McRae, AR

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

McRae has an annual average temperature of 61.8°F with about 51.8 inches of precipitation per year and 1.8 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 93.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 30.0°F). May is typically the wettest month (5.93 in) and June the driest (3.02 in). Snow typically falls from January through March.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
43.2°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,075
Cooling need
1,920

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

10 of 366 (2.7%) of McRae'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.

1890s
13
1910s
20
1920s
79
1930s
54
1940s
20
1950s
55
1960s
24
1970s
14
1980s
37
1990s
16
2000s
15
2010s
14
2020s
5

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 49.1°F 30.0°F 39.6°F 3.58 in 0.7 in 9
February 54.1°F 33.2°F 43.6°F 3.90 in 0.6 in 8
March 63.0°F 41.5°F 52.3°F 5.07 in 0.4 in 10
April 73.0°F 50.4°F 61.7°F 5.42 in 10
May 81.6°F 60.6°F 71.1°F 5.93 in 10
June 89.6°F 69.3°F 79.4°F 3.02 in 7
July 93.0°F 72.6°F 82.8°F 3.87 in 8
August 92.1°F 70.9°F 81.5°F 3.41 in 7
September 85.4°F 63.0°F 74.2°F 3.83 in 6
October 73.8°F 50.7°F 62.2°F 4.13 in 8
November 61.3°F 40.3°F 50.8°F 4.77 in 9
December 51.6°F 33.0°F 42.3°F 4.91 in 0.1 in 9

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