Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Little Rock, Arkansas, United States weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 115°F on 2011-08-03; its coldest fell to -9°F on 1983-12-25.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
75°F2002-01-30
15°F1985-01-20
63°F2004-01-03
1°F1982-01-11
February
79°F1996-02-22
18°F1985-02-01
64°F2019-02-06
-2°F2021-02-16
March
85°F1982-03-17
24°F2014-03-03
67°F1982-03-16
10°F2014-03-04
April
94°F2006-04-18
44°F2013-04-03
72°F2017-04-29
25°F1987-04-04
May
101°F1998-05-21
53°F2013-05-03
74°F2024-05-26
35°F2013-05-04
June
108°F2012-06-28
68°F2003-06-05
79°F1998-06-30
50°F1984-06-01
July
113°F1986-07-31
69°F2014-07-17
82°F1998-07-28
58°F1983-07-07
August
115°F2011-08-03
74°F2008-08-10
85°F2011-08-04
52°F1986-08-29
September
110°F2000-09-01
65°F1984-09-30
79°F1995-09-01
42°F1989-09-24
October
99°F2019-10-02
43°F1993-10-30
74°F1986-10-03
27°F1993-10-31
November
87°F2003-11-01
32°F1986-11-13
69°F2024-11-04
19°F2019-11-13
December
78°F1998-12-05
7°F1983-12-24
69°F1982-12-02
-9°F1983-12-25

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
79°F1996-02-22
7°F1983-12-24
69°F1982-12-02
-9°F1983-12-25
Spring (Mar–May)
101°F1998-05-21
24°F2014-03-03
74°F2024-05-26
10°F2014-03-04
Summer (Jun–Aug)
115°F2011-08-03
68°F2003-06-05
85°F2011-08-04
50°F1984-06-01
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
110°F2000-09-01
32°F1986-11-13
79°F1995-09-01
19°F2019-11-13

All-time records

The most extreme value Little Rock has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 115°F 2011-08-03
Lowest 7°F 1983-12-24

Low

Highest 85°F 2011-08-04
Lowest -9°F 1983-12-25

Feels-like

Highest 166°F 2015-08-07
Lowest -23°F 1983-12-25

Humidity

Highest 25.6 g/m³ 2021-06-10
Lowest 0.9 g/m³ 1989-12-22

Wind

Highest 22 mph 2008-09-13
Lowest 2 mph 1996-08-27

Precip

Wettest 5.20 in 2025-04-05
Driest 31-day dry spell 2005-09-30

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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