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Little Rock, AR

34.727°N, 92.236°W · station LITthr · 148 years of record
75°F
forecast low · Sep 8

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Little Rock.
77°WED9/277°THU9/377°FRI9/476°SAT9/576°SUN9/677°MON9/775°TUE9/8

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#144 / 147
coldest Sep 8 in 147 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 8 ever

49°F
set in 1988

Mildest Sep 8 ever

79°F
set in 1925
Forecast low 75°F — 144th coldest Sep 8 of 147 years · record 49°F (1988) · coldest since 2025.
1879: 67°F1880: 68°F1881: 74°F1882: 65°F1883: 64°F1884: 72°F1885: 72°F1886: 68°F1887: 74°F1888: 70°F1889: 62°F1890: 71°F1891: 65°F1892: 58°F1893: 64°F1894: 74°F1895: 70°F1896: 60°F1897: 74°F1898: 56°F1899: 70°F1900: 74°F1901: 66°F1902: 61°F1903: 73°F1904: 65°F1905: 68°F1906: 69°F1907: 71°F1908: 69°F1909: 72°F1910: 73°F1911: 73°F1912: 74°F1913: 69°F1914: 73°F1915: 71°F1916: 74°F1917: 73°F1918: 57°F1919: 72°F1920: 68°F1921: 71°F1922: 76°F1923: 62°F1924: 61°F1925: 79°F1926: 74°F1927: 73°F1928: 60°F1929: 72°F1930: 73°F1931: 72°F1932: 64°F1933: 70°F1934: 56°F1935: 64°F1936: 71°F1937: 72°F1938: 74°F1939: 73°F1940: 71°F1941: 72°F1942: 72°F1943: 56°F1944: 62°F1945: 71°F1946: 60°F1947: 71°F1948: 72°F1949: 68°F1950: 62°F1951: 63°F1952: 63°F1953: 63°F1954: 69°F1955: 69°F1956: 58°F1957: 59°F1958: 66°F1959: 69°F1960: 72°F1961: 71°F1962: 66°F1963: 67°F1964: 69°F1965: 69°F1966: 63°F1967: 64°F1968: 54°F1969: 69°F1970: 72°F1971: 68°F1972: 68°F1973: 73°F1974: 67°F1975: 56°F1976: 62°F1977: 71°F1978: 70°F1979: 62°F1980: 73°F1981: 66°F1982: 69°F1983: 73°F1984: 62°F1985: 75°F1986: 56°F1987: 70°F1988: 49°F1989: 73°F1990: 71°F1991: 74°F1992: 68°F1993: 64°F1994: 64°F1995: 68°F1996: 70°F1997: 74°F1998: 53°F1999: 69°F2000: 66°F2001: 68°F2002: 72°F2003: 65°F2004: 65°F2005: 65°F2006: 60°F2007: 74°F2008: 62°F2009: 68°F2010: 73°F2011: 57°F2012: 73°F2013: 72°F2014: 68°F2015: 74°F2016: 76°F2017: 55°F2018: 72°F2019: 72°F2020: 67°F2021: 66°F2022: 68°F2023: 69°F2024: 61°F2025: 56°F75° forecast4550556065707580188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 875°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record49°F
This-date rank#144 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°FJan 25, 1950-8°FJan 12, 1918
Feb87°FFeb 25, 1918-12°FFeb 12, 1899
Mar91°FMar 31, 197411°FMar 3, 1943
Apr95°FApr 20, 198728°FApr 1, 1886
May98°FMay 26, 196438°FMay 3, 2013
Jun107°FJun 28, 201246°FJun 3, 1969
Jul112°FJul 31, 198654°FJul 7, 1972
Aug114°FAug 3, 201152°FAug 24, 1891
Sep106°FSep 1, 194737°FSep 27, 1942
Oct98°FOct 15, 201527°FOct 30, 1917
Nov86°FNov 13, 195510°FNov 18, 1880
Dec81°FDec 26, 2015-1°FDec 24, 1963
All-time114°FAug 3, 2011-12°FFeb 12, 1899

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

5 broke
plus 2 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

85°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Aug 3, 2011

Coldest high ever

5°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 12, 1899
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan68°FJan 24, 195011°FJan 10, 1962
Feb69°FFeb 27, 20245°FFeb 12, 1899
Mar71°FMar 12, 200627°FMar 3, 2014
Apr73°FApr 13, 197240°FApr 4, 1886
May78°FMay 20, 190252°FMay 2, 1994
Jun82°FJun 21, 193658°FJun 1, 1903
Jul83°FJul 12, 193071°FJul 21, 1880
Aug85°FAug 3, 201166°FAug 30, 1915
Sep80°FSep 22, 198056°FSep 29, 1890
Oct75°FOct 4, 194136°FOct 30, 1925
Nov70°FNov 15, 195530°FNov 18, 1880
Dec70°FDec 2, 198210°FDec 24, 1983
All-time85°FAug 3, 20115°FFeb 12, 1899

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: 68°F · forecast is +7° 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

Sunrise5:42 AM
Sunset6:36 PM
Solar noon12:09 PM
Daylight12h 54m · losing 14 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 Sep 8 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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