Arkansas · county areal climate 1951–2025

Craighead County, AR

A 60.7°F / 51.5" normal · 2025 ran +1.4°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 9: This area is running +2.8°F (60.6°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 2nd warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation 66% of normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

60.7°F
annual mean · 51.5" precipitation

2025 vs Normal

+1.4°F
62.1°F · 52.0" (101% of normal)

Warmest Year

63.0°F
2012 · coldest 57.3°F (1979)

Wettest Year

75.6in
1957 · driest 28.6" (1963)

Hottest Day

108.4°F
Jul 14 · 1980

Coldest Day

-8.5°F
Dec 25 · 1983

Biggest Rain Day

4.97in
Aug 30 · 1978

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

38°
J
42°
F
51°
M
60°
A
70°
M
78°
J
81°
J
79°
A
73°
S
62°
O
50°
N
42°
D
—— normal temperature (°F) · ▮ normal precipitation (in) · 1996–2025
Areal nClimGrid averages (NOAA/NCEI) over the whole area — an average across the region, not a single station. Separate from the station records.

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