COLDESTSINCE.COMBrowse statesThe AlmanacYear in ReviewThe Wire
COLD94
Coldest Since
National Cold Records
Arkansas · THREADEX · 1883–2026

Mount Ida, AR

34.547°N, 93.578°W · station MWTthr · 144 years of record
70°F
forecast low · Sep 5

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Mount Ida.
72°WED9/271°THU9/371°FRI9/470°SAT9/570°SUN9/670°MON9/770°TUE9/8

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#110 / 115
coldest Sep 5 in 115 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 5 ever

45°F
set in 1974

Mildest Sep 5 ever

76°F
set in 1895
Forecast low 70°F — 110th coldest Sep 5 of 115 years · record 45°F (1974) · coldest since 2025.
1884: 70°F1885: 64°F1894: 69°F1895: 76°F1915: 58°F1916: 66°F1917: 64°F1918: 62°F1919: 55°F1920: 59°F1921: 68°F1922: 64°F1923: 65°F1924: 46°F1925: 61°F1926: 71°F1927: 63°F1928: 48°F1929: 69°F1930: 56°F1931: 64°F1932: 65°F1933: 67°F1934: 47°F1935: 56°F1936: 68°F1937: 68°F1938: 65°F1939: 67°F1940: 68°F1941: 64°F1942: 67°F1943: 65°F1944: 66°F1945: 56°F1946: 65°F1947: 66°F1948: 50°F1949: 51°F1950: 50°F1951: 70°F1952: 48°F1953: 50°F1954: 61°F1955: 54°F1956: 54°F1957: 66°F1958: 62°F1959: 64°F1960: 62°F1961: 64°F1962: 68°F1963: 65°F1964: 66°F1965: 65°F1966: 65°F1967: 58°F1968: 66°F1969: 67°F1970: 66°F1971: 69°F1972: 66°F1973: 69°F1974: 45°F1975: 66°F1976: 64°F1977: 65°F1978: 65°F1979: 65°F1980: 64°F1981: 59°F1982: 48°F1983: 64°F1984: 49°F1985: 73°F1986: 66°F1987: 55°F1988: 53°F1989: 65°F1990: 68°F1991: 67°F1992: 59°F1993: 53°F1994: 61°F1995: 66°F1996: 58°F1997: 46°F1998: 72°F1999: 69°F2000: 68°F2001: 67°F2002: 65°F2003: 56°F2004: 64°F2005: 54°F2006: 64°F2007: 69°F2008: 64°F2009: 60°F2010: 47°F2011: 54°F2012: 73°F2013: 56°F2014: 70°F2015: 69°F2016: 58°F2017: 57°F2018: 69°F2019: 67°F2020: 70°F2021: 68°F2022: 68°F2023: 71°F2024: 67°F2025: 67°F70° forecast455055606570758019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
📖 Mount Ida's full Climate Almanac →

The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 570°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record45°F
This-date rank#110 of 115
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°FJan 23, 1943-15°FJan 18, 1930
Feb86°FFeb 21, 1986-21°FFeb 2, 1951
Mar91°FMar 24, 19294°FMar 3, 1943
Apr93°FApr 15, 192520°FApr 4, 1987
May97°FMay 30, 193430°FMay 7, 1992
Jun108°FJun 21, 193641°FJun 1, 1931
Jul110°FJul 29, 193047°FJul 2, 1924
Aug116°FAug 10, 193643°FAug 29, 1986
Sep107°FSep 6, 192531°FSep 27, 1942
Oct100°FOct 1, 195320°FOct 30, 1917
Nov89°FNov 18, 19306°FNov 29, 1976
Dec83°FDec 7, 1939-6°FDec 23, 1989
All-time116°FAug 10, 1936-21°FFeb 2, 1951

2026 Records So Far

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

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

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 6, 2011

Coldest high ever

10°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 25, 1983
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan65°FJan 29, 197512°FJan 21, 1985
Feb69°FFeb 27, 202412°FFeb 2, 1951
Mar71°FMar 27, 202023°FMar 3, 2014
Apr73°FApr 17, 201341°FApr 14, 1980
May77°FMay 27, 201749°FMay 3, 1994
Jun81°FJun 19, 201163°FJun 6, 2003
Jul81°FJul 27, 199866°FJul 17, 2014
Aug85°FAug 6, 201164°FAug 8, 1997
Sep78°FSep 2, 193654°FSep 27, 1984
Oct75°FOct 6, 194135°FOct 30, 1925
Nov71°FNov 18, 202526°FNov 29, 1976
Dec69°FDec 15, 202110°FDec 25, 1983
All-time85°FAug 6, 201110°FDec 25, 1983

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: 63°F · forecast is +7° 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

Sunrise5:47 AM
Sunset6:41 PM
Solar noon12:14 PM
Daylight12h 54m · losing 14 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
Download year chart

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 Sep 5 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.

Share Card

A ready-to-share summary of Mount Ida's outlook — post it, or link this page.
Mount Ida, AR cold share card
Download card
See Mount Ida on hottestsince.com →