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 April 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Arkansas
Average Temperature Rankings, December 2020
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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December 2020 1-Month |
42.6°F (5.9°C) | 41.5°F (5.3°C) |
1.1°F (0.6°C) | 79th Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1983 |
49th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2021 | ||||
Nov–Dec 2020 2-Month |
48.3°F (9.1°C) | 45.7°F (7.6°C) |
2.6°F (1.5°C) | 106th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 2000 |
22nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 2012 | ||||||
Oct–Dec 2020 3-Month |
52.0°F (11.1°C) | 51.0°F (10.6°C) |
1.0°F (0.5°C) | 88th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1976 |
40th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 2012 | ||||||
Sep–Dec 2020 4-Month |
57.0°F (13.9°C) | 56.5°F (13.6°C) |
0.5°F (0.3°C) | 78th Coolest | Coolest since: 2018 | 1976 |
50th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1910, 1911, 1926, 1970 | ||||||
Aug–Dec 2020 5-Month |
61.1°F (16.2°C) | 61.0°F (16.1°C) |
0.1°F (0.1°C) | 59th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1976 |
69th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1911, 1924, 1940, 1963, 1985 | ||||||
Jul–Dec 2020 6-Month |
64.5°F (18.1°C) | 64.3°F (17.9°C) |
0.2°F (0.2°C) | 73rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1976 |
55th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 1931, 1998 | ||||
Ties: 2002 | ||||||
Jun–Dec 2020 7-Month |
66.2°F (19.0°C) | 66.0°F (18.9°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 70th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1976 |
58th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 1998 | ||||
Ties: 1926, 2002, 2004 | ||||||
May–Dec 2020 8-Month |
66.3°F (19.1°C) | 66.4°F (19.1°C) |
-0.1°F (0.0°C) | 50th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1976 |
78th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 1998 | ||||
Ties: 1915, 1948, 1985, 1988, 1994, 2002 | ||||||
Apr–Dec 2020 9-Month |
65.4°F (18.6°C) | 65.7°F (18.7°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.1°C) | 41st Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1976 |
87th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 1998 | ||||
Ties: 1901, 1906, 1952, 1960 | ||||||
Mar–Dec 2020 10-Month |
64.5°F (18.1°C) | 64.2°F (17.9°C) |
0.3°F (0.2°C) | 69th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1917, 1976 |
59th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1913, 1916, 1943, 1982, 1994 | ||||||
Feb–Dec 2020 11-Month |
62.7°F (17.1°C) | 62.3°F (16.8°C) |
0.4°F (0.3°C) | 80th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1917 |
48th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1949, 1955, 1965 | ||||||
Jan–Dec 2020 12-Month |
61.1°F (16.2°C) | 60.4°F (15.8°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 89th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1979 |
39th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1907, 1932, 1943, 1944 | ||||||
Jul 2019–Dec 2020 18-Month |
62.5°F (16.9°C) | 61.7°F (16.5°C) |
0.8°F (0.4°C) | 101st Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1968 |
26th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1900, 1908, 1991 | ||||||
Jan 2019–Dec 2020 24-Month |
61.2°F (16.2°C) | 60.4°F (15.8°C) |
0.8°F (0.4°C) | 99th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1979 |
28th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2012, 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1908, 1923, 1931, 2019, 2021 | ||||||
Jan 2018–Dec 2020 36-Month |
61.2°F (16.2°C) | 60.4°F (15.8°C) |
0.8°F (0.4°C) | 101st Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1905 |
25th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2012, 2017, 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1911, 1932, 1938, 2008, 2021 | ||||||
Jan 2017–Dec 2020 48-Month |
61.5°F (16.4°C) | 60.4°F (15.8°C) |
1.1°F (0.6°C) | 114th Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1905, 1906, 1979 |
11th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1933, 1936, 2000 | ||||||
Jan 2016–Dec 2020 60-Month |
61.8°F (16.6°C) | 60.4°F (15.8°C) |
1.4°F (0.8°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1906 |
1st Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2019, 2020 | ||||
Ties: 2019 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 18, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/