Arkansas May Temperature by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide temperature in the month of May in 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 May in Arkansas History?

2018 was the warmest May in Arkansas history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 86.3 °F, and the average low was 63.8 °F.

What Was the Coldest May in Arkansas History?

1917 was the coolest May in Arkansas history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 74.6 °F, and the average low was 51.2 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	42	81.2	58.7
2022	23	81.4	60.6
2021	105	77.0	56.5
2020	100	77.2	56.4
2019	32	80.6	60.5
2018	1	86.3	63.8
2017	83	79.0	56.4
2016	92	77.6	56.7
2015	55	79.2	59.4
2014	79	78.6	57.7
2013	92	77.6	56.7
2012	4	85.2	61.2
2011	89	77.8	56.8
2010	17	82.1	60.4
2009	86	76.9	58.2
2008	79	79.2	57.0
2007	23	81.9	60.0
2006	45	80.8	59.0
2005	88	79.9	55.0
2004	30	80.5	61.0
2003	50	79.8	59.5
2002	98	77.3	56.7
2001	42	81.6	58.4
2000	29	80.8	60.8
1999	77	79.9	56.5
1998	7	84.2	61.2
1997	120	78.0	53.7
1996	9	82.2	62.3
1995	74	78.1	58.6
1994	114	77.4	55.1
1993	98	77.4	56.6
1992	100	78.0	55.5
1991	9	81.5	63.0
1990	117	76.2	56.0
1989	86	78.2	56.9
1988	77	82.2	54.2
1987	4	84.5	61.9
1986	53	79.8	59.0
1985	62	80.4	57.3
1984	100	78.6	55.1
1983	118	76.7	55.2
1982	23	82.2	59.7
1981	123	76.2	54.4
1980	69	79.4	57.7
1979	105	77.3	56.1
1978	79	79.2	57.0
1977	12	84.1	60.3
1976	127	75.2	51.9
1975	34	80.9	59.8
1974	21	81.2	61.0
1973	110	78.5	54.3
1972	72	81.0	55.9
1971	121	77.8	53.4
1970	37	82.6	57.8
1969	56	81.3	57.1
1968	97	77.9	56.3
1967	105	78.4	55.0
1966	89	79.5	55.1
1965	17	81.8	60.8
1964	30	81.9	59.6
1963	47	81.6	57.9
1962	3	86.4	61.3
1961	110	77.9	54.9
1960	109	79.1	53.9
1959	9	82.9	61.7
1958	59	80.2	57.7
1957	37	80.7	59.6
1956	12	83.2	61.2
1955	17	82.4	60.2
1954	125	75.8	53.3
1953	45	80.5	59.4
1952	68	81.5	55.9
1951	64	82.2	55.4
1950	47	80.1	59.6
1949	17	83.0	59.6
1948	69	79.7	57.4
1947	92	78.9	55.5
1946	114	76.4	56.0
1945	118	77.5	54.5
1944	42	80.6	59.3
1943	21	81.7	60.4
1942	82	79.1	56.7
1941	23	82.9	59.0
1940	113	78.9	53.7
1939	59	80.6	57.3
1938	50	80.7	58.5
1937	35	82.5	58.2
1936	32	82.8	58.2
1935	105	76.4	56.9
1934	49	82.6	56.7
1933	16	82.1	60.6
1932	62	81.0	56.8
1931	124	76.5	53.2
1930	74	78.9	57.7
1929	92	77.7	56.6
1928	64	81.1	56.6
1927	23	81.4	60.6
1926	59	82.0	55.9
1925	92	80.3	54.0
1924	126	76.5	52.3
1923	100	76.9	56.6
1922	37	80.6	59.9
1921	58	81.6	56.6
1920	41	80.1	60.2
1919	114	75.9	56.5
1918	14	83.1	60.2
1917	129	74.6	51.2
1916	28	82.5	59.3
1915	53	80.6	58.2
1914	64	80.2	57.3
1913	69	80.3	56.9
1912	56	80.3	58.0
1911	35	83.6	57.0
1910	121	76.4	54.8
1909	110	77.5	55.4
1908	52	79.5	59.6
1907	127	73.8	53.2
1906	72	80.2	56.9
1905	37	79.1	61.3
1904	100	78.3	55.2
1903	89	76.8	57.8
1902	6	83.7	62.3
1901	83	80.0	55.5
1900	64	80.2	57.5
1899	7	82.1	63.3
1898	14	83.0	60.2
1897	83	79.7	55.6
1896	2	85.2	63.3
1895	74	79.5	57.1