HOTTESTSINCE.COMBrowse statesThe AlmanacYear in ReviewThe Wire
HOT10
Hottest Since
National Heat Records
Arkansas · THREADEX · 1893–2026

Jonesboro, AR

35.836°N, 90.644°W · station JBRthr · 134 years of record
86°F
forecast high · Oct 23

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Jonesboro.
65°SAT10/1770°SUN10/1875°MON10/1978°TUE10/2081°WED10/2184°THU10/2286°FRI10/23

This Day in History

Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Jonesboro — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.

Ranks

#5 / 126
warmest Oct 23 in 126 yrs of record

Warmest Oct 23 ever

91°F
set in 1939

Coolest Oct 23 ever

49°F
set in 1930
Forecast high 86°F — 5th warmest Oct 23 of 126 years · record 91°F (1939) · warmest since 1939.
1896: 74°F1897: 76°F1898: 58°F1899: 81°F1900: 76°F1901: 83°F1902: 79°F1903: 68°F1906: 88°F1907: 75°F1908: 76°F1909: 73°F1910: 75°F1911: 69°F1912: 70°F1913: 60°F1914: 83°F1915: 78°F1916: 72°F1917: 63°F1918: 64°F1919: 73°F1920: 83°F1921: 84°F1922: 68°F1923: 56°F1924: 58°F1925: 70°F1926: 61°F1927: 86°F1928: 63°F1929: 57°F1930: 49°F1931: 79°F1932: 77°F1933: 65°F1934: 88°F1935: 68°F1936: 73°F1937: 49°F1938: 67°F1939: 91°F1940: 85°F1941: 81°F1942: 63°F1943: 67°F1944: 70°F1945: 65°F1948: 73°F1949: 73°F1950: 66°F1951: 70°F1952: 65°F1953: 76°F1954: 75°F1955: 82°F1956: 80°F1957: 77°F1958: 76°F1959: 73°F1960: 72°F1961: 79°F1962: 68°F1963: 85°F1964: 69°F1965: 72°F1966: 67°F1967: 78°F1968: 75°F1969: 61°F1970: 72°F1971: 74°F1972: 64°F1973: 83°F1974: 72°F1975: 78°F1976: 62°F1977: 80°F1978: 84°F1979: 67°F1980: 76°F1981: 58°F1982: 64°F1983: 63°F1984: 61°F1985: 75°F1986: 66°F1987: 70°F1988: 70°F1989: 76°F1990: 64°F1991: 78°F1992: 81°F1993: 68°F1994: 73°F1995: 78°F1996: 66°F1997: 70°F1998: 64°F1999: 59°F2000: 80°F2001: 79°F2002: 65°F2003: 82°F2004: 81°F2005: 57°F2006: 61°F2007: 53°F2008: 75°F2009: 64°F2010: 84°F2011: 66°F2012: 82°F2013: 60°F2014: 60°F2015: 72°F2016: 72°F2017: 75°F2018: 74°F2019: 72°F2020: 85°F2021: 80°F2022: 81°F2023: 83°F2024: 83°F2025: 73°F86° forecast45505560657075808590951900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
📖 Jonesboro's full Climate Almanac →

The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 2386°F
Hottest this date since1939
This-date record91°F
This-date rank#5 of 126
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record116°F (1901)
Odds to tie/break—
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°FJan 21, 1906-18°FJan 12, 1918
Feb83°FFeb 28, 1918-13°FFeb 13, 1899
Mar95°FMar 24, 19291°FMar 6, 1899
Apr96°FApr 29, 190126°FApr 2, 1919
May101°FMay 28, 191132°FMay 2, 1909
Jun110°FJun 29, 190141°FJun 1, 1897
Jul116°FJul 12, 190150°FJul 25, 1911
Aug111°FAug 9, 193045°FAug 17, 1897
Sep110°FSep 6, 192533°FSep 30, 1916
Oct98°FOct 4, 189721°FOct 29, 1910
Nov88°FNov 4, 19099°FNov 25, 1950
Dec79°FDec 3, 1906-7°FDec 22, 1989
All-time116°FJul 12, 1901-18°FJan 12, 1918

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Jonesboro so far this year — through Oct 15.

Record Highs in 2026

11 broke
plus 2 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

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

Record Warm Nights & Cold Days

Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.

Warmest low ever

87°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 4, 1897

Coldest high ever

10°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 10, 1962
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan65°FJan 25, 195010°FJan 10, 1962
Feb65°FFeb 10, 193211°FFeb 15, 2021
Mar69°FMar 19, 189823°FMar 2, 1980
Apr73°FApr 28, 197039°FApr 6, 1971
May79°FMay 25, 190452°FMay 4, 1976
Jun80°FJun 12, 190267°FJun 1, 2021
Jul87°FJul 4, 189772°FJul 22, 1970
Aug83°FAug 14, 191866°FAug 15, 1964
Sep80°FSep 30, 190457°FSep 28, 1896
Oct75°FOct 5, 194135°FOct 29, 1925
Nov71°FNov 4, 202426°FNov 29, 1976
Dec68°FDec 2, 198210°FDec 22, 1989
All-time87°FJul 4, 189710°FJan 10, 1962

Hot Streaks

Current run

1 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

76 days
record run, ended Aug 15 1901

So far in 2026

98 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: 70°F · forecast is +16° 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

Sunrise6:10 AM
Sunset5:26 PM
Solar noon11:48 AM
Daylight11h 16m · losing 15 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
Download year chart

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 Oct 23 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
98 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — the 8th most in 134 years. Normal for this point: 68. Record: 124 in 1901.

Share Card

A ready-to-share summary of Jonesboro's outlook — post it, or link this page.
Jonesboro, AR hot share card
Download card
See Jonesboro on coldestsince.com →