Jonesboro, AR: May

31 May 2026: May 2026 averaged 71.5°F in Jonesboro, AR, the warmest May since 2024, tied 33rd warmest of 122 (with 1974 and 1955).

May 2026

Mean temperature: 71.5°F; Warmest since 2024; 33rd warmest of 122
Precipitation: 4.64 in; Wettest since 2025; 58th wettest of 127

A normal May in Jonesboro, AR (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 69°F, between 67.5°F and 73.4°F in eight years of ten and 4.58 in of precipitation, between 1.94 in and 9.74 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every May in Jonesboro, AR since 1893: 71.5°F in 2026; the highest is 77.5°F, in 1962.

Normal range, 67.5 to 73.4°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every May in Jonesboro, AR from 1893 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	71.5	33	81.4	54	61.6	25	4.64	58	0
2025	69.4	67	77	111	61.8	23	6.70	27	0
2024	73.9	9	82.5	37	65.4	3	5.70	46	0
2023	72.4	15	82.9	31	61.8	23	2.61	100	0
2022	70.9	47	81.3	57	60.6	33	3.94	73	0
2021	67.4	100	77.8	101	56.9	90	4.63	59	0
2019	71.8	24	81.3	57	62.4	17	8.07	15	0
2018	76.6	2	87.8	4	65.5	2	4.48	62	0
2017	68.8	75	79.9	76	57.7	76	6.63	30	0
2016	68.6	76	78.2	95	59.1	56	10.82	1	0
2015	68	89	77.8	101	58.2	68	7.81	19	0
2014	70	57	79.5	78	60.5	37	4.58	60	0
2013	68.3	81	78.1	97	58.5	64	9.81	7	0
2012	75	5	86.5	6	63.5	6	1.40	116	0
2011	67.3	102	77	111	57.6	77	9.72	8	0
2010	72.3	19	82	45	62.5	16	4.17	70	0
2009	68.5	78	77.2	109	59.8	48	8.37	13	0
2008	67.6	95	78.9	88	56.3	101	3.77	79	0
2007	73	13	83.6	22	62.3	20	2.07	108	0
2006	70.6	50	81.2	59	60	44	2.87	95	0
2005	67.6	95	81.4	54	53.9	119	0.28	127	0
2004	71.2	39	80.9	66	61.5	26	4.73	56	0
2003	68.3	81	77.9	100	58.9	58	10.00	4	2
2002	67.5	98	78.3	94	56.4	100	3.84	75	1
2001	69.8	59	81.9	47	57.6	77	4.90	52	0
2000	69.8	59	80.1	74	60.2	41	8.60	11	3
1999	69.1	70	81.2	59	57	89	3.27	86	0
1998	74.8	6	85.5	13	64.1	4	4.80	53	2
1997	65.9	111	79.1	85	52.3	123	7.20	24	1
1996	72.9	14	82.2	41	63.5	6	3.78	77	0
1995	69	72	78.7	90	59.3	53	2.76	96	0
1994	67.3	102	78.9	88	55.7	110	1.40	116	1
1993	67.7	93	78.2	95	57.3	83	4.37	65	0
1992	67.9	92	79.1	85	56.6	97	2.53	101	0
1991	72	20	81.5	52	62.6	14	6.33	37	0
1990	65.8	112	75.3	121	56.3	101	4.42	63	0
1989	68.3	81	79.2	83	57.4	81	4.07	72	0
1988					55.8	108	2.88	94	6
1987	75.2	4	86.7	5	63.5	6	2.75	97	3
1986					61.2	27	8.27	14	4
1985					58.6	61	5.19	49	5
1984					55.4	111	6.58	32	7
1983					58.1	71	8.84	10	10
1982					62.7	12	3.60	82	4
1981	65.2	117	76.2	114	54.2	118	6.17	40	1
1980	68.3	81	79.2	83	57.1	88	3.78	77	1
1979	66.8	106	76.1	119	56.7	95	6.32	38	2
1978	68.3	81	77.7	104	58.9	58	8.59	12	1
1977			86.2	8	62.6	14	0.53	125	4
1976	61.4	122	71.8	123	51	127	5.20	48	0
1975	71.9	23	81.7	51	62.2	21	2.51	102	2
1974	71.5	33	81.8	49	61.2	27			1
1973	67.4	100	77.4	107	57.3	83	9.98	5	0
1972	70.3	55	81.2	59	59.5	51	3.81	76	0
1971	67	105	78	98	56	105	3.76	80	0
1970	73.5	10	84.8	17	62.1	22	4.33	66	0
1969	71.2	39	82.5	37	59.9	45	1.84	110	0
1968	68.5	78	77.4	107	59.6	49	7.99	16	0
1967	68.3	81	78	98	58.6	61	7.50	21	0
1966	68.5	78	80.3	73	56.6	97	4.58	60	0
1965	73.5	10	83.7	20	63.3	9	2.96	91	0
1964	71.7	26	82.7	35	60.6	33	4.38	64	0
1963	71	45	82	45	59.9	45	7.38	22	0
1962	77.5	1	88.7	1	66.3	1	1.69	113	0
1961	67.6	95	78.5	92	56.8	93	6.21	39	0
1960	68	89	79.8	77	56.2	103	4.21	69	0
1959	74.7	7	85.6	12	63.8	5	1.47	115	0
1958	70.4	54	81.1	63	59.6	49	6.47	33	0
1957	71.3	37	81.8	49	60.7	32	9.88	6	0
1956	71.7	26	82.4	39	61.1	29	2.70	98	0
1955	71.5	33	81.9	47	61.1	29	6.90	26	0
1954	65.4	116	76.2	114	54.7	115	5.87	43	0
1953	71.3	37	80.9	66	60.5	37	6.64	29	2
1952	69.6	65	82.1	43	57.2	87	2.97	90	0
1951	69.6	65	83.2	26	56	105	1.70	112	0
1950	69.8	59	80	75	59.5	51	6.43	35	0
1949	71	45	82.8	34	59.1	56	4.09	71	0
1948	67.7	93	79	87	56.5	99	2.18	107	0
1946	65.8	112	76.2	114	55.4	111	10.62	2	0
1945	66	110	77.2	109	54.9	114	5.07	50	0
1944	71.4	36	82.1	43	60.6	33	2.69	99	0
1943	71.7	26	82.2	41	61.1	29	3.37	83	0
1942	69	72	80.6	71	57.4	81	0.98	120	0
1941	72.4	15	84.9	16	59.9	45	0.84	121	0
1940	66.6	107	79.5	78	53.7	121	3.35	85	0
1939	69.4	67	80.9	66	57.8	72	4.27	68	0
1938									5
1937	71.2	39	83.2	26	59.2	54	3.19	87	0
1936	71.2	39	83.5	23	58.9	58	1.11	118	0
1935	67.5	98	77.8	101	57.3	83	5.98	42	0
1934	71.2	39	83.8	19	58.5	64	5.55	47	0
1933	72.4	15	82.4	39	62.4	17	6.42	36	0
1932	70.6	50	82.9	31	58.2	68	0.76	123	0
1931	65.7	114	76.7	113	54.7	115	2.23	106	0
1930	68.9	74	79.4	80	58.3	67	5.84	44	0
1929	68	89	78.6	91	57.5	79	6.63	30	0
1928	69.1	70	80.4	72	57.8	72	2.96	91	0
1927	70.7	48	80.7	69	60.3	40	7.20	24	1
1926	70.7	48	84.5	18	56.8	93	1.02	119	0
1925	68.2	87	81.2	59	55.3	113	0.64	124	0
1924	64.1	119	76.1	119	52	124	7.86	17	0
1923	67.2	104	76.2	114	58.2	68	5.76	45	0
1922	72	20	83.4	25	60.6	33	2.25	105	0
1921	70.5	53	83.1	28	57.8	72	2.28	104	0
1920	70.6	50	80.7	69	60.4	39	9.34	9	0
1919	65.2	117	78.5	92	51.9	125	4.74	54	0
1918	73.1	12	86	10	60.2	41	6.14	41	0
1917	62.4	121	76.2	114	48.6	129	3.19	87	0
1916	71.8	24	85.2	15	58.4	66	3.87	74	0
1915	69.2	69	81.5	52	56.9	90	4.98	51	0
1914	69.8	59	83.7	20	55.8	108			0
1913	69.8	59	83.5	23	56.1	104	0.80	122	0
1912	69.7	64	82.7	35	56.7	95	3.37	83	0
1911	72	20	88	3	56	105	0.45	126	0
1910	65.7	114	77.5	105	53.9	119	4.33	66	0
1909	66.3	109	79.4	80	53.2	122	7.35	23	1
1908	71.1	44	83	30	59.2	54	1.92	109	0
1907	62.7	120	74.9	122	50.5	128	7.82	18	0
1906	70.1	56	85.5	13	54.7	115	4.74	54	0
1905	71.7	26	81.1	63	62.4	17	6.44	34	0
1904	69.9	58	82.9	31	57.3	83	2.45	103	1
1903	68.6	76	79.4	80	57.8	72	7.61	20	0
1902	75.6	3	88.1	2	62.7	12	3.04	89	2
1901	71.6	31	86.3	7	56.9	90	1.66	114	0
1900	71.7	26	85.9	11	57.5	79	2.90	93	0
1899	74.5	8	86.2	8	62.9	11	6.67	28	0
1898	71.6	31	83.1	28	60.1	43	4.65	57	0
1897	66.5	108	81	65	51.9	125	1.81	111	0
1896	72.4	15	81.4	54	63.3	9	3.67	81	2
1893	68.1	88	77.5	105	58.6	61	10.03	3	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1962	77.5
2018	76.6
1902	75.6
1987	75.2
2012	75
1998	74.8
1959	74.7
1899	74.5
2024	73.9
1970	73.5
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1976	61.4
1917	62.4
1907	62.7
1924	64.1
1981	65.2
1919	65.2
1954	65.4
1931	65.7
1910	65.7
1990	65.8
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2016	10.82
1946	10.62
1893	10.03
2003	10.00
1973	9.98
1957	9.88
2013	9.81
2011	9.72
1920	9.34
1983	8.84

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2005	0.28
1911	0.45
1977	0.53
1925	0.64
1932	0.76
1913	0.80
1941	0.84
1942	0.98
1926	1.02
1936	1.11

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 94°F; 31 May 2026, 18 May 2026
Coldest night: 43°F; 3 May 2026
Wettest day: 2.24 in; 22 May 2026

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Every answer in words

May 2026 brought 4.64 in of precipitation in Jonesboro, AR, the wettest May since 2025, 58th wettest of 127.
The hottest day of May 2026 in Jonesboro, AR: 94°F on Sunday 31 May 2026 and Monday 18 May 2026.
The coldest night of May 2026 in Jonesboro, AR: a low of 43°F on Sunday 3 May 2026.
The wettest day of May 2026 in Jonesboro, AR: 2.24 in on Friday 22 May 2026.