Sparkman, AR

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Sparkman has an annual average temperature of 61.9°F with about 56.2 inches of precipitation per year and 1.6 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 91.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 30.6°F). May is typically the wettest month (6.26 in) and August the driest (3.25 in). Snow typically falls from January through March.

Annual swing
39.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,862
Cooling need
1,746

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

21 of 366 (5.7%) of Sparkman'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
0
1950s
0
1960s
43
1970s
98
1980s
81
1990s
49
2000s
44
2010s
49
2020s
2

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 52.2°F 30.6°F 41.4°F 4.43 in 0.8 in 8
February 57.4°F 33.7°F 45.6°F 4.73 in 0.4 in 9
March 65.8°F 41.0°F 53.4°F 5.64 in 0.4 in 9
April 74.4°F 48.7°F 61.6°F 5.89 in 8
May 81.0°F 58.8°F 69.9°F 6.26 in 9
June 88.0°F 67.1°F 77.6°F 3.94 in 7
July 91.8°F 70.7°F 81.3°F 3.88 in 7
August 90.9°F 69.8°F 80.4°F 3.25 in 6
September 85.3°F 62.6°F 74.0°F 3.56 in 6
October 73.9°F 49.7°F 61.8°F 4.86 in 6
November 63.6°F 39.8°F 51.7°F 4.24 in 8
December 54.8°F 33.5°F 44.1°F 5.51 in 8

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