Arkansas · county areal climate 1951–2025

Craighead County, AR

A 51.5" / 60.7°F normal · 2025 ran 101% of normal precipitation.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 67% (20.39") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 4th driest start of 76 years. Temperature +2.6°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

51.5in
annual precipitation · 60.7°F

2025 vs Normal

101%
52.0" · 62.1°F (+1.4 vs normal)

Wettest Year

75.6in
1957

Driest Year

28.6in
1963

Biggest Rain Day

4.97in
Aug 30 · 1978

Warmest Year

63.0°F
2012

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

38°
J
42°
F
51°
M
60°
A
70°
M
78°
J
81°
J
79°
A
73°
S
62°
O
50°
N
42°
D
—— normal temperature (°F) · ▮ normal precipitation (in) · 1996–2025
Areal nClimGrid averages (NOAA/NCEI) over the whole area — an average across the region, not a single station. Separate from the station records.

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