Little Rock, AR: records

4 October 2026: The hottest day on record in Little Rock, AR: 114°F on Wednesday 3 August 2011.

The record begins: 1875

All-time records

Hottest day: 114°F; 3 August 2011
Coldest night: -12°F; 12 February 1899
Wettest day: 8.81 in; 9 April 1913
Warmest night: 85°F; 3 August 2011
Coldest day: 5°F; 12 February 1899

Daily records by decade

New daily records set in Little Rock, AR by decade since the 1900s: the most record highs, 102, came in the 1950s; the most record lows, 92, in the 1960s.

Record highs
Record lows

Every decade as a table

Decade	Record highs	Record lows	Years in the record
1870s	0	0	5
1880s	0	0	10
1890s	0	0	10
1900s	19	5	10
1910s	90	84	10
1920s	80	57	10
1930s	81	40	10
1940s	71	57	10
1950s	102	41	10
1960s	76	92	10
1970s	42	48	10
1980s	53	50	10
1990s	22	20	10
2000s	41	7	10
2010s	34	12	10
2020s	21	6	7

Records by month

Month	Highest	Lowest	Wettest day
January	83°F 25 January 1950	-8°F 12 January 1918	5.07 in 2 January 1907
February	87°F 25 February 1918	-12°F 12 February 1899	4.19 in 24 February 2023
March	91°F 31 March 1974	11°F 3 March 1943	4.32 in 9 March 1878
April	95°F 20 April 1987	28°F 8 April 2018, 8 April 2007, 7 April 1971 and 2 more	8.81 in 9 April 1913
May	98°F 31 May 1998, 26 May 1964	38°F 4 May 2013, 3 May 2013	7.68 in 26 May 1955
June	107°F 28 June 2012	46°F 3 June 1969	7.40 in 28 June 1879
July	112°F 31 July 1986	54°F 7 July 1972	5.69 in 31 July 1902
August	114°F 3 August 2011	52°F 29 August 1986, 29 August 1967, 28 August 1967 and 1 more	6.79 in 13 August 1966
September	106°F 1 September 1947	37°F 27 September 1942	8.10 in 13 September 1978
October	98°F 15 October 2015	27°F 30 October 1917	5.11 in 18 October 1984
November	86°F 13 November 1955	10°F 18 November 1880	6.23 in 19 November 1988
December	81°F 26 December 2015	-1°F 23 December 1989, 24 December 1963	5.76 in 24 December 1987

Streaks, months and years

Longest heat streak	60 days	30 June to 28 August 2010	A high of 90°F or above
Longest cold streak	12 days	19 December to 30 December 1983	A high of 32°F or below
Wettest month	18.04 in	January 1937
Driest month	a trace	August 1995	and 1 more
Wettest year	81.79 in	2009
Driest year	28.26 in	1963

Every record in words

The coldest night on record in Little Rock, AR: a low of -12°F on Sunday 12 February 1899.
The wettest day on record in Little Rock, AR: 8.81 in on Wednesday 9 April 1913.
The warmest night on record in Little Rock, AR: a low of 85°F on Wednesday 3 August 2011.
The coldest day on record in Little Rock, AR: a high of 5°F on Sunday 12 February 1899.
The longest run of days with a high of 90°F or above in Little Rock, AR: 60 days, from Wednesday 30 June to Saturday 28 August 2010.
The longest run of days with a high of 32°F or below in Little Rock, AR: 12 days, from Monday 19 December to Friday 30 December 1983.
The wettest month on record in Little Rock, AR: January 1937, with 18.04 in of precipitation.
The driest month on record in Little Rock, AR: August 1995, with a trace of precipitation (shared with 1 other month).
The wettest year on record in Little Rock, AR: 2009, with 81.79 in of precipitation.
The driest year on record in Little Rock, AR: 1963, with 28.26 in of precipitation.

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