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Jonesboro, AR

35.836°N, 90.644°W · station JBRthr · 134 years of record
100°F
forecast high · Sep 2

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Jonesboro.
99°TUE9/1100°WED9/2100°THU9/3100°FRI9/4100°SAT9/5100°SUN9/698°MON9/7

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

#3 / 124
warmest Sep 2 in 124 yrs of record

Warmest Sep 2 ever

103°F
set in 1925

Coolest Sep 2 ever

74°F
set in 1974
Forecast high 100°F — 3rd warmest Sep 2 of 124 years · record 103°F (1925) · warmest since 1925.
1896: 86°F1897: 92°F1898: 94°F1900: 89°F1901: 91°F1902: 85°F1903: 87°F1904: 94°F1906: 94°F1907: 92°F1908: 93°F1909: 92°F1910: 91°F1911: 91°F1912: 96°F1913: 101°F1914: 87°F1915: 86°F1916: 87°F1917: 92°F1918: 93°F1919: 84°F1920: 90°F1921: 98°F1922: 95°F1923: 85°F1924: 97°F1925: 103°F1926: 94°F1927: 90°F1928: 81°F1929: 94°F1930: 99°F1931: 81°F1932: 94°F1933: 87°F1934: 82°F1935: 91°F1936: 92°F1937: 83°F1938: 88°F1939: 91°F1940: 89°F1941: 89°F1942: 90°F1943: 92°F1944: 88°F1945: 93°F1948: 85°F1949: 84°F1950: 81°F1951: 90°F1952: 94°F1953: 92°F1954: 96°F1955: 84°F1956: 85°F1957: 89°F1958: 86°F1959: 94°F1960: 95°F1961: 89°F1962: 81°F1963: 95°F1964: 87°F1965: 80°F1966: 92°F1967: 78°F1968: 80°F1969: 91°F1970: 90°F1971: 86°F1972: 88°F1973: 88°F1974: 74°F1975: 94°F1976: 86°F1977: 95°F1978: 82°F1980: 93°F1981: 75°F1983: 91°F1984: 92°F1985: 90°F1986: 87°F1987: 91°F1988: 89°F1989: 84°F1990: 93°F1991: 89°F1992: 84°F1993: 92°F1994: 79°F1995: 88°F1996: 85°F1997: 91°F1998: 90°F1999: 97°F2000: 97°F2001: 88°F2002: 92°F2003: 84°F2004: 84°F2005: 92°F2006: 82°F2007: 94°F2008: 90°F2009: 82°F2010: 88°F2011: 96°F2012: 90°F2013: 94°F2014: 85°F2015: 92°F2016: 85°F2017: 82°F2018: 90°F2019: 91°F2020: 85°F2021: 87°F2022: 83°F2023: 90°F2024: 79°F2025: 90°F100° forecast7075808590951001051900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Sep 2100°F
Hottest this date since1925
This-date record103°F
This-date rank#3 of 124
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°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 Aug 30.

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

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

27 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

76 days
record run, ended Aug 15 1901

So far in 2026

68 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: 88°F · forecast is +12° 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

Sunrise5:34 AM
Sunset6:30 PM
Solar noon12:02 PM
Daylight12h 56m · 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
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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 Sep 2 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
68 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 42nd most in 134 years. Normal for this point: 58. Record: 106 in 1901.

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