Arkansas · THREADEX · 1893–2026

Jonesboro, AR

35.836°N, 90.644°W · station JBRthr · 134 years of record
95°F
forecast high · Jul 18

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Jonesboro.
89°MON7/1389°TUE7/1488°WED7/1590°THU7/1693°FRI7/1795°SAT7/1895°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 18

Today ranks

#42 / 122
warmest Jul 18 in 122 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 18 ever

108°F
set in 1901

Coolest Jul 18 ever

77°F
set in 2014

Hottest Jul 18 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 18 at Jonesboro. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
77921081896: 84°F1898: 91°F1900: 94°F1901: 108°F1903: 94°F1904: 92°F1906: 93°F1907: 98°F1908: 98°F1909: 94°F1910: 91°F1911: 91°F1912: 93°F1913: 101°F1914: 98°F1915: 98°F1916: 99°F1917: 90°F1918: 83°F1919: 93°F1920: 87°F1921: 100°F1922: 86°F1923: 85°F1924: 92°F1925: 97°F1926: 96°F1927: 91°F1928: 88°F1929: 94°F1930: 103°F1931: 85°F1932: 100°F1933: 89°F1934: 104°F1935: 94°F1936: 96°F1937: 88°F1938: 83°F1939: 97°F1940: 88°F1941: 93°F1943: 100°F1944: 97°F1945: 91°F1946: 99°F1948: 94°F1949: 93°F1950: 89°F1951: 95°F1952: 93°F1953: 92°F1954: 108°F1955: 89°F1956: 96°F1957: 94°F1958: 97°F1959: 90°F1960: 86°F1961: 95°F1962: 88°F1963: 98°F1964: 95°F1965: 92°F1966: 98°F1967: 89°F1968: 95°F1969: 93°F1970: 90°F1971: 97°F1972: 91°F1973: 92°F1974: 95°F1975: 93°F1976: 88°F1977: 97°F1978: 90°F1979: 90°F1980: 105°F1981: 93°F1982: 93°F1983: 92°F1985: 91°F1987: 94°F1988: 97°F1989: 84°F1990: 89°F1991: 93°F1992: 84°F1993: 96°F1994: 87°F1995: 90°F1996: 91°F1997: 95°F1998: 96°F1999: 95°F2000: 90°F2001: 92°F2002: 85°F2003: 92°F2004: 88°F2005: 90°F2006: 95°F2007: 93°F2008: 94°F2009: 81°F2010: 91°F2011: 94°F2012: 97°F2013: 97°F2014: 77°F2015: 95°F2016: 94°F2017: 94°F2018: 90°F2019: 92°F2020: 93°F2021: 86°F2022: 88°F2023: 91°F2024: 84°F2025: 97°F95° forecast189620251901

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1895°F
Hottest this date since2025
This-date record108°F
This-date rank#42 of 122
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record116°F (1901)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1893–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Jonesboro in each calendar month, and for the whole 1893–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan82°F1906-18°F1918
Feb83°F1918-13°F1899
Mar95°F19291°F1899
Apr96°F190126°F1919
May101°F191132°F1909
Jun110°F190141°F1897
Jul116°F190150°F1911
Aug111°F193045°F1897
Sep110°F192533°F1916
Oct98°F189721°F1910
Nov88°F19099°F1950
Dec79°F1906-7°F1989
All-time116°F1901-18°F1918

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Jonesboro so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

1 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

0 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

Hot Streaks

Current run

4 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

76 days
record run, ended Aug 15 1901

So far in 2026

30 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Jonesboro's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 91°F · forecast is +4° vs normal.
Jan: 47°FJan: 30°FFeb: 52°FFeb: 34°FMar: 61°FMar: 41°FApr: 71°FApr: 50°FMay: 80°FMay: 59°FJun: 89°FJun: 68°FJul: 91°FJul: 72°FAug: 90°FAug: 70°FSep: 84°FSep: 62°FOct: 73°FOct: 50°FNov: 60°FNov: 40°FDec: 49°FDec: 33°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:56 AM
Sunset7:20 PM
Solar noon12:08 PM
Daylight14h 24m · losing 6 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

35.84°N, 90.64°W

Nearby Stations

Memphis, TN65 mi SEPoplar Bluff, MO66 mi NLittle Rock, AR118 mi SWPaducah, KY133 mi NEPine Bluff, AR135 mi SWRussellville, AR143 mi W

The Last 6 Weeks

Jonesboro's observed daily high for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Jonesboro, AR — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Jonesboro's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Jonesboro, AR — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1893

Each cell is one day's high at Jonesboro, coloured by temperature — 134 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Jonesboro, AR daily high heat map 1893–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Jonesboro — counted through Jul 18 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
30 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 46th most in 134 years. Normal for this point: 27. Record: 59 in 1901.

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