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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 1989

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
February 1989 1-Month	37.2°F (2.9°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	-5.9°F (-3.3°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1905
				114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2017
Jan–Feb 1989 2-Month	40.8°F (4.9°C)	41.2°F (5.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1978
				85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2017
	Ties: 1967, 1971, 1981, 2004, 2011, 2018
Dec 1988–Feb 1989 3-Month	41.4°F (5.2°C)	41.3°F (5.2°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1978
				71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1932
Nov 1988–Feb 1989 4-Month	43.9°F (6.6°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1977
				66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	1932
	Ties: 1941, 2009
Oct 1988–Feb 1989 5-Month	46.7°F (8.2°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1977
				83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1932
	Ties: 1924, 1945, 1961, 1964
Sep 1988–Feb 1989 6-Month	51.1°F (10.6°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1977
				80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1932
	Ties: 1953, 2009
Aug 1988–Feb 1989 7-Month	55.3°F (12.9°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1977
				77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1932
	Ties: 1956, 1987
Jul 1988–Feb 1989 8-Month	58.4°F (14.7°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1977
				77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1932, 2017
	Ties: 1913, 1945, 1971, 1990
Jun 1988–Feb 1989 9-Month	60.4°F (15.8°C)	60.5°F (15.8°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1977
				75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2017
	Ties: 1964, 1966, 1983
May 1988–Feb 1989 10-Month	61.2°F (16.2°C)	61.4°F (16.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1977
				79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	1999
	Ties: 1940, 1948, 1988, 1997
Apr 1988–Feb 1989 11-Month	61.1°F (16.2°C)	61.3°F (16.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1977
				78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	1999, 2017
	Ties: 1930, 1983, 1988
Mar 1988–Feb 1989 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	1918, 1977
				83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2017
	Ties: 1915, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1996, 1998, 2001
Sep 1987–Feb 1989 18-Month	56.8°F (13.8°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1905
				98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2017
	Ties: 1916, 1960
Mar 1987–Feb 1989 24-Month	60.3°F (15.7°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1905
				81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2017
	Ties: 1899, 1902, 1942, 1986, 2004
Mar 1986–Feb 1989 36-Month	60.6°F (15.9°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1979
				55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2013
	Ties: 1912, 1925, 1926, 1943, 1948, 1987, 1993
Mar 1985–Feb 1989 48-Month	60.8°F (16.0°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1980
				44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2019
	Ties: 1910, 1932, 1941, 1942, 1999, 2015
Mar 1984–Feb 1989 60-Month	60.5°F (15.8°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1980
				71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2020
	Ties: 1922, 1951, 1991

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 27, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/