Bluff City 3 SW Weather Records (USC00030800)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Bluff City 3 SW (USC00030800), Arkansas, United States, with 72 years of record.

Key Facts for Bluff City 3 SW

Bluff City 3 SW (USC00030800) is a weather station in Arkansas, United States at 33.69 latitude and -93.16 longitude, 110 m (360 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1941 to 2012, 72 years of record.
1,464 records set at Bluff City 3 SW still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Bluff City 3 SW set a daily record precipitation of 53.3 mm (2.1 in) on 5 December 2011.

About the Station

Location: Arkansas, United States, 33.69 latitude, -93.16 longitude.
Elevation: 110 m (360 ft).
Period of record: 1941 to 2012, 72 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snow, snwd.

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 Bluff City 3 SW. 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 Bluff City 3 SW, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	34.4 C (93.9 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	33.3 C (91.9 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	37.2 C (99.0 F)	10.6 C (51.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	40.6 C (105.1 F)	13.9 C (57.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	41.1 C (106.0 F)	14.4 C (57.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	36.7 C (98.1 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	33.9 C (93.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Bluff City 3 SW still stand. 1943 holds the most, with 446.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Bluff City 3 SW between 18 January 1992 and 18 January 1992. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 194.3 mm (7.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bluff City 3 SW. The most was 194.3 mm (7.6 in) on 17 September 1964.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Bluff City 3 SW
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	15 January 2007
Feb	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	23 February 1962
Mar	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	29 March 1989
Apr	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	4 April 1957
May	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	31 May 2004
Jun	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	8 June 1974
Jul	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	24 July 1971
Aug	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	31 August 1974
Sep	194.3 mm (7.6 in)	17 September 1964
Oct	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	7 October 2008
Nov	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	18 November 1969
Dec	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	25 December 1987

Period of Record Coverage

1941 to 1946

6 years of record at Bluff City 3 SW, 1941 to 1946. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1941, 1945, 1946.

Latest Records

Latest records at Bluff City 3 SW
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 December 2011	Bluff City 3 SW, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	66 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2011	Bluff City 3 SW, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2011	Bluff City 3 SW, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 April 2011	Bluff City 3 SW, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 2011	Bluff City 3 SW, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2009	Bluff City 3 SW, US	daily rain (Tie)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	tie	4 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 2009	Bluff City 3 SW, US	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2009	Bluff City 3 SW, US	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2009	Bluff City 3 SW, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 2009	Bluff City 3 SW, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	51 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 2009	Bluff City 3 SW, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	11 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 2008	Bluff City 3 SW, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 2008	Bluff City 3 SW, US	monthly rain	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	11 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2008	Bluff City 3 SW, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2008	Bluff City 3 SW, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	4 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 2008	Bluff City 3 SW, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 2008	Bluff City 3 SW, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	65 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 2008	Bluff City 3 SW, US	daily rain	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 October 2007	Bluff City 3 SW, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 2007	Bluff City 3 SW, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	28 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1941 to 2012

Yearly extremes at Bluff City 3 SW: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	41.1 C (106.0 F)	1943	37.5 C (99.5 F)	6
Coldest night (TNn)	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	1942	-10.3 C (13.5 F)	6
Wettest day (Rx1day)	194.3 mm (7.6 in)	1964	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	71
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	350.1 mm (13.8 in)	1974	134.8 mm (5.3 in)	71
Longest dry spell (CDD)	55 days	2008	24 days	71

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Bluff City 3 SW, 1941 to 2012. The record is 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 1943, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.5 C (99.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Bluff City 3 SW by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1941	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1942	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1943	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1944	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1945	21.7 C (71.1 F)
1946	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
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1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
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1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
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2000	n/a
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2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2010	n/a
2011	n/a
2012	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Bluff City 3 SW, 1941 to 2012. The record is -15.0 C (5.0 F) in 1942, marked on the chart; the median year is -10.3 C (13.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Bluff City 3 SW by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1941	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1942	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1943	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1944	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1945	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1946	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
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1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
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1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
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2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2010	n/a
2011	n/a
2012	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Bluff City 3 SW, 1941 to 2012. The record is 194.3 mm (7.6 in) in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 90.7 mm (3.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bluff City 3 SW by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1941	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1942	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1943	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1944	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1945	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1946	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1948	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1949	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1950	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1951	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1952	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1953	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1954	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1955	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1956	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1957	176.0 mm (6.9 in)
1958	119.1 mm (4.7 in)
1959	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1960	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1961	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1962	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1963	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1964	194.3 mm (7.6 in)
1965	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1966	124.2 mm (4.9 in)
1967	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1968	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1969	118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1970	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1971	179.1 mm (7.1 in)
1972	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1973	113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1974	174.8 mm (6.9 in)
1975	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1976	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1977	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1978	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1979	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1980	122.4 mm (4.8 in)
1981	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1982	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1983	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1984	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1985	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1986	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1987	132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1988	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1989	152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1990	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1991	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1992	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1993	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1994	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1995	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1996	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1997	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1998	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1999	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
2000	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
2001	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
2002	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
2003	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
2004	146.1 mm (5.8 in)
2005	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
2006	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
2007	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
2008	172.7 mm (6.8 in)
2009	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
2010	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
2011	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
2012	35.6 mm (1.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Bluff City 3 SW, 1941 to 2012. The record is 350.1 mm (13.8 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 134.8 mm (5.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bluff City 3 SW by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1941	77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1942	137.0 mm (5.4 in)
1943	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1944	159.8 mm (6.3 in)
1945	63.7 mm (2.5 in)
1946	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1948	154.0 mm (6.1 in)
1949	121.0 mm (4.8 in)
1950	155.1 mm (6.1 in)
1951	134.8 mm (5.3 in)
1952	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1953	135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1954	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1955	109.1 mm (4.3 in)
1956	150.0 mm (5.9 in)
1957	232.4 mm (9.1 in)
1958	205.5 mm (8.1 in)
1959	180.1 mm (7.1 in)
1960	126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1961	165.6 mm (6.5 in)
1962	170.2 mm (6.7 in)
1963	109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1964	205.7 mm (8.1 in)
1965	125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1966	239.8 mm (9.4 in)
1967	79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1968	146.0 mm (5.7 in)
1969	120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1970	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1971	205.3 mm (8.1 in)
1972	113.1 mm (4.5 in)
1973	133.2 mm (5.2 in)
1974	350.1 mm (13.8 in)
1975	153.7 mm (6.1 in)
1976	118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1977	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1978	93.3 mm (3.7 in)
1979	105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1980	162.0 mm (6.4 in)
1981	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1982	112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1983	211.2 mm (8.3 in)
1984	159.8 mm (6.3 in)
1985	145.3 mm (5.7 in)
1986	159.2 mm (6.3 in)
1987	237.7 mm (9.4 in)
1988	93.3 mm (3.7 in)
1989	169.9 mm (6.7 in)
1990	135.6 mm (5.3 in)
1991	160.8 mm (6.3 in)
1992	86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1993	146.8 mm (5.8 in)
1994	150.4 mm (5.9 in)
1995	76.8 mm (3.0 in)
1996	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1997	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1998	197.9 mm (7.8 in)
1999	119.9 mm (4.7 in)
2000	115.9 mm (4.6 in)
2001	162.3 mm (6.4 in)
2002	115.5 mm (4.5 in)
2003	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
2004	195.7 mm (7.7 in)
2005	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
2006	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2007	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
2008	191.8 mm (7.6 in)
2009	185.4 mm (7.3 in)
2010	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
2011	142.2 mm (5.6 in)
2012	43.2 mm (1.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Bluff City 3 SW, 1941 to 2012. The record is 55 days in 2008, marked on the chart; the median year is 24 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bluff City 3 SW by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1941	14 days
1942	28 days
1943	40 days
1944	25 days
1945	8 days
1946	16 days
1948	22 days
1949	24 days
1950	14 days
1951	27 days
1952	31 days
1953	30 days
1954	27 days
1955	22 days
1956	22 days
1957	18 days
1958	20 days
1959	24 days
1960	18 days
1961	19 days
1962	27 days
1963	43 days
1964	20 days
1965	28 days
1966	19 days
1967	20 days
1968	24 days
1969	34 days
1970	31 days
1971	22 days
1972	18 days
1973	16 days
1974	18 days
1975	34 days
1976	22 days
1977	25 days
1978	21 days
1979	26 days
1980	35 days
1981	28 days
1982	25 days
1983	38 days
1984	13 days
1985	21 days
1986	19 days
1987	20 days
1988	16 days
1989	14 days
1990	21 days
1991	20 days
1992	24 days
1993	39 days
1994	24 days
1995	37 days
1996	23 days
1997	14 days
1998	28 days
1999	49 days
2000	40 days
2001	44 days
2002	37 days
2003	36 days
2004	26 days
2005	28 days
2006	36 days
2007	31 days
2008	55 days
2009	21 days
2010	15 days
2011	22 days
2012	13 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.

Rainfall Return Levels

54 years, 1942 to 2011

A day with at least 90.6 mm (3.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 225.0 mm (8.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Bluff City 3 SW: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	90.6 mm (3.6 in)
5 years	120.8 mm (4.8 in)
10 years	143.0 mm (5.6 in)
25 years	173.6 mm (6.8 in)
50 years	198.4 mm (7.8 in)
100 years	225.0 mm (8.9 in)	Longer than the 54 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 54 years of values from 1942 to 2011.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 194.3 mm (7.6 in) in 1964; 179.1 mm (7.1 in) in 1971; 176.0 mm (6.9 in) in 1957.

Download the Data

Data for Bluff City 3 SW standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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 2026-10-14 (14 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).

Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1941	92	25%	No
1942	342	94%	Yes
1943	363	99%	Yes
1944	366	100%	Yes
1945	56	15%	No
1946	181	50%	No