Russellville, AR

Arkansas · Records since 1882–2026

☁️ 74Β°F
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Records for September 26

🔥 Record High

98Β°F

September 26, 1954

+16Β° from 82Β° normal

❄ Record Low

39Β°F

September 26, 2001

-19Β° from 58Β° normal
🌞 Normal high: 82Β°F 🌑 Normal low: 58Β°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records β€” Russellville

🔥
115°F
Hottest Day Ever
Aug 3, 2011
❄
-15°F
Coldest Day Ever
Feb 12, 1899
🌧
7.23"
Wettest Day Ever
Dec 27, 2015
☃
22.0"
Most Snow in One Day
Feb 18, 1921

First & Last Dates β€” Russellville

How early and how late each seasonal turning point has ever arrived, across the full period of record

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Range ever recorded Normal date (1991–2020)
257 days
Longest growing season
1935
175 days
Shortest growing season
1903
210 days
Normal growing season
1991–2020 average

Top 10 Record Highs β€” September 26

# Temp Date
🏆 98Β°F September 26, 1954
2 98Β°F September 26, 1938
3 97Β°F September 26, 1939
4 95Β°F September 26, 1910
5 93Β°F September 26, 2023
6 93Β°F September 26, 1953
7 93Β°F September 26, 1925
8 93Β°F September 26, 1911
9 92Β°F September 26, 2005
10 92Β°F September 26, 1956

Top 5 Record Lows β€” September 26

# Temp Date
🥶 39Β°F September 26, 2001
2 39Β°F September 26, 1942
3 40Β°F September 26, 1940
4 40Β°F September 26, 1899
5 41Β°F September 26, 2000
About this data — Records are sourced from the NOAA Threadex dataset via RCC ACIS, a quality-controlled record for long-term climate stations. Threadex adjusts for station relocations and observation-time changes, making records comparable across all years since 1882–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary β€” Russellville

threshold: 99Β°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
5.5
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
103Β°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
90
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights β‰₯ 70Β°F
4
Heat waves 2026
so far

Days β‰₯ 90Β°F Per Year

1882–2026
98
2026 so far
76
Avg/year 1970–2025
76
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
140
Most in a year (1925)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year Β· complete decades only


Longest Heat Waves β€” Russellville

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Jul 17, 2012 – Aug 10, 2012 25 109Β°F (Jul 20) 104Β°F 75Β°F
2 Jul 29, 1934 – Aug 20, 1934 23 109Β°F (Aug 9) 104Β°F 74Β°F
3 Jul 5, 1954 – Jul 25, 1954 21 113Β°F (Jul 13) 104Β°F 74Β°F
4 Jun 9, 1953 – Jun 25, 1953 17 105Β°F (Jun 19) 101Β°F 72Β°F
5 Jun 23, 2012 – Jul 8, 2012 16 109Β°F (Jun 25) 104Β°F 71Β°F
6 Jul 27, 1947 – Aug 11, 1947 16 108Β°F (Aug 8) 104Β°F 73Β°F
7 Aug 9, 1936 – Aug 23, 1936 15 113Β°F (Aug 10) 104Β°F 73Β°F
8 Aug 30, 1947 – Sep 11, 1947 13 110Β°F (Sep 1) 105Β°F 70Β°F
9 Aug 21, 1938 – Sep 2, 1938 13 105Β°F (Aug 25) 102Β°F 66Β°F
10 Jul 19, 1943 – Jul 31, 1943 13 103Β°F (Jul 20) 101Β°F 0Β°F

Heat Waves Per Year


Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

Nights where the overnight low exceeded the 1991–2020 normal low

60
2026 total
above-normal nights
36.8
Avg / summer
1970–2020
82
Most in a summer
2010

Above-Normal Summer Nights Per Year

Average June–August Low by Decade

Overnight lows Β· complete decades only

Precipitation

Annual totals and trend across the full period of record · see this year's standing →

Monthly Precipitation β€” Last 24 Months

Blue = actual Β· dashed line = monthly normal

Annual Precipitation Per Year (1882–2026)

Blue = above average Β· tan = below average Β· gold = 2026 (partial)
Since 1882, annual totals have trended +0.89" per decade, about +12.7" across the record.

Heavy Rain Days Per Year (β‰₯ 1.0")

Compare year-to-year changes in days with heavy rainfall (β‰₯ 1.0")

This Year β€” 2026

How Russellville is tracking against normal, year to date

Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Above normal Below normal

193 of 251 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.


Precipitation, Year to Date

24.02"
2026 YTD
Normal: 32.96"
-8.94"
3.47"
September so far
September normal: 3.02"
+0.45"
7
2026 heavy rain days
Days with β‰₯ 1.0"

Accumulation vs. Normal

Running total since Jan 1 against the normal pace for the same date · Russellville is 8.94" behind the normal pace

Period Review β€” Aug 26 – Sep 25, 2026

Any window, evaluated against every other year on record — 31 days

83.7Β°F
Average temperature
1st-warmest of 135
+7.9Β°
vs. average
Normal: 75.8Β°F (1991–2020)

Average Temperature by Year β€” Aug 26 – Sep 25

1884–2026 · 2026 highlighted

Precipitation by Year β€” Aug 26 – Sep 25

1884–2025 · 2026 highlighted · trend -0.04" per decade (drier since 1884)


Warmest Aug 26 – Sep 25 on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 2026 83.7Β°F
2 1936 82.8Β°F
3 1939 82.5Β°F
4 1925 81.9Β°F
5 1931 81.6Β°F
6 1921 81.2Β°F
7 1884 80.8Β°F
8 1895 80.7Β°F
9 1998 80.7Β°F
10 1978 80.6Β°F

Coolest Aug 26 – Sep 25 on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 1902 68.2Β°F
2 1966 70.0Β°F
3 1974 70.1Β°F
4 1967 71.2Β°F
5 1892 71.2Β°F
6 1976 71.7Β°F
7 2006 71.7Β°F
8 1903 71.8Β°F
9 1968 72.2Β°F
10 1904 72.6Β°F
About this data. Pick any start and end date and this becomes the same kind of review as the Month and Fall tabs, just for exactly the window you asked for — the generalized version of the same engine, evaluated across every year on record. Average temperature is the mean of each day's (high + low) / 2; precipitation is the sum of daily totals. A year missing more than about a fifth of the window's days is excluded from the temperature ranking; any missing day excludes a year from the precipitation ranking, since an unreported day is unreported rain. Ranges that cross from December into January aren't supported yet. Normals are the 1991–2020 mean for the same window.