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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, May 1997

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1997 1-Month	65.9°F (18.8°C)	68.7°F (20.4°C)	-2.8°F (-1.6°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1917
				119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2018
Apr–May 1997 2-Month	61.0°F (16.1°C)	64.6°F (18.1°C)	-3.6°F (-2.0°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1907
				126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	1896
Mar–May 1997 3-Month	58.9°F (14.9°C)	60.1°F (15.6°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1960
				106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2012
	Ties: 1904, 1928, 1940, 1975, 1996
Feb–May 1997 4-Month	55.7°F (13.2°C)	55.9°F (13.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1960
				68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
Jan–May 1997 5-Month	52.3°F (11.3°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1978
				76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
	Ties: 1920, 1928, 1937, 1951, 2008
Dec 1996–May 1997 6-Month	51.0°F (10.6°C)	50.8°F (10.4°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1978
				60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
	Ties: 1937, 1965, 1981
Nov 1996–May 1997 7-Month	50.4°F (10.2°C)	50.7°F (10.4°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1978
				79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
	Ties: 1930, 1937, 2021
Oct 1996–May 1997 8-Month	51.7°F (10.9°C)	52.0°F (11.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1978
				83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2017
	Ties: 1947, 1959, 1962, 1981, 2013
Sep 1996–May 1997 9-Month	53.7°F (12.1°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1978
				90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2017
	Ties: 1903, 1917
Aug 1996–May 1997 10-Month	56.1°F (13.4°C)	56.8°F (13.8°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1977
				96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2017
	Ties: 1962
Jul 1996–May 1997 11-Month	58.2°F (14.6°C)	58.9°F (14.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.3°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1968, 1977
				100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2017
	Ties: 1936, 1971, 1983
Jun 1996–May 1997 12-Month	59.7°F (15.4°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1977
				99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2012
	Ties: 1929, 1982
Dec 1995–May 1997 18-Month	56.5°F (13.6°C)	57.2°F (14.0°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1979, 1980
				100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2017
	Ties: 1929, 1993
Jun 1995–May 1997 24-Month	59.8°F (15.4°C)	60.5°F (15.8°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1978
				103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2017
	Ties: 1900, 1963, 1993, 2010, 2014
Jun 1994–May 1997 36-Month	60.2°F (15.7°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1979
				92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2018
	Ties: 1901, 1913, 1917, 1930, 1958, 1959, 1972, 1973, 1983, 1986, 1996, 2010
Jun 1993–May 1997 48-Month	60.1°F (15.6°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1980
				95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2019
	Ties: 1908, 1964, 1995
Jun 1992–May 1997 60-Month	59.8°F (15.4°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1980
				106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2020
	Ties: 1961, 1964, 1973, 1977

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 24, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/