Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Blytheville (USC00030806), Arkansas, United States, with 87 years of record.
Key Facts for Blytheville
Blytheville (USC00030806) is a weather station in Arkansas, United States at 35.92 latitude and -89.90 longitude, 77 m (252 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1926 to 2012, 87 years of record.
1,464 records set at Blytheville still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Blytheville set a daily record precipitation of 92.5 mm (3.6 in) on 7 May 2012.
About the Station
Location: Arkansas, United States, 35.92 latitude, -89.90 longitude.
Elevation: 77 m (252 ft).
Period of record: 1926 to 2012, 87 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Blytheville. 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 Blytheville, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
26.1 C (79.0 F)
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
42.8 C (109.0 F)
7.8 C (46.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
42.8 C (109.0 F)
10.6 C (51.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
41.7 C (107.1 F)
9.4 C (48.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
26.1 C (79.0 F)
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Blytheville still stand. 1952 holds the most, with 53.
Standing records at Blytheville by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1926
18
1927
34
1928
19
1929
18
1930
36
1931
27
1932
18
1933
16
1934
25
1935
25
1936
28
1937
23
1938
16
1939
21
1940
32
1941
16
1942
22
1943
25
1944
18
1945
27
1946
14
1947
14
1948
13
1949
12
1950
33
1951
37
1952
53
1953
26
1954
26
1955
19
1956
15
1957
11
1958
15
1959
10
1960
24
1961
12
1962
24
1963
20
1964
19
1965
16
1966
13
1967
18
1968
11
1969
5
1970
13
1971
12
1972
14
1973
3
1974
9
1975
10
1976
6
1977
12
1978
10
1979
5
1980
32
1981
15
1982
16
1983
26
1984
9
1985
12
1986
18
1987
11
1988
10
1989
24
1990
10
1991
17
1992
9
1993
11
1994
12
1995
12
1996
18
1997
14
1998
13
1999
14
2000
14
2001
7
2002
17
2003
5
2004
17
2005
7
2006
12
2007
6
2008
12
2009
20
2010
10
2011
9
2012
7
All-Time Record Progression
8 new records
8 all-time records were set at Blytheville between 25 February 1960 and 25 December 1983. Each dot is a new record.
When Blytheville set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1960-02-25
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 16.5 cm (6.5 in)
1962-01-10
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -11.1 C (12.0 F)
1965-02-25
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 20.3 cm (8.0 in)
1965-02-25
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 20.3 cm (8.0 in)
1970-09-19
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1981-07-15
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 29.4 C (84.9 F)
1982-01-17
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1983-12-25
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -13.9 C (7.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 147.3 mm (5.8 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Blytheville. The most was 147.3 mm (5.8 in) on 19 September 1970.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Blytheville
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
118.1 mm (4.6 in)
8 January 1946
Feb
105.9 mm (4.2 in)
14 February 1959
Mar
125.5 mm (4.9 in)
28 March 1975
Apr
126.0 mm (5.0 in)
5 April 1997
May
100.1 mm (3.9 in)
9 May 2009
Jun
101.9 mm (4.0 in)
15 June 1970
Jul
124.0 mm (4.9 in)
29 July 2003
Aug
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
30 August 1978
Sep
147.3 mm (5.8 in)
19 September 1970
Oct
145.5 mm (5.7 in)
9 October 1999
Nov
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
19 November 1988
Dec
119.6 mm (4.7 in)
22 December 1990
Period of Record Coverage
1926 to 2012
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
87 years of record at Blytheville, 1926 to 2012. 13 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1926, 1928, 1946, 1947, 1963, 1974, 1975, 1976 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 68 complete years at Blytheville, 1927 to 2011. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 16.1 C (60.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1958, at 14.8 C (58.6 F), and the warmest was 1931, at 17.9 C (64.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.9 C (3.4 F).
Annual mean temperature at Blytheville as warming stripes, 1927 to 2011
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1927
17.1 C
+0.98 C
1929
16.0 C
-0.07 C
1930
16.9 C
+0.84 C
1931
17.9 C
+1.84 C
1932
16.6 C
+0.48 C
1933
17.1 C
+1.00 C
1934
16.2 C
+0.12 C
1935
15.5 C
-0.58 C
1936
15.4 C
-0.73 C
1938
17.1 C
+1.06 C
1939
16.5 C
+0.40 C
1940
15.0 C
-1.06 C
1941
16.7 C
+0.58 C
1942
16.0 C
-0.06 C
1943
15.7 C
-0.42 C
1944
15.7 C
-0.40 C
1945
15.6 C
-0.51 C
1948
15.8 C
-0.30 C
1949
16.6 C
+0.56 C
1950
15.8 C
-0.33 C
1951
16.0 C
-0.08 C
1952
16.9 C
+0.83 C
1953
17.3 C
+1.23 C
1954
17.7 C
+1.57 C
1955
16.1 C
-0.01 C
1956
16.1 C
+0.02 C
1958
14.8 C
-1.29 C
1959
15.7 C
-0.34 C
1960
15.0 C
-1.12 C
1961
15.2 C
-0.84 C
1962
15.8 C
-0.30 C
1964
16.4 C
+0.33 C
1965
16.7 C
+0.62 C
1966
15.9 C
-0.14 C
1967
16.2 C
+0.15 C
1968
16.3 C
+0.19 C
1970
16.6 C
+0.54 C
1971
16.6 C
+0.47 C
1972
16.0 C
-0.07 C
1978
15.0 C
-1.13 C
1981
15.9 C
-0.14 C
1982
15.6 C
-0.49 C
1983
15.5 C
-0.61 C
1984
16.1 C
+0.04 C
1985
15.7 C
-0.41 C
1986
16.6 C
+0.55 C
1988
15.6 C
-0.52 C
1989
15.1 C
-0.96 C
1990
16.9 C
+0.77 C
1991
16.4 C
+0.34 C
1993
15.4 C
-0.70 C
1994
16.1 C
+0.02 C
1995
16.0 C
-0.06 C
1996
15.2 C
-0.92 C
1997
15.4 C
-0.73 C
1998
17.5 C
+1.44 C
1999
17.1 C
+0.98 C
2000
15.9 C
-0.17 C
2002
15.9 C
-0.21 C
2003
15.3 C
-0.80 C
2004
15.9 C
-0.16 C
2005
16.2 C
+0.12 C
2006
16.3 C
+0.21 C
2007
16.6 C
+0.47 C
2008
15.0 C
-1.05 C
2009
15.4 C
-0.73 C
2010
16.0 C
-0.10 C
2011
16.1 C
-0.03 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1927 to 2011 is -0.06 C (-0.13 to 0.00) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.11 F (-0.23 to 0.00) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 68 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Blytheville
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.06 C (-0.13 to 0.00) per decade
-0.11 F (-0.23 to 0.00) per decade
1927 to 2011
68
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.2 C (-0.3 to -0.1) per decade
-0.4 F (-0.5 to -0.2) per decade
1927 to 2011
68
Fall
Mean daily minimum
0.09 C (0.03 to 0.15) per decade
0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
1927 to 2011
68
Rise
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
1926 to 2012
Yearly extremes at Blytheville: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1952
38.3 C (100.9 F)
87
Coldest night (TNn)
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1982
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
87
Wettest day (Rx1day)
147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1970
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
87
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
312.5 mm (12.3 in)
1937
124.7 mm (4.9 in)
87
Longest dry spell (CDD)
59 days
1930
21 days
87
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Blytheville, 1926 to 2012. The record is 42.8 C (109.0 F) in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.3 C (100.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Blytheville by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1926
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1927
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1928
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1929
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1930
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1931
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1932
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1933
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1934
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1935
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1936
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1937
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1938
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1939
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1940
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1941
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1942
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1943
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1944
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1945
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1946
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1947
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1948
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1949
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1950
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1951
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1952
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1953
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1954
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1955
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1956
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1957
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1958
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1959
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1960
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1961
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1962
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1963
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1964
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1965
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1966
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1967
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1968
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1969
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1970
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1971
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1972
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1973
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1974
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1975
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1976
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1977
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1978
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1979
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1980
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1981
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1982
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1983
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1984
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1985
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1986
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1987
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1988
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1989
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1990
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1991
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1992
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1993
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1994
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1995
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1996
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1997
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1998
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1999
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2000
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2001
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2002
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2003
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2004
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2005
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2006
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2007
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2008
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2009
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2010
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2011
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2012
33.9 C (93.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Blytheville, 1926 to 2012. The record is -25.6 C (-14.1 F) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is -13.3 C (8.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Blytheville by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1926
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1927
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1928
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1929
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1930
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1931
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1932
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1933
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1934
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1935
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1936
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1937
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1938
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1939
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1940
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1941
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1942
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1943
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1944
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1945
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1946
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1947
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1948
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1949
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1950
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1951
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1952
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1953
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1954
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1955
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1956
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1957
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1958
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1959
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1960
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1961
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1962
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1963
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1964
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1965
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1966
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1967
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1968
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1969
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1970
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1971
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1972
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1973
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1974
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1975
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1976
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1977
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1978
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1979
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1980
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1981
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1982
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1983
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1984
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1985
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1986
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1987
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1988
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1989
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1990
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1991
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1992
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1993
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1994
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1995
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1996
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1997
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1998
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1999
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2000
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2001
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2002
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2003
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2004
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2005
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2006
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2007
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2008
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2009
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2010
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2011
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2012
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Blytheville, 1926 to 2012. The record is 147.3 mm (5.8 in) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 77.7 mm (3.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Blytheville by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1926
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1927
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1928
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1929
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1930
103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1931
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1932
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1933
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1934
115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1935
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1936
118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1937
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1938
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1939
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1940
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1941
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1942
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1943
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1944
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1945
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1946
118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1947
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1948
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1949
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1950
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1951
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1952
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1953
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1954
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1955
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1956
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1957
97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1958
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1959
105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1960
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1961
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1962
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1963
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1964
85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1965
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1966
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1967
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1968
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1969
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1970
147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1971
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1972
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1973
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1974
115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1975
125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1976
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1977
92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1978
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1979
109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1980
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1981
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1982
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1983
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1984
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1985
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1986
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1987
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1988
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1989
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1990
119.6 mm (4.7 in)
1991
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1992
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1993
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1994
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1995
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1996
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1997
126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1998
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1999
145.5 mm (5.7 in)
2000
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
2001
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
2002
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
2003
124.0 mm (4.9 in)
2004
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
2005
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
2006
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
2007
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
2008
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
2009
100.1 mm (3.9 in)
2010
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2011
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
2012
92.5 mm (3.6 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Blytheville, 1926 to 2012. The record is 312.5 mm (12.3 in) in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is 124.7 mm (4.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Blytheville by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1926
170.0 mm (6.7 in)
1927
157.2 mm (6.2 in)
1928
119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1929
110.1 mm (4.3 in)
1930
183.9 mm (7.2 in)
1931
146.0 mm (5.7 in)
1932
122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1933
152.7 mm (6.0 in)
1934
201.6 mm (7.9 in)
1935
137.9 mm (5.4 in)
1936
136.7 mm (5.4 in)
1937
312.5 mm (12.3 in)
1938
99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1939
134.1 mm (5.3 in)
1940
102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1941
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1942
93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1943
77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1944
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1945
113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1946
151.4 mm (6.0 in)
1947
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1948
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1949
143.5 mm (5.6 in)
1950
165.1 mm (6.5 in)
1951
136.4 mm (5.4 in)
1952
128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1953
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1954
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1955
107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1956
129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1957
152.2 mm (6.0 in)
1958
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1959
131.5 mm (5.2 in)
1960
100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1961
125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1962
143.8 mm (5.7 in)
1963
122.1 mm (4.8 in)
1964
156.0 mm (6.1 in)
1965
173.5 mm (6.8 in)
1966
124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1967
102.5 mm (4.0 in)
1968
127.4 mm (5.0 in)
1969
136.7 mm (5.4 in)
1970
147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1971
84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1972
163.6 mm (6.4 in)
1973
136.4 mm (5.4 in)
1974
132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1975
158.5 mm (6.2 in)
1976
97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1977
94.8 mm (3.7 in)
1978
172.6 mm (6.8 in)
1979
117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1980
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1981
123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1982
89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1983
106.6 mm (4.2 in)
1984
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1985
69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1986
91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1987
173.2 mm (6.8 in)
1988
252.9 mm (10.0 in)
1989
265.9 mm (10.5 in)
1990
270.8 mm (10.7 in)
1991
112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1992
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1993
110.3 mm (4.3 in)
1994
125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1995
85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1996
143.8 mm (5.7 in)
1997
217.5 mm (8.6 in)
1998
202.7 mm (8.0 in)
1999
147.3 mm (5.8 in)
2000
116.9 mm (4.6 in)
2001
146.3 mm (5.8 in)
2002
106.2 mm (4.2 in)
2003
137.2 mm (5.4 in)
2004
123.0 mm (4.8 in)
2005
145.6 mm (5.7 in)
2006
103.9 mm (4.1 in)
2007
112.5 mm (4.4 in)
2008
122.0 mm (4.8 in)
2009
120.9 mm (4.8 in)
2010
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
2011
137.1 mm (5.4 in)
2012
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Blytheville, 1926 to 2012. The record is 59 days in 1930, marked on the chart; the median year is 21 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Blytheville by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1926
13 days
1927
23 days
1928
20 days
1929
23 days
1930
59 days
1931
20 days
1932
17 days
1933
15 days
1934
28 days
1935
23 days
1936
28 days
1937
27 days
1938
35 days
1939
36 days
1940
26 days
1941
21 days
1942
27 days
1943
43 days
1944
34 days
1945
19 days
1946
22 days
1947
25 days
1948
25 days
1949
19 days
1950
26 days
1951
16 days
1952
37 days
1953
31 days
1954
36 days
1955
21 days
1956
26 days
1957
22 days
1958
19 days
1959
15 days
1960
18 days
1961
17 days
1962
23 days
1963
31 days
1964
20 days
1965
20 days
1966
24 days
1967
19 days
1968
21 days
1969
16 days
1970
13 days
1971
40 days
1972
13 days
1973
16 days
1974
17 days
1975
13 days
1976
21 days
1977
19 days
1978
20 days
1979
26 days
1980
21 days
1981
24 days
1982
17 days
1983
19 days
1984
20 days
1985
18 days
1986
32 days
1987
16 days
1988
24 days
1989
25 days
1990
19 days
1991
17 days
1992
28 days
1993
20 days
1994
24 days
1995
18 days
1996
23 days
1997
16 days
1998
40 days
1999
50 days
2000
23 days
2001
25 days
2002
21 days
2003
25 days
2004
33 days
2005
32 days
2006
20 days
2007
20 days
2008
15 days
2009
19 days
2010
26 days
2011
21 days
2012
23 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.
Frost Dates and Growing Season
68 years with a frost
Across 68 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Blytheville falls on 23 March and the median first autumn frost on 6 November, which leaves a median of 229 days between them.
In 1972 to 2011 the median growing season was 243 days. That is 29 days more than in 1927 to 1961.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +4.0 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Blytheville
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1927 to 1961)
Recent period (1972 to 2011)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
23 March
29 March
19 March
10 days earlier
-1.5 days per decade
First autumn frost
6 November
2 November
17 November
15 days later
+2.5 days per decade
Growing days
229 days
214 days
243 days
29 days more
+4.0 days per decade
A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.
Rainfall Return Levels
78 years, 1927 to 2011
A day with at least 77.1 mm (3.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 157.9 mm (6.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Blytheville: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
77.1 mm (3.0 in)
5 years
99.5 mm (3.9 in)
10 years
114.0 mm (4.5 in)
25 years
132.0 mm (5.2 in)
50 years
145.1 mm (5.7 in)
100 years
157.9 mm (6.2 in)
Longer than the 78 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, 78 years of values from 1927 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: 147.3 mm (5.8 in) in 1970; 145.5 mm (5.7 in) in 1999; 127.0 mm (5.0 in) in 1988.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
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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.