Little Rock, AR

Arkansas · Records since 1879–2026

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Records for September 7

🔥 Record High

104°F

September 7, 1925

+16° from 88° normal

❄ Record Low

49°F

September 7, 1988

-17° from 66° normal
🌞 Normal high: 88°F 🌑 Normal low: 66°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Little Rock

🔥
114°F
Hottest Day Ever
Aug 3, 2011
❄
-12°F
Coldest Day Ever
Feb 12, 1899
🌧
8.81"
Wettest Day Ever
Apr 9, 1913
☃
12.0"
Most Snow in One Day
Mar 6, 1875

Top 10 Record Highs — September 7

# Temp Date
🏆 104°F September 7, 1925
2 102°F September 7, 1998
3 101°F September 7, 1947
4 101°F September 7, 1907
5 100°F September 7, 1990
6 99°F September 7, 2015
7 99°F September 7, 2013
8 99°F September 7, 1980
9 99°F September 7, 1955
10 98°F September 7, 1960

Top 5 Record Lows — September 7

# Temp Date
🥶 49°F September 7, 1988
2 53°F September 7, 2017
3 54°F September 7, 1968
4 56°F September 7, 2011
5 56°F September 7, 1934
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 1879–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.
3
days
🔥 Heat Wave in Progress
3 consecutive days at or above 97°F · since September 4
Heat wave in progress (3+ days ≥ 97°F)

Heat Wave Summary — Little Rock

threshold: 97°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
5.7
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
102°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
98
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
5
Heat waves 2026
so far

2026 Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Year to date
Above normal Below normal

174 of 249 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.

Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1879–2026
83
2026 so far
67
Avg/year 1970–2025
80
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
117
Most in a year (2010)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only

Longest Heat Waves — Little Rock

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Jun 26, 1980 – Jul 20, 1980 25 109°F (Jul 17) 103°F 76°F
2 Jul 29, 1980 – Aug 22, 1980 25 108°F (Aug 21) 102°F 75°F
3 Jul 23, 2012 – Aug 10, 2012 19 111°F (Jul 30) 102°F 76°F
4 Jul 15, 1993 – Aug 1, 1993 18 106°F (Jul 31) 100°F 75°F
5 Jul 23, 1896 – Aug 9, 1896 18 105°F (Aug 1) 101°F 77°F
6 Aug 3, 2007 – Aug 18, 2007 16 106°F (Aug 12) 101°F 77°F
7 Aug 7, 1995 – Aug 22, 1995 16 105°F (Aug 20) 100°F 76°F
8 Jul 12, 2022 – Jul 27, 2022 16 103°F (Jul 26) 100°F 76°F
9 Jun 9, 1953 – Jun 24, 1953 16 102°F (Jun 17) 99°F 75°F
10 Aug 21, 2000 – Sep 4, 2000 15 109°F (Aug 30) 104°F 74°F

Heat Waves Per Year

Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

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

81
2026 total
above-normal nights
56.2
Avg / summer
1970–2020
86
Most in a summer
2010

Above-Normal Summer Nights Per Year

Average June–August Low by Decade

Overnight lows · complete decades only

Precipitation

Actual vs. 1991–2020 full-month and full-season normals

26.25"
2026 YTD
Normal: 33.74"
-7.49"
0.00"
September so far
September normal: 3.01"
-3.01"
11
2026 heavy rain days
Days with ≥ 1.0"

2026 Accumulation vs. Normal

Running total since Jan 1 against the normal pace for the same date · Little Rock is 7.49" behind the normal pace

Monthly Precipitation — Last 24 Months

Blue = actual · dashed line = monthly normal

Annual Precipitation Per Year (1875–2026)

Blue = above average · tan = below average · gold = 2026 (partial)
Since 1875, annual totals have trended +0.30" per decade, about +4.6" across the record.

Heavy Rain Days Per Year (≥ 1.0")

Compare year-to-year changes in days with heavy rainfall (≥ 1.0")

Month in Review — August 2026

86.2°F

Average temperature · August 2026

14th-warmest month on record

7th-warmest August of 148 on record

+4.2° vs. 82.1° average (1991–2020)
88.1°F
Warmest month ever
July 1980
87.2°F
Warmest August ever
1954
30
Days ≥ 90°F
in August
107°F
Hottest of 2026
Aug 19

Longest 90°F Streak in August

23 consecutive days with highs of at least 90°F (Aug 1–23, 2026, peaking at 107°F)

The longest August streak since 2010 (16 years). The August record is 31 days, set in 2000.

Average August Temperature by Year

1879–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.21° per decade (warming since 1879)

Precipitation — August 2026

Month total against the 1991–2020 average and every other August on record

2.95"
Total precipitation
August 2026
-0.21"
vs. average
Normal: 3.16" · 93% of normal
70th-wettest
August rank
of 151 on record
14.46"
Wettest August ever
1966 · driest 0.00" (1995)

August Precipitation by Year

1875–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend -0.04" per decade (drier since 1875)

Wettest Augusts on Record

# Year Total
1 1966 14.46"
2 1888 11.13"
3 1915 10.33"
4 1911 8.88"
5 1927 8.81"
6 1971 8.62"
7 1950 7.59"
8 2016 7.56"
9 1879 7.43"
10 1921 7.08"

Driest Augusts on Record

# Year Total
1 1995 0.00"
2 2000 0.04"
3 2007 0.14"
4 1980 0.19"
5 1902 0.19"
6 1968 0.26"
7 1936 0.27"
8 1954 0.33"
9 1943 0.40"
10 2015 0.56"

Warmest Augusts on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 1954 87.2°F
2 2007 87.2°F
3 1980 86.9°F
4 1995 86.7°F
5 2000 86.5°F
6 2010 86.5°F
7 2026 86.2°F
8 1983 86.1°F
9 2023 85.5°F
10 1943 85.4°F

Warmest Months on Record (Any Month)

# Month Avg Temp
1 July 1980 88.1°F
2 July 2012 87.3°F
3 August 1954 87.2°F
4 July 1998 87.2°F
5 August 2007 87.2°F
6 August 1980 86.9°F
7 July 2011 86.9°F
8 July 1954 86.7°F
9 August 1995 86.7°F
10 July 2022 86.6°F

Nearby Stations — August 2026

How the same month ranked at the closest reporting stations

Station Avg Temp August Rank
Little Rock, AR 86.2°F 7th of 148
Pine Bluff, AR 83.9°F 22nd of 136
Russellville, AR 84.1°F 14th of 130
Mount Ida, AR 83.8°F 6th of 113
About this data. Monthly averages are the mean of daily average temperatures, computed from NOAA Threadex records via RCC ACIS. Months missing more than three days of observations are excluded from the rankings, so the in-progress month never appears. Rankings cover 1,766 complete months on record. Precipitation totals sum the daily reports for the month, with trace amounts counted as zero. A month missing any day of precipitation data is left out entirely (an unreported day is unreported rain), so the precipitation ranking covers 151 complete Augusts. Normals are the 1991–2020 mean for the same calendar month. Trend lines are a least-squares fit across every year shown.

Fall in Review — Fall 2026

September 1 – November 30, 2026

Fall 2026 is still under way. Season totals and rankings appear once November closes; the markers below update as they happen.

Summer to Winter — 2026

Each turning point of the season against its 1991–2020 normal date, with the earliest and latest on record

Marker 2026 Normal vs. normal Earliest Latest Drift
Last 90°F day
The final day of summer heat
 Sep 6
so far
 Sep 28 Aug 15, 1967 Oct 23, 2024 +0.8 d/decade
Last 80°F day
The last genuinely warm afternoon
 Sep 6
so far
 Nov 5 Oct 4, 1957 Dec 31, 1951 +1.1 d/decade
First high below 50°F
The first afternoon that stays cold
 not yet Nov 20 Oct 20, 1913 Dec 28, 2023 +0.5 d/decade
First 32°F freeze
Growing season over
 not yet Nov 15 Oct 20, 1989 Dec 9, 1998 -0.3 d/decade
First 28°F hard freeze
Cold enough to end tender growth
 not yet Nov 24 Oct 29, 2017 Dec 28, 1939 -0.4 d/decade
First 20°F night
Winter cold arriving
 not yet Dec 11 Nov 9, 1991 Dec 29, 1946
First measurable snow
0.1" or more in a day
 not yet — Nov 2, 1951 Dec 31, 1960 -0.5 d/decade

Drift is a least-squares fit across every year on record. Positive means the marker has been arriving later.

First Freeze by Year

The first 32°F night of each autumn since 1879 · trending -0.3 days earlier per decade

242
Normal length
1991–2020 average
280
Longest on record
1905
191
Shortest on record
1989

Growing Season Length by Year

Days between the last spring freeze and the first fall freeze · trending -0.4 days shorter per decade

Fall Average Temperature by Year

1879–2025 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.06° per decade (warming since 1879)

Fall Precipitation by Year

1875–2025 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.18" per decade (wetter since 1875)

About this data. Fall is meteorological autumn, September 1 through November 30, the window NOAA uses for seasonal statistics. Seasonal temperature is the day-weighted mean of the three monthly means; precipitation is their sum, and a season missing any of the three months is left out of the rankings. Freeze, heat and snow markers come from daily NOAA Threadex observations via RCC ACIS: freezes and snow are the first occurrence on or after July 1, and the last 90°F and 80°F days are the final ones anywhere in the calendar year. Growing season counts the freeze-free days between the last spring 32°F and the first fall 32°F.
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