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
—— 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.