NORMALS:
                   HIGH       LOW        AVG       PCPN
OZARKS               81        59         70       4.83
NORTHEAST            84        61         72       3.12
EAST CENTRAL         84        62         73       3.02
SOUTHEAST            85        64         75       3.20
ARKANSAS VALLEY      86        61         73       3.56
OUACHITAS            83        59         71       5.07
LITTLE ROCK AREA     85        64         74       3.71
SOUTHWEST            86        65         76       3.40

STATE EXTREME TEMPERATURES:

HIGHEST  112 AT CONWAY  9/1/1947
LOWEST    28 AT GILBERT 9/24/1989

LITTLE ROCK EXTREMES:

HOTTEST AVERAGE  81.9 IN 1925   ALL TIME HIGH       106 ON  9/1/1947
COOLEST AVERAGE  69.0 IN 1918   ALL TIME LOW         37 ON 9/27/1942
WETTEST         10.23 IN 1898   MOST RAIN ONE DAY  5.24 ON 9/13/1978 
DRIEST           0.27 IN 1917 

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HIGHLIGHTS

September 1, 1947: Hot Labor Day around state with 112 at Conway and 
110 at several other locations. 

September 7, 1925: Another hot Labor Day with most stations over 100, 
111 at Searcy and 110 at Jonesboro. 

September 9, 1936: Little Rock gets its first measurable rain in 
38 days, ending a record dry spell.

September 11, 1965: Hurricane Betsy reaches southern border of 
Arkansas while still a hurricane then weakens into a tropical storm 
as it moves across the state with 50 to 70 mph winds and upwards
of 2 inches of rain.

September 13, 1978: Torrential early morning rains cause flash 
flooding in western and southwestern Little Rock, extending across
Saline into eastern Garland County.

September 24, 1989: Record early cold wave gives Fayetteville its 
earliest freeze ever and a low of 28 at Gilbert.

September 27-28, 1942: Most low temperatures in the 30s with 
widespread frost.

September 29, 1953: Little Rock has its latest 100 degree 
temperature on record. This was part of a heat wave that began 
on the 27th and extended a few days into October with many 100
degree temperatures in the state.

September 29, 1967: Early cold wave drops lows into the 30s and 
lower 40s and many stations recorded their record low temperatures
for the month.