NORMALS:
                   HIGH       LOW        AVG       PCPN
OZARKS               76        55         66       5.06
NORTHEAST            80        58         69       4.92
EAST CENTRAL         79        59         69       5.70
SOUTHEAST            81        61         71       4.96
ARKANSAS VALLEY      81        58         70       5.67
OUACHITAS            77        56         67       6.65
LITTLE ROCK AREA     81        59         70       5.05
SOUTHWEST            82        62         72       4.29

STATE EXTREME TEMPERATURES:

HIGHEST  107 AT NEWPORT  5/29/1926
LOWEST    26 AT HARRISON 5/1/1903

LITTLE ROCK EXTREMES:

WARMEST AVERAGE  75.8 IN 1987   ALL TIME HIGH       98 ON 5/26/1964
COOLEST AVERAGE  64.0 IN 1917   ALL TIME LOW        39 ON  5/1/1903
WETTEST         15.91 IN 1882   MOST RAIN ONE DAY 7.68 ON 5/26/1955
DRIEST           0.64 IN 1918


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HIGHLIGHTS

May 3-8, 1990: Heavy rains in eastern Oklahoma on ground saturated 
by several months of wet weather result in flooding all along
the Arkansas River; many areas had their highest stages since
the lock and dam system was installed.

May 15, 1968: A tornado at Jonesboro resulted in 35 fatalities.

May 16, 2003: A combination tornado outbreak and flash flood event
resulted...mainly from west central into central and northeast 
Arkansas (from Danville to Conway and Newport). Roughly two dozen 
tornadoes were spawned, with 6 to 8 inches of rain occurring as 
well. This ended a two week period in which 46 tornadoes occurred 
statewide...or 73% of the yearly total (63 tornadoes). It was one
of the most active periods of severe weather on record.      

May 19, 1990: Flash flood at Hot Springs with water several feet 
deep on Central Avenue downtown. 

May 26-27, 1955: Excessive rains and flash flooding across most of 
the state.

May 26, 1973: Jonesboro hit by a tornado for the second time in 
five years, only 3 fatalities this time. 

May 27-31, 1957: Heavy rains cause flooding along the Arkansas 
River.

May 29, 1926: Newport peaks at 107 during a stretch of seven 
straight 100 degree days.