Emerson, AR

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MAGNOLIA, AR US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Emerson has an annual average temperature of 62.6°F with about 56.3 inches of precipitation per year and 1.7 inches of snow. The warmest month is August (average high 92.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 31.1°F). March is typically the wettest month (6.55 in) and July the driest (3.31 in). Snow typically falls from January through February.

Annual swing
38°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,625
Cooling need
1,767

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

27 of 366 (7.4%) of Emerson'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.

1940s
34
1950s
122
1960s
52
1970s
29
1980s
34
1990s
17
2000s
33
2010s
29
2020s
16

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 55.0°F 31.1°F 43.0°F 4.48 in 0.9 in 10
February 59.3°F 33.9°F 46.6°F 4.69 in 0.6 in 10
March 67.6°F 41.4°F 54.5°F 6.55 in 0.1 in 11
April 74.8°F 49.1°F 62.0°F 5.43 in 9
May 81.8°F 58.7°F 70.3°F 5.56 in 10
June 88.7°F 66.5°F 77.6°F 3.81 in 9
July 92.2°F 69.7°F 81.0°F 3.31 in 7
August 92.7°F 68.5°F 80.6°F 3.63 in 7
September 87.0°F 61.9°F 74.4°F 3.45 in 6
October 77.0°F 49.9°F 63.5°F 5.03 in 7
November 65.7°F 40.0°F 52.8°F 4.73 in 9
December 57.0°F 33.2°F 45.1°F 5.64 in 0.1 in 10

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