34.727°N, 92.236°W · station LITthr · 148 years of record
87°F
HOTTEST OCT 23 SINCE 2003
forecast high · Oct 23
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Little Rock.
This Day in History
Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Little Rock — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
Ranks
#130 / 147
warmest Oct 17 in 147 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
89°F
set in 1953
Coolest Oct 17 ever
55°F
set in 1967
Forecast high 66°F — 130th warmest Oct 17 of 147 years · record 89°F (1953) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#112 / 147
warmest Oct 18 in 147 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
91°F
set in 2005
Coolest Oct 18 ever
51°F
set in 1989
Forecast high 69°F — 112th warmest Oct 18 of 147 years · record 91°F (2005) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#64 / 147
warmest Oct 19 in 147 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
90°F
set in 1963
Coolest Oct 19 ever
50°F
set in 1989
Forecast high 74°F — 64th warmest Oct 19 of 147 years · record 90°F (1963) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#65 / 147
warmest Oct 20 in 147 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
90°F
set in 1963
Coolest Oct 20 ever
49°F
set in 1913
Forecast high 77°F — 65th warmest Oct 20 of 147 years · record 90°F (1963) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#29 / 147
warmest Oct 21 in 147 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
90°F
set in 2003
Coolest Oct 21 ever
51°F
set in 1916
Forecast high 82°F — 29th warmest Oct 21 of 147 years · record 90°F (2003) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#7 / 147
warmest Oct 22 in 147 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
89°F
set in 1963
Coolest Oct 22 ever
49°F
set in 1937
Forecast high 85°F — 7th warmest Oct 22 of 147 years · record 89°F (1963) · warmest since 2020.
Ranks
#3 / 147
warmest Oct 23 in 147 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
92°F
set in 1939
Coolest Oct 23 ever
50°F
set in 1913
Forecast high 87°F — 3rd warmest Oct 23 of 147 years · record 92°F (1939) · warmest since 2003.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Little Rock in each calendar month, and for the whole 1879–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
83°FJan 25, 1950
-8°FJan 12, 1918
Feb
87°FFeb 25, 1918
-12°FFeb 12, 1899
Mar
91°FMar 31, 1974
11°FMar 3, 1943
Apr
95°FApr 20, 1987
28°FApr 1, 1886
May
98°FMay 26, 1964
38°FMay 3, 2013
Jun
107°FJun 28, 2012
46°FJun 3, 1969
Jul
112°FJul 31, 1986
54°FJul 7, 1972
Aug
114°FAug 3, 2011
52°FAug 24, 1891
Sep
106°FSep 1, 1947
37°FSep 27, 1942
Oct
98°FOct 15, 2015
27°FOct 30, 1917
Nov
86°FNov 13, 1955
10°FNov 18, 1880
Dec
81°FDec 26, 2015
-1°FDec 24, 1963
All-time
114°FAug 3, 2011
-12°FFeb 12, 1899
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Little Rock so far this year — through Oct 15.
Record Highs in 2026
7 broke
plus 6 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
85°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Aug 3, 2011
Coldest high ever
5°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 12, 1899
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
68°FJan 24, 1950
11°FJan 10, 1962
Feb
69°FFeb 27, 2024
5°FFeb 12, 1899
Mar
71°FMar 12, 2006
27°FMar 3, 2014
Apr
73°FApr 13, 1972
40°FApr 4, 1886
May
78°FMay 20, 1902
52°FMay 2, 1994
Jun
82°FJun 21, 1936
58°FJun 1, 1903
Jul
83°FJul 12, 1930
71°FJul 21, 1880
Aug
85°FAug 3, 2011
66°FAug 30, 1915
Sep
80°FSep 22, 1980
56°FSep 29, 1890
Oct
75°FOct 4, 1941
36°FOct 30, 1925
Nov
70°FNov 15, 1955
30°FNov 18, 1880
Dec
70°FDec 2, 1982
10°FDec 24, 1983
All-time
85°FAug 3, 2011
5°FFeb 12, 1899
Hot Streaks
Current run
1 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
60 days
record run, ended Aug 28 2010
So far in 2026
107 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal high & low by month, from Little Rock's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 72°F · forecast is +15° vs normal.
Little Rock'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 Little Rock's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.