Huntsville Weather Records (USC00033540)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Huntsville (USC00033540), Arkansas, United States, with 89 years of record.

Key Facts for Huntsville

Huntsville (USC00033540) is a weather station in Arkansas, United States at 36.08 latitude and -93.73 longitude, 442 m (1,450 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1894 to 1982, 89 years of record.
1,464 records set at Huntsville 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, 36.08 latitude, -93.73 longitude.
Elevation: 442 m (1,450 ft).
Period of record: 1894 to 1982, 89 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 Huntsville. 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 Huntsville, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	23.3 C (73.9 F)	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	36.1 C (97.0 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	40.0 C (104.0 F)	6.1 C (43.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	40.6 C (105.1 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	37.8 C (100.0 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	24.4 C (75.9 F)	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Huntsville still stand. 1980 holds the most, with 134.

Standing records at Huntsville by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1905	23
1906	34
1964	81
1965	84
1966	82
1967	100
1968	71
1969	52
1970	91
1971	63
1972	64
1973	49
1974	87
1975	68
1976	84
1977	60
1978	75
1979	68
1980	134
1981	52
1982	42

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 132.1 mm (5.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Huntsville. The most was 132.1 mm (5.2 in) on 21 July 1940.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Huntsville
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	30 January 1982
Feb	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	9 February 1966
Mar	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	23 March 1906
Apr	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	20 April 1976
May	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	10 May 1950
Jun	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	29 June 1940
Jul	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	21 July 1940
Aug	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	17 August 1977
Sep	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	19 September 1975
Oct	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	30 October 1967
Nov	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	9 November 1940
Dec	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	6 December 1975

Period of Record Coverage

1905 to 1982

21 years of record at Huntsville, 1905 to 1982. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1905, 1906, 1964, 1982.

Days with data per year at Huntsville
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1905	139	38%	No
1906	193	53%	No
1964	301	82%	No
1965	364	100%	Yes
1966	364	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	364	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	364	100%	Yes
1972	363	99%	Yes
1973	363	99%	Yes
1974	364	100%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	357	98%	Yes
1977	363	99%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	359	98%	Yes
1980	360	98%	Yes
1981	361	99%	Yes
1982	258	71%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

16 complete years, 1965 to 1981

One stripe for each of 16 complete years at Huntsville, 1965 to 1981. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 14.1 C (57.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1979, at 13.2 C (55.8 F), and the warmest was 1980, at 15.0 C (58.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.9 C (1.6 F).

Annual mean temperature at Huntsville as warming stripes, 1965 to 1981
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1965	14.8 C	+0.74 C
1966	13.7 C	-0.35 C
1967	14.4 C	+0.32 C
1968	13.4 C	-0.70 C
1969	13.3 C	-0.78 C
1970	13.8 C	-0.30 C
1971	14.1 C	+0.02 C
1972	13.9 C	-0.14 C
1973	14.5 C	+0.40 C
1974	14.3 C	+0.27 C
1975	14.1 C	+0.08 C
1977	14.6 C	+0.53 C
1978	13.6 C	-0.46 C
1979	13.2 C	-0.85 C
1980	15.0 C	+0.90 C
1981	14.4 C	+0.37 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

1894 to 1982

Yearly extremes at Huntsville: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	40.6 C (105.1 F)	1964	36.7 C (98.1 F)	21
Coldest night (TNn)	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	1977	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	21
Wettest day (Rx1day)	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	1940	83.7 mm (3.3 in)	30
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	318.2 mm (12.5 in)	1940	114.7 mm (4.5 in)	30
Longest dry spell (CDD)	40 days	1964	23 days	30

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Huntsville, 1894 to 1982. The record is 40.6 C (105.1 F) in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Huntsville by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1894	n/a
1905	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1906	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1964	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1965	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1966	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1967	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1968	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1969	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1970	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1971	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1972	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1973	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1974	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1975	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1976	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1977	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1978	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1979	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1980	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1981	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1982	36.1 C (97.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Huntsville, 1894 to 1982. The record is -25.6 C (-14.1 F) in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is -20.0 C (-4.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Huntsville by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1894	n/a
1905	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1906	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1964	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1965	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1966	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1967	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1968	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1969	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1970	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1971	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1972	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1973	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1974	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1975	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1976	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1977	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1978	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1979	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1980	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1981	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1982	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Huntsville, 1894 to 1982. The record is 132.1 mm (5.2 in) in 1940, marked on the chart; the median year is 83.7 mm (3.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Huntsville by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1894	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1905	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1906	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1939	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1940	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1946	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1947	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1948	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1949	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1950	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1951	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1964	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1965	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1966	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1967	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1968	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1969	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1970	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1971	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1972	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1973	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1974	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1975	118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1976	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1977	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1978	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1979	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1980	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1981	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1982	87.6 mm (3.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Huntsville, 1894 to 1982. The record is 318.2 mm (12.5 in) in 1940, marked on the chart; the median year is 114.7 mm (4.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Huntsville by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1894	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1905	106.1 mm (4.2 in)
1906	138.2 mm (5.4 in)
1939	101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1940	318.2 mm (12.5 in)
1946	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1947	11.4 mm (0.4 in)
1948	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1949	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1950	169.1 mm (6.7 in)
1951	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1964	101.7 mm (4.0 in)
1965	134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1966	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1967	156.2 mm (6.1 in)
1968	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1969	114.5 mm (4.5 in)
1970	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1971	155.1 mm (6.1 in)
1972	114.4 mm (4.5 in)
1973	174.8 mm (6.9 in)
1974	238.0 mm (9.4 in)
1975	138.1 mm (5.4 in)
1976	103.2 mm (4.1 in)
1977	111.2 mm (4.4 in)
1978	118.0 mm (4.6 in)
1979	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1980	150.4 mm (5.9 in)
1981	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1982	114.8 mm (4.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Huntsville, 1894 to 1982. The record is 40 days in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 23 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Huntsville by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1894	12 days
1905	25 days
1906	24 days
1939	21 days
1940	17 days
1946	7 days
1947	12 days
1948	17 days
1949	20 days
1950	26 days
1951	16 days
1964	40 days
1965	22 days
1966	20 days
1967	25 days
1968	22 days
1969	22 days
1970	25 days
1971	29 days
1972	28 days
1973	16 days
1974	25 days
1975	23 days
1976	24 days
1977	23 days
1978	14 days
1979	24 days
1980	36 days
1981	26 days
1982	17 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 Huntsville standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Huntsville 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 2026-10-14 (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).