Russellville, AR: May

31 May 2026: May 2026 averaged 70.5°F in Russellville, AR, the warmest May since 2024, tied 47th warmest of 131 (with 2000, 1985, 1974 and 4 other years).

May 2026

Mean temperature: 70.5°F; Warmest since 2024; 47th warmest of 131
Precipitation: 5.90 in; Wettest since 2025; 53rd wettest of 131

A normal May in Russellville, AR (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 69°F, between 67.1°F and 73.3°F in eight years of ten and 4.55 in of precipitation, between 2.28 in and 7.53 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every May in Russellville, AR since 1885: 70.5°F in 2026; the highest is 75.5°F, in 1962.

Normal range, 67.1 to 73.3°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every May in Russellville, AR from 1883 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	70.5	47	81.3	66	59.8	36	5.90	53	0
2025	68.8	79	78.6	114	59.1	43	9.39	14	0
2024	73.8	8	83.5	36	64	3	7.93	24	0
2023	70.7	43	82.2	53	59.2	41	3.41	90	0
2022	71.1	37	81.4	65	60.9	22	4.82	69	0
2021	67	118	77.4	129	56.6	94	9.75	10	0
2020	66.4	127	77.6	124	55.2	108	5.68	58	0
2019	70.4	55	80.9	76	59.9	35	9.32	15	0
2018	75.3	2	86.5	4	64.1	2	4.44	72	0
2017	68.7	82	80.7	81	56.6	94	5.27	62	0
2016	67.2	115	77.6	124	56.8	88	3.28	91	0
2015	70.1	58	79.1	105	61.1	20	11.12	5	0
2014	69.1	75	80	93	58.3	62	6.22	44	0
2013	68.4	90	78.9	109	57.8	72	4.07	79	0
2012	74.5	3	87.5	3	61.5	13	0.06	130	0
2011	68.6	85	79.3	103	57.9	70	6.66	39	0
2010	72.5	18	83.6	30	61.4	16	6.31	43	0
2009	68.5	86	78.3	117	58.6	50	9.67	11	0
2008	69	76	80.2	91	57.7	75	5.94	50	0
2007	71.8	28	83.1	38	60.5	26	2.44	108	0
2006	69.7	66	81.3	66	58.1	66	3.03	94	0
2005	66.6	125	79.6	101	53.7	127	1.11	126	0
2004	69.4	72	80.3	89	58.5	52	0.91	128	0
2003	69.5	70	80.3	89	58.7	48	5.84	55	0
2002	67.3	111	77.6	124	57	81	3.00	96	0
2001	68.3	94	80.9	76	55.8	102	4.16	77	1
2000	70.5	47	80.7	81	60.3	29	3.69	83	0
1999	67.1	116	79.4	102	54.8	116	5.91	52	0
1998	73.6	9	85.8	9	61.4	16	5.74	57	0
1997	67.7	106	80.9	76	54.5	122	2.41	109	0
1996	72.8	14	83.8	25	61.9	10	4.31	74	1
1995	68.9	78	79	107	58.8	47	6.05	48	0
1994	66.7	122	78.8	111	54.6	120	4.65	71	0
1993	67.7	106	78.6	114	56.7	91	7.33	30	0
1992	67.6	108	79.7	100	55.6	105	2.67	104	0
1991	73.3	10	83.2	37	63.5	4	3.67	84	0
1990	67.3	111	77.9	122	56.7	91	13.15	1	0
1989	68.8	79	80.2	91	57.4	79	6.04	49	0
1988	68.5	86	83.9	24	53.1	129	1.98	118	0
1987	74.1	6	85.9	8	62.3	8	5.55	60	0
1986	70.9	41	81.9	59	60	34	7.20	32	0
1985	70.5	47	82.8	46	58.1	66	4.30	75	0
1984	68.2	96	81.5	62	55.1	110	6.37	42	2
1983	67.5	109	79.1	105	55.7	104	9.76	9	1
1979	66.7	122	78.3	117	55.2	108	9.77	8	0
1978	67.9	102	80.6	84	55.4	107	7.45	29	1
1977	73.1	12	84.9	14	61.3	18	2.35	111	0
1975	69.9	63	81.5	62	58.3	62	7.84	25	0
1974	70.5	47	81.1	71	59.8	36	3.03	94	0
1973			78.2	120			7.13	33	6
1972	68	99	81.3	66	54.7	118	1.86	119	0
1971	66.5	126	80	93	53.1	129	2.70	102	0
1970	70.5	47	84.7	15	56.4	99	3.43	88	0
1969	69.7	66	83.6	30	55.9	100	3.28	91	1
1968	67.3	111	79.8	96	54.7	118	10.92	6	0
1967	65.7	128	81.1	71	50.2	133	6.11	46	0
1966	66.8	121	82.5	50	51.1	132	3.23	93	0
1965	70.7	43	83.6	30	57.9	70	7.01	35	0
1964	71.4	32	83.8	25	59	45	2.59	106	0
1963	71.4	32	85	13	57.8	72	2.68	103	0
1962	75.5	1	89.9	1	61.1	20	1.53	124	0
1961	67.3	111	79.8	96	54.8	116	9.62	12	0
1960	68	99	81.8	60	54.1	125	7.62	28	0
1959	74.2	4	85.4	11	62.9	6	2.19	113	0
1958	70.4	55	82.2	53	58.7	48	7.75	27	0
1957	71.9	26	82.9	43	60.9	22	11.34	3	0
1956	74	7	86.1	6	61.8	12	2.17	116	0
1955	72.4	19	84	23	60.8	24	5.41	61	0
1954	65.5	129	77.8	123	53.2	128	8.40	22	0
1953	71.1	37	82.1	56	60.1	31	4.14	78	0
1952	70	62	83.1	38	56.9	86	6.14	45	0
1951	69.4	72	83.7	27	55.1	110	2.18	114	0
1950	70.6	46	80.6	84	60.5	26	9.16	17	0
1949	72.4	19	84.1	22	60.7	25	7.32	31	0
1948	69.8	65	81.2	69	58.4	57	4.23	76	0
1947					54.6	120	3.85	82	6
1946	67	118	77.1	130	56.8	88	8.65	21	0
1945	67.5	109	79.9	95	55	112	4.96	66	1
1944	70.9	41	82.2	53	59.6	38	5.07	64	0
1943			82.1	56			7.02	34	5
1942							5.03	65	7
1941	72.2	22	86	7	58.4	57	3.55	86	0
1940	68.7	82	83	40	55	112	4.92	67	2
1939	69.9	63	82.9	43	56.8	88	6.90	38	3
1938	70.5	47	82.4	51	58.6	50	4.04	80	0
1937	72.1	25	84.5	18	59.6	38	5.89	54	0
1936	72.4	19	84.7	15	60.1	31	2.18	114	0
1935	68.1	97	77.6	124	58.5	52	11.43	2	0
1934	71.3	34	84.5	18	58.1	66	2.58	107	0
1933	72.2	22	82.8	46	61.5	13	6.98	37	0
1932	71.3	34	84.2	21	58.4	57	2.92	98	0
1931	66.9	120	78.8	111	55	112	3.43	88	0
1930	70.1	58	81.5	62	58.5	52	9.32	15	1
1929	70.1	58	81.7	61	58.5	52	5.13	63	0
1928	71.1	37	83	40	59.2	41	2.73	100	1
1927	72.7	17	83.6	30	61.9	10	5.59	59	1
1926	71.6	30	85.1	12	58.2	64	1.70	120	0
1925	71.6	30	86.2	5	57	81	0.94	127	0
1924	67.8	104	81	74	55	112	5.80	56	1
1923	68.7	82	78.1	121	59	45	8.72	20	1
1922	71.8	28	82.6	48	60.4	28	2.72	101	2
1921	68.8	79	78.8	111	57.8	72	2.83	99	3
1920	71	40	80.4	87	61.5	13	7.96	23	0
1919	67.8	104	76.5	131	59.1	43	6.07	47	0
1918	69.6	68	82.6	48	56.6	94	3.00	96	0
1917			75.2	134			2.67	104	14
1916	71.9	26	83.7	27	60.1	31	5.92	51	0
1915	70.3	57	83.6	30	56.9	86	8.91	18	0
1914	68.3	94	78.9	109	57.6	76	2.17	116	1
1913	68.4	90	79.8	96	57	81	3.96	81	0
1912	69.5	70	80.7	81	58.4	57	2.33	112	0
1911	70.5	47	84.6	17	56.5	98	1.54	123	0
1910	65.2	130	76.3	132	54.2	124	6.99	36	0
1909	66.7	122	79	107	54.5	122	6.53	41	0
1908	70.1	58	82.1	56	58.2	64	6.57	40	0
1907	64.2	131	76.2	133	52.2	131			0
1906					55.5	106	10.31	7	9
1905	70.7	43	81.2	69	60.3	29	8.77	19	0
1904	67.1	116	80.5	86	54	126			1
1903	67.9	102	78.3	117	57.5	77	9.55	13	0
1902	73.2	11	83.7	27	62.6	7	3.67	84	0
1901	69	76	81.1	71	57	81			0
1900	68	99	77.5	128	58.4	57			0
1899	72.2	22	79.8	96	64.6	1			0
1898	72.9	13	83.6	30	62.2	9			0
1897	68.4	90	80.8	80	55.9	100	1.17	125	0
1896	74.2	4	85.5	10	63	5			0
1895	69.2	74	81	74	57.5	77			0
1894	71.2	36	83	40	59.4	40	4.90	68	0
1893	68.1	97	79.3	103	57	81			0
1892	68.5	86	78.5	116	58.5	52	11.26	4	0
1891							0.00	131	9
1890	70.5	47	82.9	43	58	69	4.36	73	0
1889	68.4	90	80.9	76	55.8	102	3.50	87	2
1888	69.6	68	82.4	51	56.7	91	4.71	70	0
1887	72.8	14	84.4	20	61.3	18	7.83	26	0
1886	72.8	14	88.4	2	57.1	80	0.65	129	1
1885	68.5	86	80.4	87	56.6	94	1.58	121	0
1884							1.57	122	13
1883							2.40	110	22

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1962	75.5
2018	75.3
2012	74.5
1959	74.2
1896	74.2
1987	74.1
1956	74
2024	73.8
1998	73.6
1991	73.3

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1907	64.2
1910	65.2
1954	65.5
1967	65.7
2020	66.4
1971	66.5
2005	66.6
1994	66.7
1979	66.7
1909	66.7

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1990	13.15
1935	11.43
1957	11.34
1892	11.26
2015	11.12
1968	10.92
1906	10.31
1979	9.77
1983	9.76
2021	9.75

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1891	0.00
2012	0.06
1886	0.65
2004	0.91
1925	0.94
2005	1.11
1897	1.17
1962	1.53
1911	1.54
1884	1.57

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 93°F; 31 May 2026
Coldest night: 41°F; 3 May 2026
Wettest day: 2.61 in; 27 May 2026

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May 2026 brought 5.90 in of precipitation in Russellville, AR, the wettest May since 2025, 53rd wettest of 131.
The hottest day of May 2026 in Russellville, AR: 93°F on Sunday 31 May 2026.
The coldest night of May 2026 in Russellville, AR: a low of 41°F on Sunday 3 May 2026.
The wettest day of May 2026 in Russellville, AR: 2.61 in on Wednesday 27 May 2026.