Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Forrest City (USC00032564), Arkansas, United States, with 88 years of record.
Key Facts for Forrest City
Forrest City (USC00032564) is a weather station in Arkansas, United States at 35.03 latitude and -90.80 longitude, 76 m (249 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1892 to 1979, 88 years of record.
1,464 records set at Forrest City still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Forrest City set a daily record precipitation of 30.2 mm (1.2 in) on 29 May 1979.
About the Station
Location: Arkansas, United States, 35.03 latitude, -90.80 longitude.
Elevation: 76 m (249 ft).
Period of record: 1892 to 1979, 88 years.
Eligible elements: prcp.
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 Forrest City. 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 Forrest City, 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)
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
25.0 C (77.0 F)
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
40.0 C (104.0 F)
7.8 C (46.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
42.2 C (108.0 F)
12.2 C (54.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
41.7 C (107.1 F)
10.6 C (51.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
38.3 C (100.9 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
24.4 C (75.9 F)
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Forrest City still stand. 1896 holds the most, with 90.
Standing records at Forrest City by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1892
62
1893
36
1894
50
1895
58
1896
90
1897
75
1898
40
1899
43
1900
21
1901
41
1902
65
1903
47
1904
43
1905
42
1906
36
1907
80
1908
24
1963
16
1964
50
1965
42
1966
44
1967
58
1968
35
1969
31
1970
59
1971
34
1972
52
1973
20
1974
44
1975
27
1976
11
1977
31
1978
43
1979
14
Wettest Day of Each Month
Mar: 160.0 mm (6.3 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Forrest City. The most was 160.0 mm (6.3 in) on 19 March 1894.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Forrest City
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
22 January 1906
Feb
94.7 mm (3.7 in)
11 February 1965
Mar
160.0 mm (6.3 in)
19 March 1894
Apr
101.3 mm (4.0 in)
21 April 1974
May
116.8 mm (4.6 in)
31 May 1893
Jun
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
29 June 1902
Jul
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
8 July 1970
Aug
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1 August 1902
Sep
126.7 mm (5.0 in)
11 September 1965
Oct
128.0 mm (5.0 in)
5 October 1949
Nov
95.5 mm (3.8 in)
27 November 1896
Dec
136.4 mm (5.4 in)
11 December 1949
Period of Record Coverage
1892 to 1979
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
34 years of record at Forrest City, 1892 to 1979. 11 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1908, 1963, 1975 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 19 complete years at Forrest City, 1892 to 1978. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 16.3 C (61.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1905, at 15.5 C (59.9 F), and the warmest was 1893, at 17.1 C (62.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.9 C (1.6 F).
Annual mean temperature at Forrest City as warming stripes, 1892 to 1978
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1892
17.0 C
+0.64 C
1893
17.1 C
+0.76 C
1895
15.8 C
-0.57 C
1897
16.9 C
+0.55 C
1903
15.7 C
-0.65 C
1905
15.5 C
-0.86 C
1906
15.8 C
-0.52 C
1907
16.4 C
+0.07 C
1964
16.7 C
+0.35 C
1965
16.8 C
+0.43 C
1966
15.7 C
-0.62 C
1967
16.5 C
+0.20 C
1968
15.9 C
-0.46 C
1969
16.2 C
-0.10 C
1970
16.5 C
+0.18 C
1971
17.0 C
+0.62 C
1972
16.7 C
+0.34 C
1973
16.7 C
+0.35 C
1978
15.6 C
-0.76 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
1892 to 1979
Yearly extremes at Forrest City: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1901
37.2 C (99.0 F)
34
Coldest night (TNn)
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1895
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
34
Wettest day (Rx1day)
160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1894
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
38
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
287.0 mm (11.3 in)
1893
124.0 mm (4.9 in)
38
Longest dry spell (CDD)
56 days
1897
22 days
38
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Forrest City, 1892 to 1979. The record is 42.2 C (108.0 F) in 1901, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.2 C (99.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Forrest City by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1892
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1893
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1894
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1895
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1896
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1897
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1898
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1899
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1900
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1901
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1902
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1903
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1904
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1905
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1906
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1907
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1908
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1948
n/a
1949
n/a
1950
n/a
1951
n/a
1963
18.3 C (64.9 F)
1964
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1965
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1966
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1967
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1968
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1969
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1970
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1971
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1972
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1973
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1974
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1975
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1976
23.9 C (75.0 F)
1977
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1978
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1979
30.6 C (87.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Forrest City, 1892 to 1979. The record is -21.7 C (-7.1 F) in 1895, marked on the chart; the median year is -12.2 C (10.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Forrest City by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1892
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1893
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1894
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1895
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1896
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1897
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1898
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1899
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1900
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1901
2.8 C (37.0 F)
1902
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1903
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1904
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1905
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1906
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1907
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1908
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1948
n/a
1949
n/a
1950
n/a
1951
n/a
1963
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1964
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1965
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1966
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1967
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1968
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1969
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1970
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1971
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1972
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1973
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1974
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1975
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1976
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1977
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1978
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1979
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Forrest City, 1892 to 1979. The record is 160.0 mm (6.3 in) in 1894, marked on the chart; the median year is 78.5 mm (3.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Forrest City by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1892
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1893
116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1894
160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1895
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1896
95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1897
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1898
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1899
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1900
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1901
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1902
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1903
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1904
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1905
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1906
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1907
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1908
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1948
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1949
136.4 mm (5.4 in)
1950
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1951
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1963
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1964
95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1965
126.7 mm (5.0 in)
1966
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1967
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1968
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1969
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1970
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1971
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1972
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1973
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1974
101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1975
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1976
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1977
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1978
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1979
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Forrest City, 1892 to 1979. The record is 287.0 mm (11.3 in) in 1893, marked on the chart; the median year is 124.0 mm (4.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Forrest City by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1892
162.6 mm (6.4 in)
1893
287.0 mm (11.3 in)
1894
260.8 mm (10.3 in)
1895
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1896
173.8 mm (6.8 in)
1897
203.9 mm (8.0 in)
1898
148.9 mm (5.9 in)
1899
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1900
121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1901
125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1902
159.1 mm (6.3 in)
1903
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1904
132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1905
119.0 mm (4.7 in)
1906
197.1 mm (7.8 in)
1907
163.3 mm (6.4 in)
1908
70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1948
86.8 mm (3.4 in)
1949
179.3 mm (7.1 in)
1950
114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1951
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1963
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1964
177.8 mm (7.0 in)
1965
168.9 mm (6.6 in)
1966
130.6 mm (5.1 in)
1967
91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1968
121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1969
119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1970
127.6 mm (5.0 in)
1971
127.7 mm (5.0 in)
1972
144.7 mm (5.7 in)
1973
120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1974
132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1975
118.2 mm (4.7 in)
1976
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1977
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1978
122.4 mm (4.8 in)
1979
112.5 mm (4.4 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Forrest City, 1892 to 1979. The record is 56 days in 1897, marked on the chart; the median year is 22 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Forrest City by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1892
41 days
1893
19 days
1894
25 days
1895
21 days
1896
37 days
1897
56 days
1898
15 days
1899
52 days
1900
26 days
1901
15 days
1902
29 days
1903
33 days
1904
27 days
1905
24 days
1906
26 days
1907
23 days
1908
14 days
1948
18 days
1949
21 days
1950
18 days
1951
19 days
1963
10 days
1964
21 days
1965
28 days
1966
19 days
1967
19 days
1968
22 days
1969
28 days
1970
14 days
1971
24 days
1972
24 days
1973
15 days
1974
17 days
1975
25 days
1976
9 days
1977
17 days
1978
28 days
1979
10 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.
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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.