Arkansas · THREADEX · 1883–2026

Mount Ida, AR

34.547°N, 93.578°W · station MWTthr · 144 years of record
70°F
forecast low · Jul 15

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Mount Ida.
71°TUE7/1470°WED7/1570°THU7/1672°FRI7/1774°SAT7/1875°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 15

Today ranks

#80 / 114
coldest Jul 15 in 114 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 15 ever

50°F
set in 1926

Mildest Jul 15 ever

78°F
set in 1924

Coldest Jul 15 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 15 at Mount Ida. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
5064781884: 72°F1885: 66°F1894: 65°F1895: 72°F1915: 61°F1916: 68°F1917: 68°F1918: 56°F1919: 69°F1920: 69°F1921: 70°F1922: 70°F1923: 70°F1924: 78°F1925: 69°F1926: 50°F1927: 71°F1928: 62°F1929: 67°F1930: 58°F1931: 70°F1932: 69°F1933: 67°F1934: 72°F1935: 54°F1936: 71°F1937: 75°F1938: 65°F1939: 73°F1940: 67°F1941: 70°F1942: 61°F1943: 70°F1944: 66°F1945: 65°F1946: 69°F1947: 67°F1948: 66°F1949: 64°F1950: 68°F1951: 65°F1952: 72°F1953: 62°F1954: 77°F1955: 69°F1956: 78°F1957: 68°F1958: 72°F1959: 64°F1960: 71°F1961: 65°F1962: 69°F1963: 64°F1964: 55°F1965: 70°F1966: 71°F1967: 51°F1968: 72°F1969: 69°F1970: 73°F1971: 69°F1972: 72°F1973: 60°F1974: 67°F1975: 54°F1976: 63°F1977: 68°F1978: 69°F1979: 72°F1980: 67°F1981: 70°F1982: 66°F1983: 68°F1984: 68°F1985: 65°F1986: 67°F1987: 54°F1988: 69°F1989: 70°F1990: 52°F1991: 66°F1992: 74°F1993: 72°F1994: 64°F1995: 69°F1996: 69°F1997: 70°F1998: 67°F2000: 70°F2001: 62°F2002: 64°F2003: 68°F2004: 70°F2005: 68°F2006: 71°F2007: 66°F2008: 67°F2009: 74°F2010: 71°F2011: 73°F2012: 71°F2013: 69°F2014: 61°F2015: 75°F2016: 75°F2017: 73°F2018: 73°F2019: 70°F2020: 73°F2021: 73°F2022: 71°F2023: 71°F2024: 71°F2025: 75°F70° forecast188420251926

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1570°F
Coldest this date since2019
This-date record50°F
This-date rank#80 of 114
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-21°F (1951)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1883–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Mount Ida in each calendar month, and for the whole 1883–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan87°F1943-15°F1930
Feb86°F1986-21°F1951
Mar91°F19294°F1943
Apr93°F192520°F1987
May97°F193430°F1992
Jun108°F193641°F1931
Jul110°F193047°F1924
Aug116°F193643°F1986
Sep107°F192531°F1942
Oct100°F195320°F1917
Nov89°F19306°F1976
Dec83°F1939-6°F1989
All-time116°F1936-21°F1951

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Mount Ida so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

2 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

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

61 days
record run, ended Feb 11 1977

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Mount Ida's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 69°F · forecast is +1° vs normal.
Jan: 51°FJan: 29°FFeb: 56°FFeb: 32°FMar: 64°FMar: 39°FApr: 72°FApr: 47°FMay: 79°FMay: 57°FJun: 86°FJun: 65°FJul: 91°FJul: 69°FAug: 91°FAug: 67°FSep: 84°FSep: 59°FOct: 74°FOct: 47°FNov: 62°FNov: 38°FDec: 53°FDec: 31°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:11 AM
Sunset7:28 PM
Solar noon12:20 PM
Daylight14h 17m · losing 6 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

34.55°N, 93.58°W

Nearby Stations

Russellville, AR56 mi NEDequeen, AR58 mi SWFort Smith, AR70 mi NWLittle Rock, AR77 mi EPine Bluff, AR97 mi EHarrison, AR121 mi N

The Last 6 Weeks

Mount Ida'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.
Mount Ida, AR — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Mount Ida's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Mount Ida, AR — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1883

Each cell is one day's low at Mount Ida, coloured by temperature — 144 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Mount Ida, AR daily low heat map 1883–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Mount Ida — counted through Jul 15 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
35 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 107th most in 144 years. Normal for this point: 42. Record: 76 in 1978.

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