Little Rock, AR: 2026

9 October 2026: 2026 so far averaged 70°F in Little Rock, AR, the warmest 1 January to 9 October on record, in 147 years since 1880; provisional.

2026 so far, to 9 October 2026

Mean temperature: 70°F; Warmest on record; Warmest of 147, provisional
Precipitation: 27.52 in; Driest since 2010; 17th driest of 151

A normal 1 January to 9 October in Little Rock, AR (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 66.2°F, between 65.1°F and 68.1°F in eight years of ten and 34.96 in of precipitation, between 29.31 in and 49.36 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 January to 9 October in Little Rock, AR since 1880: 70°F in 2026, the highest of them all.

Normal range, 65.1 to 68.1°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 January to 9 October in Little Rock, AR from 1876 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	70	1	80.7	1	59.3	1	27.52	135	0
2025	67.3	20	77.4	24	57.3	25	46.79	25	0
2024	69	4	79	6	59	3	46.85	24	0
2023	69.4	3	79.8	4	59.1	2	47.37	22	0
2022	67.5	17	78.8	8	56.3	52	35.52	89	0
2021	65.2	90	75.2	81	55.2	98	35.82	86	0
2020	65.4	77	75.1	84	55.8	73	49.31	19	0
2019	66.2	49	76.1	48	56.4	46	48.78	20	0
2018	66.2	49	76.6	36	55.8	73	49.83	18	0
2017	67.1	23	77.3	26	57	33	37.96	73	0
2016	68.6	7	78.5	9	58.6	8	47.26	23	0
2015	66.4	44	76.5	38	56.4	46	38.01	71	0
2014	64.1	128	74.4	108	53.7	133	40.26	55	0
2013	65.5	71	75.9	52	55.1	102	38.38	69	0
2012	69.5	2	80.6	2	58.5	9	32.79	108	0
2011	67.1	23	77.9	16	56.4	46	35.65	88	0
2010	67.5	17	78.2	14	56.9	35	25.63	145	0
2009	65.5	71	75.4	71	55.5	89	56.82	2	0
2008	65.5	71	75.7	59	55.3	97	50.42	16	0
2007	67.6	14	77.8	18	57.5	18	32.23	111	0
2006	68	9	79	6	57	33	33.57	102	0
2005	67.6	14	78	15	57.1	30	29.86	125	0
2004	65.5	71	75.3	75	55.7	78	37.51	75	0
2003	64.5	114	74.4	108	54.5	115	29.68	126	0
2002	65.4	77	75.6	65	55.2	98	34.27	95	0
2001	65.3	82	75.4	71	55.2	98	29.14	128	0
2000	67.1	23	77.8	18	56.4	46	27.00	140	0
1999	66.6	33	77.3	26	56	64	33.45	103	0
1998	69	4	79.1	5	58.9	4	34.21	96	0
1997	65.9	58	76.2	46	55.5	89	38.23	70	0
1996	65	101	75.8	55	54.3	119	30.53	120	0
1995	66.6	33	77.2	30	56	64	29.33	127	0
1994	65.1	95	75.7	59	54.5	115	40.98	51	0
1993	65.1	95	75.5	67	54.8	110	29.99	122	0
1992	65.1	95	75.5	67	54.6	113	32.68	109	0
1991	66.6	33	76.5	38	56.6	39	43.39	33	0
1990	67.8	12	78.4	10	57.1	30	56.32	4	0
1989	64.3	120	74.3	112	54.3	119	44.18	31	0
1988	64.6	106	76	50	53.2	139	30.29	121	0
1987	66.7	28	77.9	16	55.5	89	33.63	100	0
1986	67.2	22	78.4	10	56	64	34.16	97	0
1985	64.1	128	74.6	100	53.5	135	36.36	81	0
1984	63.3	142	73.6	128	53	144	40.89	52	0
1983	64.6	106	74.7	97	54.4	118	28.37	133	0
1982	65.3	82	74.9	90	55.6	84	41.75	46	0
1981	65.8	62	75.9	52	55.6	84	36.93	78	0
1980	66.7	28	77.8	18	55.7	78	27.44	138	0
1979	63.3	142	72.6	139	54	127	53.59	10	0
1978	64.2	123	73.9	123	54.5	115	45.68	27	0
1977	65.9	58	76.4	42	55.4	94	36.34	82	0
1976	64.4	117	75.8	55	53.1	141	33.59	101	0
1975	64.3	120	74.9	90	53.8	131	37.08	76	0
1974	64.9	103	75.5	67	54.3	119	45.91	26	0
1973	65.3	82	75	85	55.6	84	55.96	5	0
1972	65.9	58	77.8	18	53.9	128	24.86	147	0
1971	64.1	128	75.3	75	52.9	146	35.79	87	0
1970	64.6	106	75.6	65	53.5	135	32.37	110	0
1969	64.6	106	75.8	55	53.3	137	33.80	99	0
1968	62.7	146	73.1	133	52.2	147	50.43	15	0
1967	64.5	114	75.3	75	53.7	133	39.34	63	0
1966	64.1	128	74.9	90	53.3	137	39.03	64	0
1965	65.3	82	76.4	42	54.3	119	35.33	90	0
1964	65.4	77	77.5	22	53.2	139	37.80	74	0
1963	65.3	82	77.5	22	53.1	141	21.18	151	0
1962	65.3	82	76.5	38	54.2	123	40.49	54	0
1961	64.2	123	75.2	81	53.1	141	30.76	119	0
1960	63.8	136	73.8	124	53.8	131	38.39	68	0
1959	65.8	62	75.4	71	56.2	56	41.90	44	0
1958	64	134	72.9	136	55.1	102	48.35	21	0
1957	65.8	62	74.9	90	56.7	38	51.89	13	0
1956	66.2	49	76.7	34	55.7	78	42.13	42	0
1955	66.7	28	76.9	32	56.6	39	38.79	66	0
1954	68.7	6	80.2	3	57.2	27	29.91	124	0
1953	67.6	14	78.4	10	56.8	36	38.00	72	0
1952	66.7	28	77.3	26	56.1	59	31.24	114	0
1951	65.5	71	75.7	59	55.2	98	33.15	106	0
1950	65	101	74.2	116	55.8	73	56.67	3	0
1949	65.8	62	75	85	56.5	43	52.01	12	0
1948	64.6	106	74.2	116	55.1	102	34.60	92	0
1947	64.4	117	74.6	100	54.2	123	27.48	136	0
1946	66.1	53	75.8	55	56.3	52	41.48	47	0
1945	65.1	95	74.2	116	56	64	55.21	7	0
1944	66.5	38	76.8	33	56.3	52	34.42	94	0
1943	66.5	38	77.4	24	55.6	84	26.00	142	0
1942	64.8	105	74.5	105	55	107	36.53	79	0
1941	65.7	66	74.3	112	57.1	30	36.09	85	0
1940	62.3	147	71.4	147	53	144	24.78	148	2
1939	66.8	27	76.1	48	57.6	16	44.54	30	0
1938	67.9	10	77.3	26	58.5	9	39.35	62	0
1937	65.4	77	74.3	112	56.4	46	42.46	39	1
1936	66	57	75.7	59	56.4	46	23.23	149	0
1935	65.6	68	74.6	100	56.5	43	42.04	43	0
1934	66.1	53	76	50	56.2	56	31.02	115	0
1933	66.5	38	75.5	67	57.4	20	39.79	58	0
1932	67.3	20	76.3	44	58.3	12	42.85	35	0
1931	65.7	66	74.8	95	56.6	39	26.73	141	0
1930	67	26	76.5	38	57.4	20	36.27	84	0
1929	64.6	106	73.7	126	55.5	89	31.69	113	0
1928	64.9	103	74.1	120	55.7	78	31.87	112	0
1927	66.5	38	75.2	81	57.8	15	54.24	8	0
1926	65.6	68	75	85	56.1	59	28.56	132	0
1925	68.3	8	78.3	13	58.4	11	22.62	150	0
1924	63.5	140	72.8	137	54.1	126	27.09	139	0
1923	65.1	95	74.1	120	56.1	59	53.17	11	0
1922	66.4	44	75.3	75	57.4	20	28.97	130	0
1921	67.9	10	77	31	58.8	6	38.99	65	0
1920	64.5	114	73.2	132	55.8	73	43.46	32	0
1919	65.6	68	74.3	112	56.8	36	36.37	80	0
1918	65.2	90	74.5	105	55.8	73	30.80	117	0
1917	64.1	128	73.5	129	54.6	113	31.02	115	0
1916	65.9	58	75.3	75	56.5	43	25.23	146	0
1915	63.7	137	72.1	143	55.4	94	34.00	98	0
1914	66.1	53	75	85	57.2	27	27.48	136	0
1913	65.4	77	74.5	105	56.2	56	50.83	14	0
1912	63	145	72	145	53.9	128	41.24	49	0
1911	67.7	13	76.7	34	58.8	6	40.54	53	0
1910	65.2	90	74.2	116	56.1	59	44.71	28	0
1909	66.4	44	75.4	71	57.3	25	27.58	134	0
1908	66.2	49	74.9	90	57.6	16	30.80	117	0
1907	66.5	38	75.7	59	57.4	20	38.58	67	0
1906	64.4	117	73.3	131	55.5	89	34.53	93	0
1905	64	134	72.1	143	55.9	70	41.35	48	1
1904	64.6	106	73.8	124	55.4	94	33.03	107	0
1903	64.2	123	72.4	141	56	64	36.94	77	0
1902	64.3	120	72.6	139	55.9	70	41.23	50	0
1901	65.3	82	75	85	55.6	84	28.65	131	0
1900	65.5	71	74.7	97	56.3	52	33.27	105	0
1899	63.5	140	73.1	133	53.9	128	33.44	104	0
1898	66.6	33	75.7	59	57.5	18	42.21	41	0
1897	66.4	44	76.3	44	56.6	39	36.29	83	0
1896	66.7	28	76.2	46	57.2	27	25.88	144	0
1895	63.7	137	72.8	137	54.7	112	40.23	56	0
1894	65.2	90	74.6	100	55.7	78	42.68	37	0
1893	64.6	106	74	122	55	107	42.45	40	2
1892	63.7	137	72.2	142	55.1	102	42.85	35	0
1891	64.1	128	73	135	55.1	102	39.55	59	0
1890	66.1	53	74.7	97	57.4	20	54.02	9	0
1889	64.2	123	73.4	130	54.9	109	41.88	45	1
1888	64.2	123	73.7	126	54.8	110	42.55	38	0
1887	66.3	48	76.6	36	56.1	59	25.95	143	0
1886	63.1	144	72	145	54.2	123	39.82	57	0
1885	65.2	90	74.4	108	55.9	70	29.09	129	0
1884	65.3	82	74.6	100	56	64	50.15	17	0
1883	65.1	95	74.4	108	55.7	78	43.20	34	0
1882	66.5	38	74.8	95	58.2	13	62.29	1	0
1881	66.6	33	75.3	75	58	14	29.96	123	0
1880	67.4	19	75.9	52	58.9	4	44.61	29	0
1879							39.54	60	181
1878							55.69	6	282
1877							39.36	61	282
1876							34.64	91	283

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2026	70
2012	69.5
2023	69.4
2024	69
1998	69
1954	68.7
2016	68.6
1925	68.3
2006	68
1938	67.9
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1940	62.3
1968	62.7
1912	63
1886	63.1
1984	63.3
1979	63.3
1924	63.5
1899	63.5
1915	63.7
1895	63.7
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1882	62.29
2009	56.82
1950	56.67
1990	56.32
1973	55.96
1878	55.69
1945	55.21
1927	54.24
1890	54.02
1979	53.59

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1963	21.18
1925	22.62
1936	23.23
1940	24.78
1972	24.86
1916	25.23
2010	25.63
1896	25.88
1887	25.95
1943	26.00

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 107°F; 19 August 2026
Coldest night: 11°F; 26 January 2026, 24 January 2026
Wettest day: 2.12 in; 14 February 2026

Month by month

Month	Mean temperature	Precipitation
January	40°F 52nd coldest of 147	2.71 in 56th driest of 151
February	51.6°F 10th warmest of 147	2.59 in 50th driest of 151
March	62.5°F 3rd warmest of 147	2.14 in 16th driest of 151
April	67.6°F 5th warmest of 147	3.19 in 38th driest of 150
May	71°F 59th warmest of 147	8.18 in 23rd wettest of 151
June	80.8°F 21st warmest of 147	2.09 in 35th driest of 152
July	85.1°F 12th warmest of 148	2.40 in 56th driest of 151
August	86.2°F 7th warmest of 148	2.95 in 71st wettest of 152
September	83.2°F Warmest of 148	0.39 in 5th driest of 152
October so far	74.1°F 16th warmest of 148	0.88 in 47th wettest of 152

Hot days and freezes

Little Rock, AR has had 103 days at 90°F or above in 2026 through 9 October, the most by that date since 2010, tied 5th most of 147 (with 1980).
Little Rock, AR has had 22 days at 100°F or above in 2026 through 9 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 9 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).

Daily records set

Date	Record	Value	Before	Check
18 September	Warmest day	99°F	98°F 2005, 1925	Provisional
22 August	Warmest day	105°F	103°F 1983	Provisional
20 August	Warmest day	106°F	105°F 1995	Provisional
19 August	Warmest day	107°F	105°F 1962	Provisional
22 March	Warmest day	90°F	86°F 1910, 1907	Provisional
21 March	Warmest day	88°F	86°F 2017, 1916, 1907	Provisional

Daily records set and not listed: 0

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2026 so far brought 27.52 in of precipitation in Little Rock, AR, the driest 1 January to 9 October since 2010, 17th driest of 151.
The hottest day of 2026 so far in Little Rock, AR: 107°F on Wednesday 19 August 2026.
The coldest night of 2026 so far in Little Rock, AR: a low of 11°F on Monday 26 January 2026 and Saturday 24 January 2026.
The wettest day of 2026 so far in Little Rock, AR: 2.12 in on Saturday 14 February 2026.