Jonesboro, AR

Arkansas · Records since 1893–2026

⛅ 83°F Feels like 90°
Currently in Jonesboro
As of 1:00 PM CDT

Records for September 11

🔥 Record High

100°F

September 11, 1953

+14° from 86° normal

❄ Record Low

42°F

September 11, 1976

-22° from 64° normal
🌞 Normal high: 86°F 🌑 Normal low: 64°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Jonesboro

🔥
116°F
Hottest Day Ever
Jul 12, 1901
❄
-18°F
Coldest Day Ever
Jan 12, 1918
🌧
6.19"
Wettest Day Ever
May 24, 2016
☃
12.0"
Most Snow in One Day
Feb 19, 1921

First & Last Dates — Jonesboro

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)
267 days
Longest growing season
1901
162 days
Shortest growing season
1909
224 days
Normal growing season
1991–2020 average

Top 10 Record Highs — September 11

# Temp Date
🏆 100°F September 11, 1953
2 100°F September 11, 1921
3 100°F September 11, 1912
4 98°F September 11, 1925
5 98°F September 11, 1901
6 97°F September 11, 1983
7 97°F September 11, 1936
8 96°F September 11, 2013
9 96°F September 11, 1920
10 96°F September 11, 1919

Top 5 Record Lows — September 11

# Temp Date
🥶 42°F September 11, 1976
2 43°F September 11, 1940
3 43°F September 11, 1917
4 49°F September 11, 1902
5 52°F September 11, 1993
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 1893–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.
3
days
🔥 Heat Wave in Progress
3 consecutive days at or above 98°F · since September 8
Heat wave in progress (3+ days ≥ 98°F)

Heat Wave Summary — Jonesboro

threshold: 98°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
5.0
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
102°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
87
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
4
Heat waves 2026
so far

Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1896–2026
79
2026 so far
70
Avg/year 1970–2025
68
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
124
Most in a year (1901)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only

Longest Heat Waves — Jonesboro

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Jul 6, 1901 – Jul 29, 1901 24 116°F (Jul 12) 105°F 70°F
2 Jul 30, 1900 – Aug 21, 1900 23 108°F (Aug 21) 102°F 71°F
3 Jul 1, 1980 – Jul 21, 1980 21 107°F (Jul 14) 102°F 78°F
4 Jun 15, 1901 – Jul 4, 1901 20 110°F (Jun 29) 106°F 72°F
5 Jul 30, 1934 – Aug 12, 1934 14 111°F (Aug 8) 105°F 76°F
6 Jun 27, 1897 – Jul 10, 1897 14 106°F (Jul 2) 100°F 70°F
7 Aug 2, 1918 – Aug 13, 1918 12 107°F (Aug 4) 103°F 71°F
8 Jul 16, 1934 – Jul 27, 1934 12 107°F (Jul 23) 103°F 75°F
9 Sep 1, 1925 – Sep 11, 1925 11 110°F (Sep 6) 105°F 72°F
10 Jul 4, 1930 – Jul 14, 1930 11 109°F (Jul 12) 104°F 75°F

Heat Waves Per Year

Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

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

53
2026 total
above-normal nights
40.3
Avg / summer
1970–2020
76
Most in a summer
2010

Above-Normal Summer Nights Per Year

Average June–August Low by Decade

Overnight lows · complete decades only

Precipitation

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

Monthly Precipitation — Last 24 Months

Blue = actual · dashed line = monthly normal

Annual Precipitation Per Year (1893–2026)

Blue = above average · tan = below average · gold = 2026 (partial)
Since 1893, annual totals have trended +0.68" per decade, about +9.0" across the record.

Heavy Rain Days Per Year (≥ 1.0")

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

This Year — 2026

How Jonesboro is tracking against normal, year to date

Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Above normal Below normal

160 of 253 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.

Precipitation, Year to Date

21.94"
2026 YTD
Normal: 33.70"
-11.76"
0.36"
September so far
September normal: 3.30"
-2.94"
6
2026 heavy rain days
Days with ≥ 1.0"

Accumulation vs. Normal

Running total since Jan 1 against the normal pace for the same date · Jonesboro is 11.76" behind the normal pace

Period Review — Aug 11 – Sep 10, 2026

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

Quick picks: Last 7 days Last 30 days Last 90 days This month
Seasons: Spring (Mar–May) Summer (Jun–Aug) Fall (Sep–Nov)
85.2°F
Average temperature
1st-warmest of 123
+6.6°
vs. average
Normal: 78.5°F (1991–2020)
0.47"
Precipitation
5th-driest of 122
-2.92"
vs. average
Normal: 3.39" · 14% of normal

Average Temperature by Year — Aug 11 – Sep 10

1896–2026 · 2026 highlighted

Precipitation by Year — Aug 11 – Sep 10

1896–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend -0.03" per decade (drier since 1896)

Warmest Aug 11 – Sep 10 on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 2026 85.2°F
2 1900 84.8°F
3 1925 84.3°F
4 1936 83.9°F
5 2007 83.9°F
6 1921 83.7°F
7 1954 83.6°F
8 1983 83.6°F
9 1980 83.3°F
10 1912 83.1°F

Coolest Aug 11 – Sep 10 on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 1967 72.5°F
2 1950 73.6°F
3 1915 73.9°F
4 2004 74.0°F
5 1992 74.2°F
6 1981 74.3°F
7 1974 74.3°F
8 1994 74.9°F
9 1966 75.0°F
10 2017 75.1°F

Wettest Aug 11 – Sep 10 on Record

# Year Total
1 2018 12.39"
2 1926 8.54"
3 1964 8.47"
4 2020 8.36"
5 2012 8.05"
6 1915 8.00"
7 1922 7.92"
8 1950 7.30"
9 1973 7.04"
10 1911 6.82"

Driest Aug 11 – Sep 10 on Record

# Year Total
1 1980 0.00"
2 1953 0.01"
3 2000 0.26"
4 2001 0.29"
5 2026 0.47"
6 1999 0.48"
7 1919 0.48"
8 1963 0.50"
9 1993 0.59"
10 1955 0.63"
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.
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