Lake City Weather Records (USC00033998)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Lake City (USC00033998), Arkansas, United States, with 50 years of record.

Key Facts for Lake City

Lake City (USC00033998) is a weather station in Arkansas, United States at 35.80 latitude and -90.45 longitude, 70 m (230 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1948 to 1997, 50 years of record.
1,464 records set at Lake City still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Lake City set a daily record precipitation of 56.6 mm (2.2 in) on 4 February 1997.

About the Station

Location: Arkansas, United States, 35.80 latitude, -90.45 longitude.
Elevation: 70 m (230 ft).
Period of record: 1948 to 1997, 50 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 Lake 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 Lake City, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	22.8 C (73.0 F)	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	25.0 C (77.0 F)	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	35.6 C (96.1 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	37.2 C (99.0 F)	8.9 C (48.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	38.9 C (102.0 F)	12.8 C (55.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	39.4 C (102.9 F)	8.9 C (48.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	37.8 C (100.0 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	23.3 C (73.9 F)	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Lake City still stand. 1986 holds the most, with 159.

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Lake City between 21 February 1978 and 19 November 1988. Each dot is a new record.

When Lake City set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1978-02-21	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 20.3 cm (8.0 in)
1985-01-04	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 17.8 cm (7.0 in)
1988-11-19	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 157.5 mm (6.2 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Nov: 157.5 mm (6.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Lake City. The most was 157.5 mm (6.2 in) on 19 November 1988.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Lake City
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	29 January 1969
Feb	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	14 February 1959
Mar	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	28 March 1975
Apr	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	22 April 1974
May	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	22 May 1985
Jun	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	6 June 1981
Jul	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	3 July 1994
Aug	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	19 August 1960
Sep	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	10 September 1965
Oct	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	5 October 1949
Nov	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	19 November 1988
Dec	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	25 December 1987

Period of Record Coverage

1985 to 1997

13 years of record at Lake City, 1985 to 1997. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1985, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1997.

Days with data per year at Lake City
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1985	122	33%	No
1986	354	97%	Yes
1987	323	88%	No
1988	348	95%	Yes
1989	339	93%	Yes
1990	326	89%	No
1991	348	95%	Yes
1992	307	84%	No
1993	308	84%	No
1994	363	99%	Yes
1995	350	96%	Yes
1996	352	96%	Yes
1997	52	14%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Lake City
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 February 1997	Lake City, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	11 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1996	Lake City, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1996	Lake City, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	28 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1996	Lake City, US	daily rain	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 1996	Lake City, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	23 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1996	Lake City, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1995	Lake City, US	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	26 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1995	Lake City, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1995	Lake City, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	1 year	14 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1995	Lake City, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1995	Lake City, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	28 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1995	Lake City, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	7 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1994	Lake City, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 1994	Lake City, US	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	37 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1994	Lake City, US	monthly rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 June 1994	Lake City, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1994	Lake City, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1993	Lake City, US	daily rain (Tie)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	tie	16 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1993	Lake City, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	15 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1993	Lake City, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1948 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Lake City: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	39.4 C (102.9 F)	1990	37.2 C (99.0 F)	13
Coldest night (TNn)	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	1989	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	13
Wettest day (Rx1day)	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	1988	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	48
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	240.1 mm (9.5 in)	1973	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	48
Longest dry spell (CDD)	53 days	1963	20 days	48

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Lake City, 1948 to 1997. The record is 39.4 C (102.9 F) in 1990, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.2 C (99.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Lake City by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
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
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1986	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1987	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1988	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1989	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1990	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1991	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1992	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1993	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1994	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1995	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1996	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1997	22.2 C (72.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Lake City, 1948 to 1997. The record is -21.1 C (-6.0 F) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is -13.3 C (8.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Lake City by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
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
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1986	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1987	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1988	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1989	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1990	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1991	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1992	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1993	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1994	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1995	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1996	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1997	-16.1 C (3.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Lake City, 1948 to 1997. The record is 157.5 mm (6.2 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 77.7 mm (3.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Lake City by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1948	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1949	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1950	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1951	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1952	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1953	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1954	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1955	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1956	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1957	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1958	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1959	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1960	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1961	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1962	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1963	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1964	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1965	152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1966	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1967	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1968	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1969	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1970	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1971	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1972	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1973	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1974	153.7 mm (6.1 in)
1975	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1976	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1977	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1978	122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1979	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1981	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1982	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1984	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1985	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1986	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1987	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1988	157.5 mm (6.2 in)
1989	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1990	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1991	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1992	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1993	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1994	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1995	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1996	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1997	56.6 mm (2.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Lake City, 1948 to 1997. The record is 240.1 mm (9.5 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 128.5 mm (5.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Lake City by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1948	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1949	149.4 mm (5.9 in)
1950	131.6 mm (5.2 in)
1951	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1952	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1953	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1954	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1955	124.8 mm (4.9 in)
1956	180.6 mm (7.1 in)
1957	161.1 mm (6.3 in)
1958	104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1959	139.5 mm (5.5 in)
1960	201.0 mm (7.9 in)
1961	117.8 mm (4.6 in)
1962	115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1963	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1964	144.3 mm (5.7 in)
1965	171.7 mm (6.8 in)
1966	149.3 mm (5.9 in)
1967	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1968	126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1969	149.0 mm (5.9 in)
1970	142.7 mm (5.6 in)
1971	106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1972	117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1973	240.1 mm (9.5 in)
1974	161.8 mm (6.4 in)
1975	165.9 mm (6.5 in)
1976	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1977	117.8 mm (4.6 in)
1978	146.8 mm (5.8 in)
1979	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1981	141.5 mm (5.6 in)
1982	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1984	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1985	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1986	82.2 mm (3.2 in)
1987	173.7 mm (6.8 in)
1988	213.4 mm (8.4 in)
1989	145.3 mm (5.7 in)
1990	142.5 mm (5.6 in)
1991	228.2 mm (9.0 in)
1992	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1993	104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1994	129.9 mm (5.1 in)
1995	141.4 mm (5.6 in)
1996	92.4 mm (3.6 in)
1997	78.4 mm (3.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Lake City, 1948 to 1997. The record is 53 days in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 20 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Lake City by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1948	24 days
1949	20 days
1950	25 days
1951	15 days
1952	31 days
1953	44 days
1954	19 days
1955	24 days
1956	18 days
1957	11 days
1958	19 days
1959	14 days
1960	18 days
1961	17 days
1962	18 days
1963	53 days
1964	23 days
1965	18 days
1966	18 days
1967	17 days
1968	17 days
1969	21 days
1970	12 days
1971	20 days
1972	15 days
1973	20 days
1974	15 days
1975	24 days
1976	25 days
1977	27 days
1978	28 days
1979	13 days
1981	25 days
1982	17 days
1984	20 days
1985	18 days
1986	20 days
1987	29 days
1988	24 days
1989	36 days
1990	19 days
1991	19 days
1992	21 days
1993	20 days
1994	24 days
1995	22 days
1996	26 days
1997	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.

Rainfall Return Levels

37 years, 1948 to 1996

A day with at least 82.8 mm (3.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 195.1 mm (7.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Lake City: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
5 years	108.6 mm (4.3 in)
10 years	127.3 mm (5.0 in)
25 years	152.9 mm (6.0 in)
50 years	173.4 mm (6.8 in)	Longer than the 37 years of record
100 years	195.1 mm (7.7 in)	Longer than the 37 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, 37 years of values from 1948 to 1996.

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: 157.5 mm (6.2 in) in 1988; 153.7 mm (6.1 in) in 1974; 152.4 mm (6.0 in) in 1965.

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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).