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 May 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Arkansas
Average Temperature Rankings, December 2021
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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December 2021 1-Month |
53.3°F (11.8°C) | 41.5°F (5.3°C) |
11.8°F (6.5°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1983 |
1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2021 | ||||
Nov–Dec 2021 2-Month |
51.2°F (10.7°C) | 45.6°F (7.6°C) |
5.6°F (3.1°C) | 125th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 2000 |
3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2015 | 2015 | ||||
Oct–Dec 2021 3-Month |
56.0°F (13.3°C) | 51.1°F (10.6°C) |
4.9°F (2.7°C) | 126th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1976 |
2nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1931 | 1931 | ||||
Sep–Dec 2021 4-Month |
60.6°F (15.9°C) | 56.5°F (13.6°C) |
4.1°F (2.3°C) | 126th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1976 |
2nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2015 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 2015 | ||||||
Aug–Dec 2021 5-Month |
64.6°F (18.1°C) | 61.1°F (16.2°C) |
3.5°F (1.9°C) | 126th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1976 |
2nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1931 | 1931 | ||||
Jul–Dec 2021 6-Month |
67.0°F (19.4°C) | 64.3°F (17.9°C) |
2.7°F (1.5°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1976 |
6th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 1931, 1998 | ||||
Jun–Dec 2021 7-Month |
68.4°F (20.2°C) | 66.0°F (18.9°C) |
2.4°F (1.3°C) | 120th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1976 |
8th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 1998 | ||||
May–Dec 2021 8-Month |
68.2°F (20.1°C) | 66.4°F (19.1°C) |
1.8°F (1.0°C) | 117th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1976 |
11th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 1998 | ||||
Ties: 1896 | ||||||
Apr–Dec 2021 9-Month |
67.1°F (19.5°C) | 65.7°F (18.7°C) |
1.4°F (0.8°C) | 110th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1976 |
18th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 1998 | ||||
Ties: 1977, 2001 | ||||||
Mar–Dec 2021 10-Month |
65.9°F (18.8°C) | 64.3°F (17.9°C) |
1.6°F (0.9°C) | 113th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1917, 1976 |
15th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2012 | ||||
Feb–Dec 2021 11-Month |
63.0°F (17.2°C) | 62.3°F (16.8°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 88th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1917 |
40th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1900, 1909, 1941 | ||||||
Jan–Dec 2021 12-Month |
61.2°F (16.2°C) | 60.4°F (15.8°C) |
0.8°F (0.4°C) | 96th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1979 |
32nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1900, 1941, 2001, 2010, 2018, 2019 | ||||||
Jul 2020–Dec 2021 18-Month |
62.3°F (16.8°C) | 61.7°F (16.5°C) |
0.6°F (0.3°C) | 89th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1968 |
38th Warmest | Warmest since: 2020 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1909, 1942, 1943, 1953, 1956 | ||||||
Jan 2020–Dec 2021 24-Month |
61.2°F (16.2°C) | 60.4°F (15.8°C) |
0.8°F (0.4°C) | 99th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1979 |
28th Warmest | Warmest since: 2020 | 2012, 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1908, 1923, 1931, 2019, 2020 | ||||||
Jan 2019–Dec 2021 36-Month |
61.2°F (16.2°C) | 60.4°F (15.8°C) |
0.8°F (0.4°C) | 101st Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1905 |
25th Warmest | Warmest since: 2020 | 2012, 2017, 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1911, 1932, 1938, 2008, 2020 | ||||||
Jan 2018–Dec 2021 48-Month |
61.2°F (16.2°C) | 60.4°F (15.8°C) |
0.8°F (0.4°C) | 102nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1905, 1906, 1979 |
23rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2020 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1911, 1924, 2002 | ||||||
Jan 2017–Dec 2021 60-Month |
61.5°F (16.4°C) | 60.4°F (15.8°C) |
1.1°F (0.6°C) | 117th Coolest | Coolest since: 2018 | 1906 |
7th Warmest | Warmest since: 2020 | 2019, 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1936, 1957 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on June 27, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/