Lake City, AR

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Lake City has an annual average temperature of 60.9°F with about 48.5 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 91.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 30.5°F). May is typically the wettest month (5.21 in) and June the driest (3.05 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
43°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,246
Cooling need
1,776

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

134 of 366 (36.6%) of Lake City'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
24
2000s
107
2010s
156
2020s
79

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 46.8°F 30.5°F 38.7°F 3.52 in 9
February 51.6°F 33.6°F 42.6°F 3.79 in 10
March 60.9°F 41.2°F 51.1°F 4.73 in 11
April 71.3°F 50.1°F 60.7°F 5.15 in 10
May 80.7°F 60.0°F 70.4°F 5.21 in 12
June 89.6°F 68.3°F 78.9°F 3.05 in 8
July 91.2°F 72.3°F 81.7°F 3.69 in 9
August 90.0°F 70.0°F 80.0°F 3.41 in 8
September 84.2°F 62.3°F 73.2°F 3.30 in 7
October 73.7°F 50.6°F 62.2°F 3.81 in 9
November 59.9°F 40.1°F 50.0°F 4.40 in 9
December 49.6°F 33.4°F 41.5°F 4.45 in 9

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