Bald Knob Weather Records (USC00030350)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Bald Knob (USC00030350), Arkansas, United States, with 48 years of record.

Key Facts for Bald Knob

Bald Knob (USC00030350) is a weather station in Arkansas, United States at 35.30 latitude and -91.57 longitude, 70 m (230 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1920 to 1967, 48 years of record.
1,464 records set at Bald Knob still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Arkansas, United States, 35.30 latitude, -91.57 longitude.
Elevation: 70 m (230 ft).
Period of record: 1920 to 1967, 48 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Bald Knob. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Bald Knob, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	35.0 C (95.0 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	39.4 C (102.9 F)	7.8 C (46.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	43.9 C (111.0 F)	11.1 C (52.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	41.7 C (107.1 F)	9.4 C (48.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	40.0 C (104.0 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Bald Knob still stand. 1954 holds the most, with 122.

Standing records at Bald Knob by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1920	89
1921	43
1949	4
1950	64
1951	77
1952	116
1953	78
1954	122
1955	89
1956	64
1957	49
1958	62
1959	49
1960	79
1961	80
1962	82
1963	96
1964	64
1965	64
1966	62
1967	31

Wettest Day of Each Month

May: 144.8 mm (5.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bald Knob. The most was 144.8 mm (5.7 in) on 11 May 1953.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Bald Knob
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	2 January 1966
Feb	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	12 February 1950
Mar	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	9 March 1964
Apr	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	26 April 1966
May	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	11 May 1953
Jun	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	27 June 1960
Jul	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	30 July 1957
Aug	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	12 August 1957
Sep	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	9 September 1962
Oct	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	31 October 1951
Nov	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	22 November 1961
Dec	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	4 December 1952

Period of Record Coverage

1920 to 1967

21 years of record at Bald Knob, 1920 to 1967. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1920, 1921, 1949, 1950, 1967.

Days with data per year at Bald Knob
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1920	234	64%	No
1921	168	46%	No
1949	31	8%	No
1950	324	89%	No
1951	334	92%	Yes
1952	363	99%	Yes
1953	362	99%	Yes
1954	365	100%	Yes
1955	358	98%	Yes
1956	361	99%	Yes
1957	365	100%	Yes
1958	364	100%	Yes
1959	364	100%	Yes
1960	366	100%	Yes
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	90	25%	No

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Climate Trend

15 complete years, 1952 to 1966

One stripe for each of 15 complete years at Bald Knob, 1952 to 1966. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 15.9 C (60.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1958, at 14.6 C (58.4 F), and the warmest was 1954, at 17.2 C (63.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.4 C (2.5 F).

Annual mean temperature at Bald Knob as warming stripes, 1952 to 1966
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1952	16.4 C	+0.49 C
1953	16.7 C	+0.74 C
1954	17.2 C	+1.32 C
1955	16.1 C	+0.22 C
1956	16.2 C	+0.28 C
1957	15.9 C	+0.03 C
1958	14.6 C	-1.27 C
1959	15.7 C	-0.18 C
1960	15.1 C	-0.86 C
1961	15.2 C	-0.70 C
1962	15.7 C	-0.19 C
1963	15.7 C	-0.19 C
1964	16.1 C	+0.23 C
1965	16.5 C	+0.56 C
1966	15.5 C	-0.41 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1920 to 1967

Yearly extremes at Bald Knob: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	43.9 C (111.0 F)	1954	37.2 C (99.0 F)	21
Coldest night (TNn)	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	1951	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	20
Wettest day (Rx1day)	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	1953	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	21
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	197.4 mm (7.8 in)	1966	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	21
Longest dry spell (CDD)	37 days	1952	23 days	21

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Bald Knob, 1920 to 1967. The record is 43.9 C (111.0 F) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.2 C (99.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Bald Knob by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1920	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1921	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1949	23.9 C (75.0 F)
1950	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1951	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1952	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1953	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1954	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1955	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1956	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1957	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1958	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1959	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1960	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1961	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1962	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1963	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1964	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1965	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1966	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1967	30.0 C (86.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Bald Knob, 1920 to 1967. The record is -25.0 C (-13.0 F) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is -12.5 C (9.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Bald Knob by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1920	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1921	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1949	n/a
1950	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1951	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1952	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1953	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1954	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1955	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1956	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1957	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1958	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1959	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1960	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1961	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1962	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1963	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1964	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1965	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1966	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1967	-11.7 C (10.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Bald Knob, 1920 to 1967. The record is 144.8 mm (5.7 in) in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 89.7 mm (3.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bald Knob by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1920	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1921	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1949	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1950	126.2 mm (5.0 in)
1951	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1952	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1953	144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1954	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1955	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1956	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1957	121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1958	112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1959	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1960	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1961	125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1962	110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1963	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1964	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1965	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1966	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1967	62.2 mm (2.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Bald Knob, 1920 to 1967. The record is 197.4 mm (7.8 in) in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is 131.8 mm (5.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bald Knob by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1920	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1921	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1949	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1950	155.7 mm (6.1 in)
1951	104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1952	130.2 mm (5.1 in)
1953	193.1 mm (7.6 in)
1954	136.9 mm (5.4 in)
1955	129.6 mm (5.1 in)
1956	197.2 mm (7.8 in)
1957	159.8 mm (6.3 in)
1958	175.0 mm (6.9 in)
1959	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1960	131.8 mm (5.2 in)
1961	126.7 mm (5.0 in)
1962	147.6 mm (5.8 in)
1963	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1964	144.3 mm (5.7 in)
1965	134.4 mm (5.3 in)
1966	197.4 mm (7.8 in)
1967	69.8 mm (2.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Bald Knob, 1920 to 1967. The record is 37 days in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 23 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bald Knob by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1920	24 days
1921	26 days
1949	5 days
1950	25 days
1951	20 days
1952	37 days
1953	30 days
1954	20 days
1955	28 days
1956	17 days
1957	22 days
1958	23 days
1959	16 days
1960	18 days
1961	27 days
1962	27 days
1963	33 days
1964	19 days
1965	28 days
1966	22 days
1967	19 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Download the Data

Data for Bald Knob standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Bald Knob threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).