35.836°N, 90.644°W · station JBRthr · 134 years of record
86°F
HOTTEST OCT 23 SINCE 1939
forecast high · Oct 23
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Jonesboro.
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
#101 / 123
warmest Oct 17 in 123 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
89°F
set in 1938
Coolest Oct 17 ever
55°F
set in 2009
Forecast high 65°F — 101st warmest Oct 17 of 123 years · record 89°F (1938) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#80 / 124
warmest Oct 18 in 124 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
90°F
set in 1909
Coolest Oct 18 ever
52°F
set in 1922
Forecast high 70°F — 80th warmest Oct 18 of 124 years · record 90°F (1909) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#56 / 123
warmest Oct 19 in 123 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
91°F
set in 2005
Coolest Oct 19 ever
52°F
set in 1989
Forecast high 75°F — 56th warmest Oct 19 of 123 years · record 91°F (2005) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#43 / 121
warmest Oct 20 in 121 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
90°F
set in 2016
Coolest Oct 20 ever
47°F
set in 1913
Forecast high 78°F — 43rd warmest Oct 20 of 121 years · record 90°F (2016) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#26 / 122
warmest Oct 21 in 122 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
89°F
set in 1963
Coolest Oct 21 ever
56°F
set in 1930
Forecast high 81°F — 26th warmest Oct 21 of 122 years · record 89°F (1963) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#15 / 124
warmest Oct 22 in 124 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
94°F
set in 1900
Coolest Oct 22 ever
49°F
set in 1930
Forecast high 84°F — 15th warmest Oct 22 of 124 years · record 94°F (1900) · warmest since 2020.
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.
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.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
82°FJan 21, 1906
-18°FJan 12, 1918
Feb
83°FFeb 28, 1918
-13°FFeb 13, 1899
Mar
95°FMar 24, 1929
1°FMar 6, 1899
Apr
96°FApr 29, 1901
26°FApr 2, 1919
May
101°FMay 28, 1911
32°FMay 2, 1909
Jun
110°FJun 29, 1901
41°FJun 1, 1897
Jul
116°FJul 12, 1901
50°FJul 25, 1911
Aug
111°FAug 9, 1930
45°FAug 17, 1897
Sep
110°FSep 6, 1925
33°FSep 30, 1916
Oct
98°FOct 4, 1897
21°FOct 29, 1910
Nov
88°FNov 4, 1909
9°FNov 25, 1950
Dec
79°FDec 3, 1906
-7°FDec 22, 1989
All-time
116°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
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
65°FJan 25, 1950
10°FJan 10, 1962
Feb
65°FFeb 10, 1932
11°FFeb 15, 2021
Mar
69°FMar 19, 1898
23°FMar 2, 1980
Apr
73°FApr 28, 1970
39°FApr 6, 1971
May
79°FMay 25, 1904
52°FMay 4, 1976
Jun
80°FJun 12, 1902
67°FJun 1, 2021
Jul
87°FJul 4, 1897
72°FJul 22, 1970
Aug
83°FAug 14, 1918
66°FAug 15, 1964
Sep
80°FSep 30, 1904
57°FSep 28, 1896
Oct
75°FOct 5, 1941
35°FOct 29, 1925
Nov
71°FNov 4, 2024
26°FNov 29, 1976
Dec
68°FDec 2, 1982
10°FDec 22, 1989
All-time
87°FJul 4, 1897
10°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.
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.
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.