Little Rock, AR

4 October 2026: Fall 2026 so far averaged 82.1°F in Little Rock, AR, the warmest 1 September to 4 October on record, in 148 years since 1879; provisional.

Sunday 4 October 2026

High: 85°F; Warmest since 2024; 37th warmest of 148
Low: 63°F; Warmest since 2023; 45th warmest of 148

No measurable precipitation in Little Rock, AR for 2 days to Sunday 4 October 2026.

Every 4 October low in Little Rock, AR since 1879: 63°F in 2026; the lowest is 40°F, in 1987 and 1975.

Normal range, 47 to 67.1°F

Every year as a table

Every 4 October high in Little Rock, AR since 1879: 85°F in 2026; the highest is 92°F, in 2002, 1954 and 1897.

Year	High, °F	Low, °F
2026	85	63
2025	84	60
2024	91	59
2023	74	69
2022	83	54
2021	83	62
2020	70	50
2019	79	66
2018	89	69
2017	85	66
2016	85	57
2015	69	55
2014	72	46
2013	87	70
2012	83	54
2011	82	47
2010	71	45
2009	64	56
2008	74	53
2007	87	67
2006	91	66
2005	88	68
2004	81	56
2003	82	54
2002	92	64
2001	83	52
2000	89	66
1999	69	48
1998	89	67
1997	88	56
1996	72	50
1995	80	57
1994	85	64
1993	81	47
1992	83	52
1991	85	62
1990	83	60
1989	75	54
1988	76	51
1987	72	40
1986	86	68
1985	77	47
1984	76	54
1983	85	65
1982	89	66
1981	89	54
1980	77	49
1979	75	51
1978	77	45
1977	71	45
1976	89	56
1975	74	40
1974	75	44
1973	90	67
1972	83	54
1971	81	64
1970	79	50
1969	90	55
1968	68	50
1967	85	56
1966	71	61
1965	66	54
1964	72	55
1963	90	53
1962	82	55
1961	75	42
1960	84	62
1959	87	70
1958	72	48
1957	80	60
1956	84	65
1955	82	68
1954	92	69
1953	87	67
1952	88	50
1951	90	71
1950	69	52
1949	71	64
1948	74	50
1947	84	61
1946	83	53
1945	61	56
1944	87	67
1943	73	53
1942	80	66
1941	86	75
1940	83	61
1939	81	57
1938	89	59
1937	80	69
1936	83	58
1935	67	53
1934	76	60
1933	76	53
1932	69	50
1931	82	66
1930	77	61
1929	63	56
1928	88	67
1927	76	58
1926	80	69
1925	91	69
1924	84	66
1923	75	60
1922	88	63
1921	76	49
1920	84	59
1919	82	68
1918	86	63
1917	84	63
1916	82	57
1915	71	59
1914	74	62
1913	81	62
1912	86	60
1911	82	65
1910	80	69
1909	89	60
1908	77	54
1907	75	69
1906	80	60
1905	81	63
1904	74	63
1903	75	62
1902	62	52
1901	67	51
1900	86	66
1899	77	47
1898	90	72
1897	92	59
1896	75	52
1895	70	57
1894	75	53
1893	76	49
1892	84	60
1891	67	55
1890	84	66
1889	78	58
1888	76	46
1887	84	58
1886	76	48
1885	70	46
1884	90	74
1883	85	60
1882	84	66
1881	88	73
1880	68	52
1879	85	70

The forecast

Date	High	Low
6 October	83°FRecord 94°F, 1956	56°FRecord 38°F, 1985
7 October	Record 91°F, 1963	Record 39°F, 1978

The month and the year

Every year's 1 to 4 October in Little Rock, AR, ranked by its mean temperature: October 2026 so far is the tied 35th warmest of 148.

Every year, ranked, as a table

Rank	Year	Mean, °F
1	1953	79.6
2	1954	79.5
3	1926	79.4
4	1884	79.3
5	2019	79.1
6	1911	78.8
7	1941	78.6
8	1925	78.1
9	2018	78
9	1881	78
11	1986	77.8
12	2006	77.6
13	2013	77.5
14	2023	77.4
14	1879	77.4
16	2007	77.1
17	1944	77
18	1898	76.9
19	2005	76.8
20	1959	76.6
20	1951	76.6
22	2002	76.5
22	1922	76.5
24	1971	76.3
25	1910	76
26	1919	75.5
27	1982	75.4
27	1900	75.4
29	1903	75.3
30	2025	75.1
31	1994	74.9
32	1973	74.6
33	1907	74.5
33	1883	74.5
35	2026	74.4
35	2000	74.4
35	1897	74.4
38	1938	74.1
39	2021	73.9
40	2017	73.8
41	1928	73.4
41	1882	73.4
43	2024	73.3
44	1955	73.1
45	1998	73
45	1990	73
47	1960	72.9
48	1991	72.8
48	1983	72.8
50	1976	72.5
50	1927	72.5
50	1913	72.5
53	1956	72.4
53	1887	72.4
55	1891	72.3
56	1931	72.1
57	1923	72
57	1918	72
57	1905	72
60	1969	71.9
61	1995	71.8
61	1892	71.8
63	1997	71.6
64	1904	71.4
65	1942	71.3
65	1909	71.3
67	1893	71
68	1970	70.9
69	2014	70.5
70	1894	70.4
71	1957	70.3
72	1917	70
73	1989	69.9
73	1943	69.9
75	1937	69.5
76	1964	69.4
76	1915	69.4
76	1896	69.4
79	2022	69.1
79	1968	69.1
79	1963	69.1
82	2016	68.9
82	1950	68.9
84	1889	68.4
85	1979	68.1
86	1952	68
87	1967	67.9
88	2012	67.8
88	1988	67.8
88	1940	67.8
91	1890	67.6
92	1947	67.5
93	1981	67.4
93	1930	67.4
95	1996	67.3
96	2004	67
96	1914	67
96	1901	67
99	1936	66.9
100	1912	66.8
101	1949	66.6
101	1906	66.6
103	1948	66.5
103	1921	66.5
105	1993	66.3
106	2001	66.1
107	1924	65.9
108	1945	65.6
109	1977	65.4
109	1933	65.4
109	1885	65.4
112	1934	65.1
112	1932	65.1
114	1992	64.9
115	1880	64.6
116	1980	64.4
117	2015	64.3
117	2010	64.3
117	1978	64.3
117	1962	64.3
117	1916	64.3
122	2008	64
122	1999	64
124	1929	63.6
125	2009	63.4
125	1920	63.4
127	1972	63.3
127	1935	63.3
127	1902	63.3
127	1888	63.3
131	1965	62.9
132	2011	62.6
133	1946	62.3
134	1939	62
134	1908	62
136	2020	61.3
137	1966	60.9
138	1899	60.8
139	2003	60.6
140	1987	60.5
141	1895	60.1
142	1974	59.4
143	1961	59
144	1984	58.8
145	1985	57.8
146	1886	57.5
147	1975	56.8
147	1958	56.8

Every day as a table

Daily highs and lows in Little Rock, AR, 1 to 4 October 2026, with each date's record range and its 1991 to 2020 normal range.

Day	High, °F	Low, °F	Record high	Year	Record low	Year	Normal high	Normal low
1 October 2026	95	72	95	2023	39	1984	83	57.5
2 October 2026	77	67	95	2019	40	1985	83	58.5
3 October 2026	70	66	96	1963	41	1975	82	57.5
4 October 2026	85	63	92	2002	40	1987	83	56

The warmest, coldest and wettest on this date

The 20 warmest 4 October highs in Little Rock, AR since 1879.
Rank	Year	High, °F
1	2002	92
1	1954	92
1	1897	92
4	2024	91
4	2006	91
4	1925	91
7	1973	90
7	1969	90
7	1963	90
7	1951	90
7	1898	90
7	1884	90
13	2018	89
13	2000	89
13	1998	89
13	1982	89
13	1981	89
13	1976	89
13	1938	89
13	1909	89

The 20 coldest 4 October lows in Little Rock, AR since 1879.
Rank	Year	Low, °F
1	1987	40
1	1975	40
3	1961	42
4	1974	44
5	2010	45
5	1978	45
5	1977	45
8	2014	46
8	1888	46
8	1885	46
11	2011	47
11	1993	47
11	1985	47
11	1899	47
15	1999	48
15	1958	48
15	1886	48
18	1980	49
18	1921	49
18	1893	49

The 20 wettest 4 October days in Little Rock, AR since 1875.
Rank	Year	Precipitation, in
1	1910	2.92
2	1903	1.48
3	1986	1.35
4	1876	1.24
5	1907	1.08
6	1949	0.95
7	1929	0.90
8	1942	0.81
9	1925	0.77
10	1926	0.73
11	1891	0.70
12	1932	0.69
13	1966	0.62
14	1983	0.53
15	2009	0.48
16	1915	0.45
17	1959	0.40
18	2023	0.38
19	1937	0.31
20	1947	0.30

Every answer in words

Sunday 4 October 2026: a high of 85°F in Little Rock, AR, the warmest 4 October since 2024, tied 37th warmest of 148 (with 2017, 2016, 1994 and 5 other years).
Sunday 4 October 2026: a low of 63°F in Little Rock, AR, the warmest 4 October night since 2023, tied 45th warmest of 148 (with 1922, 1918, 1917 and 2 other years).
Forecast for Tuesday 6 October 2026: a high of 83°F in Little Rock, AR, which would be the warmest 6 October since 2024, tied 47th warmest of 148 (with 2010, 1981, 1947 and 5 other years) (National Weather Service forecast).
Forecast for Tuesday 6 October 2026: a low of 56°F in Little Rock, AR, which would be the coldest 6 October night since 2020, tied 60th coldest of 148 (with 2011, 2002, 1993 and 3 other years) (National Weather Service forecast).
Little Rock, AR on 6 October: record high 94°F (1956), record low 38°F (1985).
Little Rock, AR on 7 October: record high 91°F (1963), record low 39°F (1978).
October 2026 so far averaged 74.4°F in Little Rock, AR, the warmest 1 to 4 October since 2025, tied 35th warmest of 148 (with 2000 and 1897).
October 2026 so far brought 0.88 in of precipitation in Little Rock, AR, the wettest 1 to 4 October since 2021, 18th wettest of 152.
Fall 2026 so far brought 1.27 in of precipitation in Little Rock, AR, the driest 1 September to 4 October since 2023, 24th driest of 152.
2026 so far averaged 70°F in Little Rock, AR, the warmest 1 January to 4 October on record, in 147 years since 1880; provisional.
2026 so far brought 27.52 in of precipitation in Little Rock, AR, the driest 1 January to 4 October since 2010, 18th driest of 151.
The 30 days to Sunday 4 October 2026 brought 1.27 in of precipitation in Little Rock, AR, the driest 30 days to 4 October since 2023, 32nd driest of 152.
The 60 days to Sunday 4 October 2026 brought 4.22 in of precipitation in Little Rock, AR, the driest 60 days to 4 October since 2024, 34th driest of 152.
The 90 days to Sunday 4 October 2026 brought 5.25 in of precipitation in Little Rock, AR, the driest 90 days to 4 October since 2022, tied 18th driest of 152 (with 2022).
Little Rock, AR has had 101 days at 90°F or above in 2026 through 4 October, the most by that date since 2010, 6th most of 147.
Little Rock, AR has had 22 days at 100°F or above in 2026 through 4 October, the most by that date since 2012, 7th most of 147.
Little Rock, AR has had 28 freezing nights (a low of 32°F or below) in 2026 through 4 October, the most by that date since 2025, tied 91st most of 147 (with 1991 and 1896).
The last freeze of spring 2026 in Little Rock, AR came on Tuesday 17 March 2026, the latest since 2024, tied 79th latest of 147 (with 1976, 1895 and 1880).

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All-time records

About these figures

Daily records for Little Rock, AR run from 1875 to 4 October 2026, with 1583 days missing; current station LITTLE ROCK AP ADAMS FIELD.

Our calculation from NOAA records for Little Rock, AR, 1875 to 2026. Preliminary until NOAA's final data.