NORMALS:
                   HIGH       LOW        AVG       PCPN
OZARKS               70        47         59       3.74
NORTHEAST            74        49         62       3.89
EAST CENTRAL         74        50         62       3.58
SOUTHEAST            76        52         64       4.49
ARKANSAS VALLEY      76        49         63       4.19
OUACHITAS            73        48         61       5.68
LITTLE ROCK AREA     75        52         63       4.25
SOUTHWEST            77        55         66       3.87

STATE EXTREME TEMPERATURES:

HIGHEST  105 AT GRANNIS AND OKAY 10/1/1938 
LOWEST    15 AT GILBERT 10/21/1952

LITTLE ROCK EXTREMES:

WARMEST AVERAGE  70.1 IN 1963   ALL TIME HIGH        97 ON 10/10-11/1963
COOLEST AVERAGE  57.0 IN 1952   ALL TIME LOW         27 ON 10/30/1917
WETTEST         15.29 IN 1919                              10/31/1993
DRIEST           0.01 IN 1944   MOST RAIN ONE DAY  4.69 ON 10/29/1991
SNOWIEST          0.2 IN 1993   MOST SNOW ONE DAY   0.2 ON 10/29/1993

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HIGHLIGHTS

October 1, 1938: Many 100 degree temperatures in the southwest.

October 2, 1894: Tornado at Little Rock with 4 fatalities. 

October 4-5, 1949: Dissipating Pacific hurricane moved across 
northern Louisiana and dropped upwards of 4 inches of rain on
central and southern sections. 

October 11-15, 1963: Very dry weather for several months culminated 
in widespread highs in the 90s and many forest fires.

October 18, 1976: Early Arctic outbreak brings a freeze to most of the 
state and Gilbert reached 18.

October 20, 1989: Little Rock records its earliest freeze on record.

October 21, 1952: Freeze in most all of the state with teens in the 
north.

October 24, 2003: The temperature at Little Rock reached 90 degrees. 
This not only broke a record for the date, it was also the latest in 
the Fall that the temperature had ever reached the 90 degree mark.    

October 27, 1953: Wilson in Mississippi County gets measurable rain 
for the first time in 101 days. 

October 28-29, 1925: Little Rock records its earliest snowfall ever 
and the north has a hard freeze with some areas having highs 
below freezing. 

October 29, 1942: Tornado at Berryville with 29 fatalities.

October 29-30, 1993: Early Arctic outbreak brings light measurable 
snow to northwest half of Arkansas, including Little Rock.