Arkansas · THREADEX · 1879–2026

Little Rock, AR

34.727°N, 92.236°W · station LITthr · 148 years of record
72°F
forecast low · Jul 15

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Little Rock.
73°TUE7/1472°WED7/1573°THU7/1675°FRI7/1776°SAT7/1878°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 15

Today ranks

#50 / 147
coldest Jul 15 in 147 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 15 ever

58°F
set in 1964

Mildest Jul 15 ever

80°F
set in 1932

Coldest Jul 15 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 15 at Little Rock. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
5869801879: 77°F1880: 77°F1881: 77°F1882: 66°F1883: 70°F1884: 75°F1885: 74°F1886: 67°F1887: 72°F1888: 76°F1889: 75°F1890: 72°F1891: 68°F1892: 73°F1893: 74°F1894: 70°F1895: 74°F1896: 74°F1897: 73°F1898: 67°F1899: 72°F1900: 69°F1901: 73°F1902: 73°F1903: 71°F1904: 72°F1905: 75°F1906: 69°F1907: 76°F1908: 71°F1909: 70°F1910: 72°F1911: 73°F1912: 75°F1913: 73°F1914: 76°F1915: 75°F1916: 76°F1917: 67°F1918: 70°F1919: 78°F1920: 72°F1921: 74°F1922: 73°F1923: 73°F1924: 76°F1925: 70°F1926: 60°F1927: 72°F1928: 69°F1929: 75°F1930: 69°F1931: 73°F1932: 80°F1933: 73°F1934: 69°F1935: 70°F1936: 77°F1937: 75°F1938: 73°F1939: 78°F1940: 70°F1941: 74°F1942: 75°F1943: 73°F1944: 72°F1945: 69°F1946: 75°F1947: 76°F1948: 74°F1949: 72°F1950: 70°F1951: 72°F1952: 75°F1953: 68°F1954: 79°F1955: 72°F1956: 77°F1957: 74°F1958: 75°F1959: 70°F1960: 67°F1961: 68°F1962: 72°F1963: 69°F1964: 58°F1965: 72°F1966: 77°F1967: 58°F1968: 70°F1969: 76°F1970: 71°F1971: 78°F1972: 72°F1973: 74°F1974: 69°F1975: 60°F1976: 73°F1977: 74°F1978: 71°F1979: 74°F1980: 77°F1981: 77°F1982: 73°F1983: 73°F1984: 71°F1985: 73°F1986: 75°F1987: 62°F1988: 75°F1989: 68°F1990: 59°F1991: 68°F1992: 71°F1993: 73°F1994: 73°F1995: 76°F1996: 72°F1997: 76°F1998: 74°F1999: 72°F2000: 76°F2001: 63°F2002: 68°F2003: 73°F2004: 75°F2005: 73°F2006: 77°F2007: 69°F2008: 66°F2009: 73°F2010: 78°F2011: 78°F2012: 73°F2013: 71°F2014: 66°F2015: 75°F2016: 71°F2017: 72°F2018: 74°F2019: 71°F2020: 74°F2021: 74°F2022: 71°F2023: 72°F2024: 76°F2025: 76°F72° forecast187920251964

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1572°F
Coldest this date since2023
This-date record58°F
This-date rank#50 of 147
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-12°F (1899)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1879–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Little Rock in each calendar month, and for the whole 1879–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan83°F1950-8°F1918
Feb87°F1918-12°F1899
Mar91°F197411°F1943
Apr95°F198728°F1886
May98°F196438°F2013
Jun107°F201246°F1969
Jul112°F198654°F1972
Aug114°F201152°F1891
Sep106°F194737°F1942
Oct98°F201527°F1917
Nov86°F195510°F1880
Dec81°F2015-1°F1963
All-time114°F2011-12°F1899

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Little Rock so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

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

Record Lows in 2026

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

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

38 days
record run, ended Jan 18 1964

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Little Rock's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 73°F · forecast is -1° vs normal.
Jan: 52°FJan: 32°FFeb: 56°FFeb: 36°FMar: 65°FMar: 43°FApr: 74°FApr: 52°FMay: 82°FMay: 61°FJun: 89°FJun: 69°FJul: 93°FJul: 73°FAug: 92°FAug: 72°FSep: 86°FSep: 65°FOct: 75°FOct: 52°FNov: 63°FNov: 42°FDec: 54°FDec: 35°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:06 AM
Sunset7:23 PM
Solar noon12:15 PM
Daylight14h 18m · losing 6 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

34.73°N, 92.24°W

Nearby Stations

Pine Bluff, AR41 mi SERussellville, AR60 mi NWMount Ida, AR77 mi WGreenville, MS111 mi SEJonesboro, AR118 mi NEHarrison, AR118 mi NW

The Last 6 Weeks

Little Rock'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.
Little Rock, AR — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Little Rock's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Little Rock, AR — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1879

Each cell is one day's low at Little Rock, coloured by temperature — 148 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Little Rock, AR daily low heat map 1879–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Little Rock — counted through Jul 15 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
28 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 91st most in 148 years. Normal for this point: 31. Record: 55 in 1978.

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