Rison, AR

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

BWk Desert (cold) climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Rison has an annual average temperature of 63.1°F with about 0 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 91.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 33.7°F).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
38.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,511
Cooling need
1,824

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

12 of 366 (3.3%) of Rison'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
49
1900s
76
1910s
2
1920s
132
1930s
66
1940s
0
1950s
0
2000s
21
2010s
20
2020s
0

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 53.0°F 33.7°F 43.3°F in
February 56.9°F 37.2°F 47.1°F in
March 66.1°F 44.6°F 55.3°F in
April 74.9°F 51.9°F 63.4°F in
May 81.1°F 60.8°F 70.9°F in
June 88.2°F 68.8°F 78.5°F in
July 91.0°F 71.7°F 81.4°F in
August 90.7°F 70.6°F 80.7°F in
September 84.9°F 63.8°F 74.3°F in
October 75.0°F 52.7°F 63.8°F in
November 63.0°F 43.0°F 53.0°F in
December 54.7°F 36.1°F 45.4°F in
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