All-time weather records — West Memphis, AR

Record high
108.0°F
May 17, 2003
Record low
-23.1°F
December 25, 1983
Wettest day
7.25 in
December 25, 1987

Climate change signal in West Memphis

26.5%

of West Memphis's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (97 of 366 records since 2015).

6.6%

of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (24 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 #
1960s
54
60
1970s
46
56
1980s
83
119
1990s
29
69
2000s
39
24
2010s
64
29
2020s
51
9

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 1962, the latest in 2026. Period of observation: 1962-2026.

Records by month

Month Hottest day Coldest day Wettest day
January 75.9°F — Jan 24, 1972 -9.0°F — Jan 20, 1985 3.20 in — Jan 19, 1988
February 79.0°F — Feb 28, 2024 -8.0°F — Feb 4, 1985 3.71 in — Feb 10, 1966
March 87.1°F — Mar 28, 2026 10.0°F — Mar 6, 2015 5.36 in — Mar 12, 1975
April 93.9°F — Apr 8, 2019 18.0°F — Apr 6, 1996 6.42 in — Apr 6, 2025
May 108.0°F — May 17, 2003 34.0°F — May 17, 1998 5.67 in — May 2, 2011
June 100.9°F — Jun 29, 1988 23.0°F — Jun 2, 1995 5.06 in — Jun 29, 2014
July 105.1°F — Jul 13, 1980 48.0°F — Jul 25, 1998 3.10 in — Jul 12, 2010
August 104.0°F — Aug 14, 2007 37.0°F — Aug 24, 1997 3.15 in — Aug 21, 1969
September 100.0°F — Sep 1, 2000 18.0°F — Sep 23, 1983 3.80 in — Sep 13, 2024
October 95.0°F — Oct 1, 1998 26.1°F — Oct 31, 1993 5.72 in — Oct 19, 2004
November 87.1°F — Nov 3, 2016 10.9°F — Nov 29, 1976 6.44 in — Nov 29, 2001
December 79.0°F — Dec 2, 1982 -23.1°F — Dec 25, 1983 7.25 in — Dec 25, 1987

Click a month to see every daily record for that month in West Memphis.