All-time weather records — Banks, AR
Climate change signal in Banks
of Banks's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (0 of 366 records since 2015).
of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (0 of 366 records since 2015).
If records were spread evenly across the station's history, you'd expect roughly 5% per decade. Decade-by-decade, here's where each record-breaking day was set:
| Decade | Heat records set | # | Cold records set | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 30 | 8 | ||
| 1900s | 42 | 57 | ||
| 1910s | 89 | 68 | ||
| 1920s | 31 | 16 | ||
| 1930s | 47 | 14 | ||
| 1940s | 30 | 21 | ||
| 1950s | 43 | 31 | ||
| 1960s | 25 | 50 | ||
| 1970s | 6 | 18 | ||
| 1980s | 13 | 44 | ||
| 1990s | 6 | 21 | ||
| 2000s | 4 | 18 | ||
| 2010s | · | · | ||
| 2020s | · | · |
Records are the all-time daily extremes that are still standing — each daily record can only be held by one year. The station's earliest hot record was set in 1895, the latest in 2006. Period of observation: 1893-2025.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 82.9°F — Jan 25, 1972 | -8.0°F — Jan 12, 1918 | 9.00 in — Jan 21, 2024 |
| February | 88.0°F — Feb 26, 1918 | -9.9°F — Feb 13, 1899 | 5.01 in — Feb 10, 1966 |
| March | 95.0°F — Mar 25, 1907 | 12.0°F — Mar 2, 1980 | 5.65 in — Mar 11, 1927 |
| April | 93.9°F — Apr 26, 1896 | 26.1°F — Apr 11, 1989 | 6.93 in — Apr 5, 1997 |
| May | 100.9°F — May 31, 1934 | 34.0°F — May 1, 1903 | 5.92 in — May 4, 2009 |
| June | 109.9°F — Jun 20, 1936 | 46.0°F — Jun 1, 1984 | 6.90 in — Jun 3, 1992 |
| July | 111.9°F — Jul 6, 1964 | 50.0°F — Jul 8, 1954 | 6.38 in — Jul 2, 1940 |
| August | 111.0°F — Aug 10, 1936 | 34.0°F — Aug 11, 1998 | 6.24 in — Aug 11, 2008 |
| September | 107.1°F — Sep 1, 1951 | 36.0°F — Sep 30, 1967 | 8.10 in — Sep 3, 2008 |
| October | 98.1°F — Oct 1, 1953 | 21.9°F — Oct 30, 1917 | 6.73 in — Oct 20, 1985 |
| November | 89.1°F — Nov 2, 1964 | 12.0°F — Nov 19, 1903 | 5.37 in — Nov 24, 2000 |
| December | 84.0°F — Dec 16, 1924 | 0.0°F — Dec 24, 1963 | 7.15 in — Dec 25, 2009 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Banks.