NORMALS:
                   HIGH       LOW        AVG       PCPN
OZARKS               89        67         78       3.00
NORTHEAST            91        69         80       2.67
EAST CENTRAL         90        69         79       2.52
SOUTHEAST            92        71         81       3.32
ARKANSAS VALLEY      93        68         80       2.76
OUACHITAS            90        66         78       2.54
LITTLE ROCK AREA     92        71         81       2.93
SOUTHWEST            93        72         82       2.35

STATE EXTREME TEMPERATURES:

HIGHEST  120 AT OZARK  8/10/1936
LOWEST    40 AT CALICO ROCK 8/29/1986

LITTLE ROCK EXTREMES:

HOTTEST AVERAGE  89.4 IN 2000   ALL TIME HIGH       111 ON 8/30/2000
COOLEST AVERAGE  75.3 IN 1915   ALL TIME LOW         52 ON 8/24/1891
WETTEST         14.46 IN 1966                            8/28-29/1967
DRIEST           0.07 IN 1980   MOST RAIN ONE DAY  6.79 ON 8/13/1966



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HIGHLIGHTS

August 3-19, 1954: Peak of summerlong heat wave with widespread 
100 degree temperatures each day. Little Rock reaches 100 degrees on
10 straight days (10th-19th) and 16 out of 17.

August 10, 1936: Most stations 110 or warmer, many stations including 
Little Rock and Fort Smith have their all time record highs, Ozark
reaches 120 for the highest temperature ever recorded in the
state.

August 13, 1957: Remnants of Tropical Storm Bertha dump 8 to 12 inches 
of rain in central and western sections with some flash flooding.

August 18, 1915: Remnants of a tropical storm drops 8 to 11 inches of 
rain on northern Arkansas and caused record high river stages on
the Buffalo and White rivers.

August 27, 1980: The last of 30 consecutive 100 degree days at 
Booneville.

August 29, 1986: Strong early cold wave drops temperatures into the 
40s to lower 50s in most areas. 

August 30, 2000: Most reporting stations in Arkansas reached 
100 degrees or more, with an all-time record high temperature of 
111 degrees at Little Rock.