Average Temperature in Arkansas by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide temperature in the U.S. state of Arkansas for each year from 1895–2023. It is a statewide average over the entire territory of the state, based on data from the NOAA.

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What Was the Hottest Year in Arkansas History?

2012 was the warmest year in Arkansas history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 75.2 °F, and the average low was 52.0 °F.

What Was the Coldest Year in Arkansas History?

1979 was the coolest year in Arkansas history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 68.8 °F, and the average low was 47.2 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	4	74.0	51.9
2022	40	72.6	49.7
2021	30	72.0	50.6
2020	40	71.3	51.0
2019	34	71.6	50.8
2018	34	71.5	50.8
2017	8	73.3	51.8
2016	5	73.5	52.1
2015	27	71.9	50.9
2014	123	69.2	48.1
2013	106	70.2	49.0
2012	1	75.2	52.0
2011	19	73.1	50.6
2010	34	72.3	50.0
2009	91	70.1	49.7
2008	91	70.8	48.9
2007	19	72.6	51.0
2006	12	73.6	50.4
2005	12	73.3	50.6
2004	46	71.4	50.7
2003	72	71.0	49.6
2002	61	71.1	50.0
2001	34	72.2	50.3
2000	51	72.0	49.8
1999	10	73.9	50.4
1998	3	73.6	52.6
1997	101	70.4	49.0
1996	106	70.4	48.7
1995	65	71.7	49.2
1994	69	71.1	49.7
1993	111	69.9	48.7
1992	91	70.5	49.2
1991	30	71.7	50.9
1990	19	73.2	50.5
1989	115	69.9	48.0
1988	97	71.7	47.8
1987	46	72.6	49.5
1986	26	72.5	50.5
1985	97	70.7	48.9
1984	85	71.1	49.0
1983	116	69.6	48.1
1982	85	70.8	49.1
1981	79	71.5	48.9
1980	65	72.3	48.7
1979	129	68.8	47.2
1978	116	70.2	47.6
1977	53	72.1	49.4
1976	120	70.6	46.9
1975	91	70.8	49.0
1974	72	71.0	49.5
1973	61	71.0	50.2
1972	85	71.2	48.9
1971	65	71.9	49.0
1970	101	70.8	48.7
1969	108	70.9	48.2
1968	123	69.6	47.7
1967	91	71.3	48.4
1966	112	70.5	47.8
1965	46	72.4	49.6
1964	58	72.5	48.8
1963	72	72.7	48.0
1962	72	71.4	49.2
1961	113	70.2	48.1
1960	116	69.9	47.8
1959	85	71.1	48.9
1958	120	69.4	48.1
1957	61	70.9	50.2
1956	27	73.6	49.2
1955	53	72.5	49.1
1954	5	75.4	50.1
1953	19	74.4	49.2
1952	46	73.5	48.5
1951	82	71.6	48.6
1950	97	70.7	48.9
1949	51	72.1	49.6
1948	91	71.3	48.5
1947	79	71.9	48.5
1946	12	73.3	50.7
1945	72	71.1	49.4
1944	40	72.4	49.7
1943	40	73.3	48.8
1942	69	71.7	49.0
1941	34	72.4	50.2
1940	125	70.1	47.1
1939	12	74.0	49.9
1938	7	74.7	50.6
1937	85	70.9	49.1
1936	46	73.2	48.8
1935	53	71.7	49.9
1934	12	74.1	49.8
1933	9	73.6	51.0
1932	40	72.6	49.7
1931	24	72.9	50.5
1930	53	72.6	48.9
1929	101	70.7	48.6
1928	82	71.3	48.9
1927	12	73.0	51.1
1926	72	71.5	49.0
1925	19	73.7	50.0
1924	113	70.8	47.4
1923	58	71.3	50.1
1922	24	73.0	50.4
1921	2	74.9	51.7
1920	101	70.5	49.0
1919	58	71.7	49.8
1918	65	72.3	48.8
1917	128	70.4	46.3
1916	53	72.7	48.8
1915	97	70.5	49.0
1914	72	71.1	49.5
1913	61	71.7	49.6
1912	126	69.8	47.2
1911	12	73.2	50.9
1910	82	71.7	48.6
1909	30	72.9	49.7
1908	27	72.4	50.4
1907	40	72.4	49.9
1906	108	70.4	48.6
1905	120	68.9	48.6
1904	108	71.0	48.0
1903	126	69.6	47.4
1902	101	70.4	49.1
1901	79	72.3	48.2
1900	34	72.1	50.3
1899	85	71.3	48.6
1898	69	71.1	49.7
1897	30	72.8	49.8
1896	10	73.3	50.9
1895	116	69.9	47.8