All-time weather records — Sparkman, AR
Climate change signal in Sparkman
of Sparkman's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (21 of 366 records since 2015).
of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (8 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 | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | · | · | ||
| 1950s | · | · | ||
| 1960s | 43 | 67 | ||
| 1970s | 98 | 74 | ||
| 1980s | 81 | 70 | ||
| 1990s | 49 | 48 | ||
| 2000s | 44 | 65 | ||
| 2010s | 49 | 42 | ||
| 2020s | 2 | · |
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 1963, the latest in 2020. Period of observation: 1940-2020.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 81.0°F — Jan 25, 1972 | -9.9°F — Jan 30, 1966 | 4.50 in — Jan 6, 1991 |
| February | 95.0°F — Feb 19, 1986 | 10.0°F — Feb 11, 1981 | 5.92 in — Feb 12, 1950 |
| March | 90.0°F — Mar 21, 1987 | 10.9°F — Mar 4, 2002 | 24.76 in — Mar 23, 1984 |
| April | 93.9°F — Apr 1, 1974 | 24.1°F — Apr 7, 1971 | 9.49 in — Apr 4, 1997 |
| May | 99.0°F — May 26, 1964 | 32.0°F — May 4, 2013 | 4.71 in — May 3, 2009 |
| June | 104.0°F — Jun 26, 2012 | 41.0°F — Jun 7, 2002 | 5.35 in — Jun 12, 2003 |
| July | 108.0°F — Jul 18, 1980 | 52.0°F — Jul 5, 1968 | 4.25 in — Jul 31, 2009 |
| August | 109.9°F — Aug 22, 1980 | 48.0°F — Aug 13, 1967 | 5.00 in — Aug 17, 2016 |
| September | 109.0°F — Sep 1, 2000 | 34.0°F — Sep 23, 1983 | 6.81 in — Sep 3, 2008 |
| October | 95.0°F — Oct 3, 2019 | 21.9°F — Oct 31, 1993 | 8.75 in — Oct 7, 2008 |
| November | 84.9°F — Nov 24, 1999 | 10.0°F — Nov 29, 1976 | 3.80 in — Nov 27, 1984 |
| December | 79.0°F — Dec 2, 1982 | -4.0°F — Dec 23, 1989 | 8.17 in — Dec 26, 1987 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Sparkman.