Skip Navigation Linkswww.weather.gov
NOAA logo - Click to go to the NOAA homepage National Weather Service Forecast Office   NWS logo - Click to go to the NWS homepage
WFO Little Rock, Arkansas
Home News Organization  
 
What's New
Local Forecast by City, ST (ex. Cabot, AR) or ZIP
 
Current Hazards
  Watches & Warnings
Submit a Storm Report
Road Reports (U.S.)
Current Conditions
  Observations
Satellite
Rivers & Lakes AHPS
Precip Estimate
Hydrology
Radar Imagery
  Local and National Pictures
Forecasts
  Activity Planner
Local Forecast Page
Aviation Weather
Fire Weather
Tropical Weather
Forecast Tools
Climate
  Local
National
More...
Weather Safety
  Skywarn Page
NOAA Weather Radio
Severe & Winter Weather Guides
Monthly Storm Reports and Storm Data
Special Pages
  Historic Weather Events in Arkansas
The New Technology
Cooperative Observer Program
Community Outreach
About the Office
  Meet the Staff
The Scribe Newsletter
Office Awards
Office Directions
Other Items
  Wind Chill & Heat Index Charts
Sun/Moon Data
Weather Calculator
Weather Shots
List of Weather Web Sites
Contact Us Contact Us
Climate Data
Normals and Extremes
Not sure about temperature and precipitation normals and extremes across Arkansas? Look below.
June Facts
 
NORMALS:
                   HIGH       LOW        AVG       PCPN
OZARKS               84        64         74       5.26
NORTHEAST            88        67         77       3.29
EAST CENTRAL         87        68         77       4.07
SOUTHEAST            89        69         79       3.78
ARKANSAS VALLEY      89        65         77       4.26
OUACHITAS            85        64         74       5.17
LITTLE ROCK AREA     89        68         78       3.95
SOUTHWEST            89        69         79       4.60

STATE EXTREME TEMPERATURES:

HIGHEST   113 AT CORNING  6/20/1936
LOWEST     36 AT CALICO ROCK 6/2/1969

LITTLE ROCK EXTREMES:

HOTTEST AVERAGE  85.0 IN 1953   ALL TIME HIGH       105 ON 6/20/1936
COOLEST AVERAGE  71.6 IN 1903   ALL TIME LOW         46 ON  6/3/1969
WETTEST          9.28 IN 1886   MOST RAIN ONE DAY  4.38 ON 6/16/1895
DRIEST              T IN 1952 


--------------------------------------------------------------------

HIGHLIGHTS

June 1, 1947: Tornado at Pine Bluff on Pentecost with 35 fatalities.

June 1, 1966: Low temperatures in the 40s in most of the state and 
Calico Rock reached 38.

June 5, 1916: The second largest tornado outbreak in state history 
with 34 tornadoes reported and a total of 87 fatalities.

June 6, 1977: Long dry period climaxes with Little Rock's earliest 
100 degree temperature and many 100 degree readings around the 
state.

June 8, 1974: Widespread 8 to 10 inches of rain across the state 
and 12 inches at El Dorado resulted in much flash flooding.

June 10-17, 2003: Slow moving storm systems from the southern 
Plains tapped into abundant moisture to produce heavy to excessive 
rainfall in southern Arkansas. Over 10 inches of rain fell from 
near Gurdon (Clark County) to Fordyce (Dallas County) and 
Rison (Cleveland County). Widespread flash flooding resulted.       

June 16, 1917: Dutton records a low of 37.

June 20, 1936: Heat wave climaxes with 113 at Corning, 112 at Hot 
Springs, and 105 at Little Rock.

June 27, 1986: Remnants of Hurricane Bonnie move into southern 
Arkansas and drops 5 to 8 inches of rain in the south and 
11 inches at El Dorado.

June 28, 1905: Rainfall of 12 inches at Arkadelphia caused a 
23 foot rise on the Ouachita River. 
 
 

 

National Weather Service
Little Rock Weather Forecast Office
Page last modified: 04 January, 2004
Disclaimer

Credits

Glossary
Privacy Policy

About Our Organization

Career Opportunities