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Jonesboro, AR

35.836°N, 90.644°W · station JBRthr · 134 years of record
74°F
forecast low · Sep 7

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Jonesboro.
77°WED9/277°THU9/378°FRI9/477°SAT9/575°SUN9/674°MON9/774°TUE9/8

This Day in History

Every year's low on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Jonesboro — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.

Ranks

#121 / 125
coldest Sep 7 in 125 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 7 ever

50°F
set in 2017

Mildest Sep 7 ever

76°F
set in 1908
Forecast low 74°F — 121st coldest Sep 7 of 125 years · record 50°F (2017) · coldest since 2025.
1896: 53°F1897: 52°F1898: 56°F1899: 70°F1900: 70°F1901: 66°F1902: 55°F1903: 60°F1904: 51°F1905: 64°F1906: 68°F1908: 76°F1909: 69°F1910: 69°F1911: 67°F1912: 72°F1914: 69°F1915: 65°F1916: 67°F1917: 68°F1918: 64°F1919: 66°F1920: 60°F1921: 71°F1922: 72°F1923: 69°F1924: 53°F1925: 71°F1926: 64°F1927: 70°F1928: 53°F1929: 69°F1930: 75°F1931: 70°F1932: 64°F1933: 69°F1934: 52°F1935: 53°F1936: 70°F1937: 67°F1938: 71°F1939: 68°F1940: 64°F1941: 71°F1942: 69°F1943: 53°F1944: 68°F1945: 72°F1948: 64°F1949: 64°F1950: 58°F1951: 61°F1952: 57°F1953: 58°F1954: 70°F1955: 65°F1956: 67°F1957: 59°F1958: 68°F1959: 69°F1960: 73°F1961: 71°F1962: 56°F1963: 66°F1964: 67°F1965: 67°F1966: 58°F1967: 65°F1968: 60°F1969: 75°F1970: 75°F1971: 71°F1972: 57°F1973: 69°F1974: 55°F1975: 52°F1976: 57°F1977: 69°F1978: 64°F1979: 69°F1980: 68°F1981: 58°F1982: 68°F1983: 73°F1984: 60°F1985: 72°F1987: 64°F1988: 54°F1989: 68°F1990: 75°F1991: 67°F1992: 69°F1993: 62°F1994: 60°F1995: 67°F1996: 66°F1997: 68°F1998: 68°F1999: 63°F2000: 64°F2001: 73°F2002: 70°F2003: 61°F2004: 66°F2005: 64°F2006: 58°F2007: 73°F2008: 60°F2009: 65°F2010: 71°F2011: 55°F2012: 71°F2013: 65°F2014: 64°F2015: 68°F2016: 71°F2017: 50°F2018: 72°F2019: 69°F2020: 65°F2021: 58°F2022: 71°F2023: 66°F2024: 71°F2025: 56°F74° forecast505560657075801900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 774°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record50°F
This-date rank#121 of 125
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-18°F (1918)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1893–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Jonesboro in each calendar month, and for the whole 1893–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan82°FJan 21, 1906-18°FJan 12, 1918
Feb83°FFeb 28, 1918-13°FFeb 13, 1899
Mar95°FMar 24, 19291°FMar 6, 1899
Apr96°FApr 29, 190126°FApr 2, 1919
May101°FMay 28, 191132°FMay 2, 1909
Jun110°FJun 29, 190141°FJun 1, 1897
Jul116°FJul 12, 190150°FJul 25, 1911
Aug111°FAug 9, 193045°FAug 17, 1897
Sep110°FSep 6, 192533°FSep 30, 1916
Oct98°FOct 4, 189721°FOct 29, 1910
Nov88°FNov 4, 19099°FNov 25, 1950
Dec79°FDec 3, 1906-7°FDec 22, 1989
All-time116°FJul 12, 1901-18°FJan 12, 1918

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Jonesboro so far this year — through Aug 30.

Record Highs in 2026

1 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

0 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

Record Warm Nights & Cold Days

Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.

Warmest low ever

87°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 4, 1897

Coldest high ever

10°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 10, 1962
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan65°FJan 25, 195010°FJan 10, 1962
Feb65°FFeb 10, 193211°FFeb 15, 2021
Mar69°FMar 19, 189823°FMar 2, 1980
Apr73°FApr 28, 197039°FApr 6, 1971
May79°FMay 25, 190452°FMay 4, 1976
Jun80°FJun 12, 190267°FJun 1, 2021
Jul87°FJul 4, 189772°FJul 22, 1970
Aug83°FAug 14, 191866°FAug 15, 1964
Sep80°FSep 30, 190457°FSep 28, 1896
Oct75°FOct 5, 194135°FOct 29, 1925
Nov71°FNov 4, 202426°FNov 29, 1976
Dec68°FDec 2, 198210°FDec 22, 1989
All-time87°FJul 4, 189710°FJan 10, 1962

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

44 days
record run, ended Mar 10 1978

So far in 2026

36 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Jonesboro's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 65°F · forecast is +9° vs normal.
Jan: 47°FJan: 30°FFeb: 52°FFeb: 34°FMar: 61°FMar: 41°FApr: 71°FApr: 50°FMay: 80°FMay: 59°FJun: 89°FJun: 68°FJul: 91°FJul: 72°FAug: 90°FAug: 70°FSep: 84°FSep: 62°FOct: 73°FOct: 50°FNov: 60°FNov: 40°FDec: 49°FDec: 33°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:34 AM
Sunset6:30 PM
Solar noon12:02 PM
Daylight12h 56m · losing 15 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

35.84°N, 90.64°W

Nearby Stations

Memphis, TN65 mi SEPoplar Bluff, MO66 mi NLittle Rock, AR118 mi SWPaducah, KY133 mi NEPine Bluff, AR135 mi SWRussellville, AR143 mi W

The Last 6 Weeks

Jonesboro's observed daily low for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Jonesboro, AR — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Jonesboro's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Jonesboro, AR — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1893

Each cell is one day's low at Jonesboro, coloured by temperature — 134 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Jonesboro, AR daily low heat map 1893–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Jonesboro — counted through Sep 7 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
36 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 90th most in 134 years. Normal for this point: 40. Record: 66 in 1978.

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