Whelen Springs, AR

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from PRESCOTT 2 NNW, AR US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Whelen Springs has an annual average temperature of 61.9°F with about 56.6 inches of precipitation per year and 2.6 inches of snow. The warmest month is August (average high 91.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 29.7°F). May is typically the wettest month (5.86 in) and August the driest (3.37 in). Snow typically falls from January through March.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
39.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,856
Cooling need
1,728

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

11 of 366 (3%) of Whelen Springs'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
54
1900s
39
1910s
58
1920s
40
1930s
45
1940s
16
1950s
46
1960s
17
1970s
9
1980s
17
1990s
2
2000s
7
2010s
11
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 53.3°F 29.7°F 41.5°F 4.33 in 1.4 in 9
February 57.7°F 33.0°F 45.4°F 4.75 in 0.9 in 10
March 66.3°F 40.4°F 53.3°F 5.46 in 0.2 in 10
April 74.3°F 48.6°F 61.4°F 5.46 in 9
May 80.9°F 58.5°F 69.7°F 5.86 in 10
June 88.3°F 66.6°F 77.4°F 4.01 in 8
July 91.8°F 70.0°F 80.9°F 4.43 in 7
August 91.9°F 69.0°F 80.5°F 3.37 in 7
September 86.0°F 62.1°F 74.1°F 3.94 in 6
October 75.6°F 50.1°F 62.8°F 5.07 in 8
November 63.7°F 39.4°F 51.6°F 4.54 in 9
December 55.2°F 32.4°F 43.8°F 5.36 in 0.1 in 9

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