990, 2009
Nov 1986–Apr 1988 18-Month	56.0°F (13.3°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1980
				83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2017
	Ties: 1914, 1915, 1964, 1998
May 1986–Apr 1988 24-Month	60.5°F (15.8°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1978
				69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2017
	Ties: 1942, 1974, 1982, 2004, 2011
May 1985–Apr 1988 36-Month	60.8°F (16.0°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1979
				44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2013, 2018
	Ties: 1925, 1929, 1938, 1950, 1974, 2004, 2005
May 1984–Apr 1988 48-Month	60.6°F (15.9°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1980
				56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2019
	Ties: 1899, 1901, 1903, 1909, 1912, 1930, 1950, 1953, 1966, 1967, 1974, 2004
May 1983–Apr 1988 60-Month	60.3°F (15.7°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1980
				84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2020
	Ties: 1917, 1921, 1951, 1974, 1975, 1993, 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 2, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/