Atkins, AR

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from RUSSELLVILLE MUNI AP, AR US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Atkins has an annual average temperature of 61.4°F with about 46.4 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 92.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 29.7°F). April is typically the wettest month (4.83 in) and September the driest (3.02 in).

Annual swing
41.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,084
Cooling need
1,770

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

135 of 366 (36.9%) of Atkins's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1990s
7
2000s
107
2010s
157
2020s
95

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 50.3°F 29.7°F 40.0°F 3.20 in 8
February 55.0°F 33.0°F 44.0°F 3.10 in 9
March 64.3°F 40.8°F 52.5°F 4.37 in 12
April 72.9°F 49.1°F 61.0°F 4.83 in 10
May 80.3°F 59.0°F 69.6°F 4.67 in 13
June 88.2°F 67.6°F 77.9°F 3.35 in 9
July 92.5°F 71.1°F 81.8°F 3.45 in 10
August 92.4°F 69.9°F 81.1°F 3.51 in 9
September 85.6°F 61.7°F 73.6°F 3.02 in 8
October 74.4°F 49.8°F 62.1°F 4.06 in 10
November 61.8°F 39.2°F 50.5°F 4.60 in 9
December 52.2°F 32.0°F 42.1°F 4.25 in 9

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