Arkansas · THREADEX · 1879–2026

Little Rock, AR

34.727°N, 92.236°W · station LITthr · 148 years of record
97°F
forecast high · Jul 19

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Little Rock.
91°MON7/1389°TUE7/1488°WED7/1591°THU7/1694°FRI7/1796°SAT7/1897°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 19

Today ranks

#23 / 147
warmest Jul 19 in 147 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 19 ever

108°F
set in 1980

Coolest Jul 19 ever

78°F
set in 2014

Hottest Jul 19 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 19 at Little Rock. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
78931081879: 90°F1880: 86°F1881: 91°F1882: 88°F1883: 87°F1884: 93°F1885: 96°F1886: 88°F1887: 98°F1888: 82°F1889: 95°F1890: 90°F1891: 89°F1892: 90°F1893: 84°F1894: 81°F1895: 94°F1896: 98°F1897: 86°F1898: 92°F1899: 87°F1900: 89°F1901: 98°F1902: 93°F1903: 89°F1904: 90°F1905: 83°F1906: 88°F1907: 92°F1908: 90°F1909: 93°F1910: 80°F1911: 86°F1912: 89°F1913: 98°F1914: 89°F1915: 87°F1916: 90°F1917: 82°F1918: 88°F1919: 90°F1920: 90°F1921: 93°F1922: 88°F1923: 87°F1924: 93°F1925: 83°F1926: 96°F1927: 92°F1928: 90°F1929: 92°F1930: 97°F1931: 90°F1932: 94°F1933: 85°F1934: 98°F1935: 90°F1936: 104°F1937: 83°F1938: 86°F1939: 96°F1940: 86°F1941: 87°F1942: 97°F1943: 102°F1944: 105°F1945: 93°F1946: 94°F1947: 86°F1948: 92°F1949: 98°F1950: 92°F1951: 93°F1952: 93°F1953: 94°F1954: 82°F1955: 93°F1956: 87°F1957: 94°F1958: 96°F1959: 88°F1960: 88°F1961: 94°F1962: 90°F1963: 94°F1964: 94°F1965: 95°F1966: 101°F1967: 88°F1968: 90°F1969: 91°F1970: 95°F1971: 87°F1972: 94°F1973: 92°F1974: 99°F1975: 94°F1976: 89°F1977: 89°F1978: 96°F1979: 88°F1980: 108°F1981: 97°F1982: 97°F1983: 95°F1984: 84°F1985: 96°F1986: 102°F1987: 95°F1988: 98°F1989: 87°F1990: 98°F1991: 92°F1992: 88°F1993: 102°F1994: 94°F1995: 92°F1996: 94°F1997: 96°F1998: 100°F1999: 93°F2000: 99°F2001: 95°F2002: 89°F2003: 88°F2004: 86°F2005: 93°F2006: 104°F2007: 94°F2008: 95°F2009: 83°F2010: 95°F2011: 97°F2012: 101°F2013: 94°F2014: 78°F2015: 97°F2016: 98°F2017: 95°F2018: 97°F2019: 92°F2020: 93°F2021: 86°F2022: 100°F2023: 97°F2024: 87°F2025: 95°F97° forecast187920251980

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1997°F
Hottest this date since2022
This-date record108°F
This-date rank#23 of 147
Hottest at any time since2025
All-time record114°F (2011)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1879–2026

Record Book

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.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan83°F1950-8°F1918
Feb87°F1918-12°F1899
Mar91°F197411°F1943
Apr95°F198728°F1886
May98°F196438°F2013
Jun107°F201246°F1969
Jul112°F198654°F1972
Aug114°F201152°F1891
Sep106°F194737°F1942
Oct98°F201527°F1917
Nov86°F195510°F1880
Dec81°F2015-1°F1963
All-time114°F2011-12°F1899

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

2 broke
plus 1 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

15 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

60 days
record run, ended Aug 28 2010

So far in 2026

29 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: 93°F · forecast is +4° vs normal.
Jan: 52°FJan: 32°FFeb: 56°FFeb: 36°FMar: 65°FMar: 43°FApr: 74°FApr: 52°FMay: 82°FMay: 61°FJun: 89°FJun: 69°FJul: 93°FJul: 73°FAug: 92°FAug: 72°FSep: 86°FSep: 65°FOct: 75°FOct: 52°FNov: 63°FNov: 42°FDec: 54°FDec: 35°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:06 AM
Sunset7:23 PM
Solar noon12:15 PM
Daylight14h 18m · losing 6 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

34.73°N, 92.24°W

Nearby Stations

Pine Bluff, AR41 mi SERussellville, AR60 mi NWMount Ida, AR77 mi WGreenville, MS111 mi SEJonesboro, AR118 mi NEHarrison, AR118 mi NW

The Last 6 Weeks

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.
Little Rock, AR — last six weeks of daily high

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.
Little Rock, AR — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1879

Each cell is one day's high at Little Rock, coloured by temperature — 148 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Little Rock, AR daily high heat map 1879–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Little Rock — counted through Jul 19 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
29 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 50th most in 148 years. Normal for this point: 25. Record: 52 in 2010.

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