Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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 December 2020. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Arkansas
Average Temperature Rankings, December 2018
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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December 2018 1-Month |
44.2°F (6.8°C) | 41.5°F (5.3°C) |
2.7°F (1.5°C) | 97th Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1983 |
30th Warmest | Warmest since: 2015 | 1984 | ||||
Ties: 1936 | ||||||
Nov–Dec 2018 2-Month |
45.0°F (7.2°C) | 45.7°F (7.6°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.4°C) | 48th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 2000 |
79th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1958, 2008 | ||||||
Oct–Dec 2018 3-Month |
50.9°F (10.5°C) | 51.1°F (10.6°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.1°C) | 59th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1976 |
68th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1970, 1974 | ||||||
Sep–Dec 2018 4-Month |
56.9°F (13.8°C) | 56.5°F (13.6°C) |
0.4°F (0.2°C) | 73rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1976 |
54th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 2011 | ||||||
Aug–Dec 2018 5-Month |
61.3°F (16.3°C) | 61.1°F (16.2°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 72nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1976 |
55th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1910, 1928, 1953, 1987, 2002 | ||||||
Jul–Dec 2018 6-Month |
64.7°F (18.2°C) | 64.3°F (17.9°C) |
0.4°F (0.3°C) | 81st Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1976 |
46th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 1931, 1998 | ||||
Ties: 1907, 1982 | ||||||
Jun–Dec 2018 7-Month |
66.9°F (19.4°C) | 66.0°F (18.9°C) |
0.9°F (0.5°C) | 97th Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1976 |
30th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 1998 | ||||
Ties: 1909, 1913, 1965, 1973, 1977, 1990 | ||||||
May–Dec 2018 8-Month |
67.9°F (19.9°C) | 66.3°F (19.1°C) |
1.6°F (0.8°C) | 110th Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1976 |
17th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 1998 | ||||
Ties: 1941 | ||||||
Apr–Dec 2018 9-Month |
66.5°F (19.2°C) | 65.7°F (18.7°C) |
0.8°F (0.5°C) | 93rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1976 |
34th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 1998 | ||||
Ties: 1978, 2019 | ||||||
Mar–Dec 2018 10-Month |
65.2°F (18.4°C) | 64.2°F (17.9°C) |
1.0°F (0.5°C) | 99th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1917, 1976 |
28th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1897, 1927, 1931, 1953, 1963, 1991, 2001 | ||||||
Feb–Dec 2018 11-Month |
63.5°F (17.5°C) | 62.4°F (16.9°C) |
1.1°F (0.6°C) | 105th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1917 |
22nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1911, 1931, 1991, 2005, 2015 | ||||||
Jan–Dec 2018 12-Month |
61.2°F (16.2°C) | 60.4°F (15.8°C) |
0.8°F (0.4°C) | 95th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1979 |
32nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1900, 1941, 2001, 2010, 2019 | ||||||
Jul 2017–Dec 2018 18-Month |
62.4°F (16.9°C) | 61.7°F (16.5°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 96th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1968 |
30th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1896, 1923, 1946, 1957, 1986, 2004, 2019 | ||||||
Jan 2017–Dec 2018 24-Month |
61.9°F (16.6°C) | 60.5°F (15.8°C) |
1.4°F (0.8°C) | 116th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1979 |
10th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012, 2017 | ||||
Ties: 2007 | ||||||
Jan 2016–Dec 2018 36-Month |
62.2°F (16.8°C) | 60.4°F (15.8°C) |
1.8°F (1.0°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1905 |
1st Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012, 2017, 2018 | ||||
Ties: 2012, 2017 | ||||||
Jan 2015–Dec 2018 48-Month |
62.0°F (16.7°C) | 60.4°F (15.8°C) |
1.6°F (0.9°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1905, 1906, 1979 |
1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2018 | ||||
Jan 2014–Dec 2018 60-Month |
61.3°F (16.3°C) | 60.4°F (15.8°C) |
0.9°F (0.5°C) | 112th Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1906 |
11th Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2019, 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1925, 1938, 1939, 1955, 2008, 2012 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 18, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/