35.257°N, 93.095°W · station RUEthr · 145 years of record
86°F
HOTTEST OCT 23 SINCE 2025
forecast high · Oct 23
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Russellville.
This Day in History
Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Russellville — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
Ranks
#126 / 134
warmest Oct 17 in 134 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
90°F
set in 1917
Coolest Oct 17 ever
49°F
set in 1898
Forecast high 66°F — 126th warmest Oct 17 of 134 years · record 90°F (1917) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#117 / 134
warmest Oct 18 in 134 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
90°F
set in 1953
Coolest Oct 18 ever
55°F
set in 1966
Forecast high 68°F — 117th warmest Oct 18 of 134 years · record 90°F (1953) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#88 / 133
warmest Oct 19 in 133 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
90°F
set in 1926
Coolest Oct 19 ever
47°F
set in 1989
Forecast high 73°F — 88th warmest Oct 19 of 133 years · record 90°F (1926) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#59 / 133
warmest Oct 20 in 133 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
90°F
set in 1963
Coolest Oct 20 ever
54°F
set in 1898
Forecast high 76°F — 59th warmest Oct 20 of 133 years · record 90°F (1963) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#31 / 132
warmest Oct 21 in 132 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
90°F
set in 1939
Coolest Oct 21 ever
50°F
set in 1976
Forecast high 81°F — 31st warmest Oct 21 of 132 years · record 90°F (1939) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#20 / 131
warmest Oct 22 in 131 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
92°F
set in 1939
Coolest Oct 22 ever
48°F
set in 1911
Forecast high 84°F — 20th warmest Oct 22 of 131 years · record 92°F (1939) · warmest since 2020.
Ranks
#9 / 133
warmest Oct 23 in 133 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
96°F
set in 1939
Coolest Oct 23 ever
53°F
set in 2007
Forecast high 86°F — 9th warmest Oct 23 of 133 years · record 96°F (1939) · warmest since 2025.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Russellville in each calendar month, and for the whole 1882–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
82°FJan 21, 1920
-11°FJan 24, 1918
Feb
89°FFeb 12, 1962
-15°FFeb 12, 1899
Mar
95°FMar 24, 1929
7°FMar 3, 1943
Apr
100°FApr 18, 1917
24°FApr 11, 1989
May
100°FMay 31, 1934
32°FMay 1, 1903
Jun
109°FJun 25, 2012
37°FJun 12, 1903
Jul
113°FJul 13, 1954
49°FJul 15, 1926
Aug
115°FAug 3, 2011
47°FAug 29, 1986
Sep
110°FSep 1, 1947
32°FSep 27, 1942
Oct
99°FOct 8, 1963
23°FOct 29, 1910
Nov
88°FNov 7, 1909
10°FNov 30, 1976
Dec
81°FDec 30, 1951
-3°FDec 23, 1989
All-time
115°FAug 3, 2011
-15°FFeb 12, 1899
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Russellville so far this year — through Oct 15.
Record Highs in 2026
2 broke
plus 3 tied — daily record highs set this year
Record Lows in 2026
1 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
84°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 22, 1919
Coldest high ever
10°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 12, 1899
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
69°FJan 25, 1950
13°FJan 12, 1918
Feb
67°FFeb 25, 1930
10°FFeb 12, 1899
Mar
72°FMar 13, 1917
28°FMar 3, 2014
Apr
75°FApr 18, 1920
44°FApr 2, 1901
May
77°FMay 22, 1953
51°FMay 4, 2013
Jun
84°FJun 29, 1922
64°FJun 3, 1919
Jul
84°FJul 22, 1919
70°FJul 15, 1961
Aug
83°FAug 2, 2011
68°FAug 28, 2025
Sep
82°FSep 1, 1943
60°FSep 27, 1913
Oct
82°FOct 7, 1939
40°FOct 30, 1993
Nov
71°FNov 2, 1936
30°FNov 30, 1895
Dec
66°FDec 2, 1950
14°FDec 25, 1983
All-time
84°FJul 22, 1919
10°FFeb 12, 1899
Hot Streaks
Current run
1 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
107 days
record run, ended Sep 12 1925
So far in 2026
107 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal high & low by month, from Russellville's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 72°F · forecast is +14° vs normal.
Russellville'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 Russellville's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Each cell is one day's high at Russellville, coloured by temperature — 145 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Days Above the Mark
How many days a year hit a given high at Russellville — counted through Oct 23 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
107 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — the 11th most in 145 years. Normal for this point: 74. Record: 140 in 1925.
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