Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Paragould (USC00035562), Arkansas, United States, with 88 years of record.
Key Facts for Paragould
Paragould (USC00035562) is a weather station in Arkansas, United States at 36.03 latitude and -90.49 longitude, 79 m (260 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1892 to 1979, 88 years of record.
1,464 records set at Paragould still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Paragould set a daily record high minimum temperature of 25.0 C (77.0 F) on 20 June 1979.
About the Station
Location: Arkansas, United States, 36.03 latitude, -90.49 longitude.
Elevation: 79 m (260 ft).
Period of record: 1892 to 1979, 88 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 Paragould. 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 Paragould, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
25.0 C (77.0 F)
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
May
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
40.6 C (105.1 F)
7.8 C (46.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
42.2 C (108.0 F)
9.4 C (48.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
40.6 C (105.1 F)
8.9 C (48.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
38.3 C (100.9 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-13.9 C (7.0 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 Paragould still stand. 1952 holds the most, with 60.
Standing records at Paragould by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1892
14
1897
39
1902
6
1903
38
1904
23
1938
3
1939
28
1940
30
1941
26
1942
45
1943
46
1944
39
1945
40
1946
25
1947
32
1948
33
1949
37
1950
46
1951
47
1952
60
1953
58
1954
56
1955
42
1956
25
1957
19
1958
32
1959
19
1960
30
1961
35
1962
45
1963
41
1964
35
1965
26
1966
33
1967
39
1968
17
1969
15
1970
34
1971
29
1972
21
1973
12
1974
29
1975
13
1976
32
1977
39
1978
25
1979
6
All-Time Record Progression
1 new records
1 all-time records were set at Paragould between 9 January 1977 and 9 January 1977. Each dot is a new record.
When Paragould set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1977-01-09
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 18.5 cm (7.3 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Aug: 168.4 mm (6.6 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Paragould. The most was 168.4 mm (6.6 in) on 14 August 1957.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Paragould
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
143.8 mm (5.7 in)
1 January 1966
Feb
96.3 mm (3.8 in)
12 February 1950
Mar
125.2 mm (4.9 in)
28 March 1975
Apr
125.7 mm (4.9 in)
19 April 1973
May
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
2 May 1954
Jun
107.7 mm (4.2 in)
25 June 1968
Jul
151.1 mm (5.9 in)
24 July 1966
Aug
168.4 mm (6.6 in)
14 August 1957
Sep
164.1 mm (6.5 in)
11 September 1965
Oct
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
5 October 1949
Nov
120.1 mm (4.7 in)
26 November 1978
Dec
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
4 December 1952
Period of Record Coverage
1892 to 1979
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
47 years of record at Paragould, 1892 to 1979. 12 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1892, 1897, 1902, 1904, 1938, 1946, 1947, 1954 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 32 complete years at Paragould, 1903 to 1977. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 15.5 C (59.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1958, at 14.1 C (57.3 F), and the warmest was 1964, at 16.5 C (61.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.5 C (2.7 F).
Annual mean temperature at Paragould as warming stripes, 1903 to 1977
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1903
14.8 C
-0.65 C
1939
15.9 C
+0.42 C
1940
14.3 C
-1.16 C
1941
15.9 C
+0.44 C
1942
15.3 C
-0.14 C
1943
15.4 C
-0.09 C
1944
15.7 C
+0.28 C
1945
15.2 C
-0.23 C
1949
15.6 C
+0.18 C
1950
15.0 C
-0.42 C
1951
14.9 C
-0.56 C
1952
15.7 C
+0.20 C
1953
16.0 C
+0.49 C
1956
15.6 C
+0.15 C
1957
15.2 C
-0.24 C
1958
14.1 C
-1.41 C
1959
15.3 C
-0.15 C
1960
14.6 C
-0.87 C
1961
14.9 C
-0.53 C
1962
15.9 C
+0.45 C
1963
15.8 C
+0.36 C
1964
16.5 C
+1.06 C
1965
16.5 C
+1.04 C
1966
15.4 C
-0.03 C
1967
15.6 C
+0.15 C
1968
15.4 C
-0.02 C
1971
16.3 C
+0.82 C
1972
15.9 C
+0.47 C
1973
16.0 C
+0.56 C
1975
15.3 C
-0.19 C
1976
14.5 C
-0.97 C
1977
16.0 C
+0.55 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1903 to 1977 is 0.11 C (-0.04 to 0.25) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.2 F (-0.1 to 0.5) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 32 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Paragould
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.11 C (-0.04 to 0.25) per decade
0.2 F (-0.1 to 0.5) per decade
1903 to 1977
32
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade
0.1 F (-0.2 to 0.5) per decade
1903 to 1977
32
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade
0.3 F (-0.1 to 0.6) per decade
1903 to 1977
32
Not clearly different from zero
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 Paragould: 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)
1952
37.8 C (100.0 F)
47
Coldest night (TNn)
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1951
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
47
Wettest day (Rx1day)
168.4 mm (6.6 in)
1957
78.4 mm (3.1 in)
58
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
279.0 mm (11.0 in)
1937
126.0 mm (5.0 in)
58
Longest dry spell (CDD)
36 days
1939
21 days
58
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Paragould, 1892 to 1979. The record is 42.2 C (108.0 F) in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.8 C (100.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Paragould by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1892
23.9 C (75.0 F)
1897
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1902
16.7 C (62.1 F)
1903
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1904
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1927
n/a
1928
n/a
1929
n/a
1930
n/a
1931
n/a
1932
n/a
1933
n/a
1934
n/a
1935
n/a
1936
n/a
1937
n/a
1938
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1939
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1940
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1941
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1942
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1943
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1944
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1945
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1946
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1947
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1948
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1949
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1950
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1951
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1952
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1953
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1954
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1955
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1956
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1957
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1958
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1959
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1960
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1961
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1962
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1963
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1964
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1965
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1966
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1967
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1968
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1969
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1970
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1971
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1972
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1973
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1974
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1975
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1976
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1977
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1978
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1979
34.4 C (93.9 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Paragould, 1892 to 1979. The record is -25.0 C (-13.0 F) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is -14.4 C (6.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Paragould by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1892
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1897
4.4 C (39.9 F)
1902
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1903
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1904
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1927
n/a
1928
n/a
1929
n/a
1930
n/a
1931
n/a
1932
n/a
1933
n/a
1934
n/a
1935
n/a
1936
n/a
1937
n/a
1938
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1939
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1940
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1941
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1942
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1943
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1944
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1945
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1946
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1947
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1948
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1949
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1950
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1951
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1952
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1953
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1954
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1955
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1956
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1957
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1958
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1959
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1960
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1961
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1962
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1963
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1964
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1965
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1966
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1967
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1968
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1969
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1970
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1971
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1972
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1973
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1974
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1975
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1976
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1977
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1978
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1979
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Paragould, 1892 to 1979. The record is 168.4 mm (6.6 in) in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is 78.4 mm (3.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Paragould by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1892
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1897
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1902
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1903
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1904
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1927
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1928
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1929
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1930
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1931
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1932
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1933
105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1934
102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1935
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1936
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1937
117.9 mm (4.6 in)
1938
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1939
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1940
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1941
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1942
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1943
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1944
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1945
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1946
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1947
92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1948
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1949
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1950
96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1951
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1952
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1953
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1954
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1955
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1956
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1957
168.4 mm (6.6 in)
1958
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1959
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1960
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1961
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1962
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1963
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1964
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1965
164.1 mm (6.5 in)
1966
151.1 mm (5.9 in)
1967
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1968
107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1969
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1970
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1971
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1972
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1973
125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1974
86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1975
125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1976
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1977
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1978
120.1 mm (4.7 in)
1979
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Paragould, 1892 to 1979. The record is 279.0 mm (11.0 in) in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is 126.0 mm (5.0 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Paragould by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1892
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1897
35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1902
150.1 mm (5.9 in)
1903
131.3 mm (5.2 in)
1904
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1927
159.6 mm (6.3 in)
1928
125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1929
103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1930
221.1 mm (8.7 in)
1931
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1932
133.9 mm (5.3 in)
1933
171.7 mm (6.8 in)
1934
145.3 mm (5.7 in)
1935
120.3 mm (4.7 in)
1936
113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1937
279.0 mm (11.0 in)
1938
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1939
125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1940
75.8 mm (3.0 in)
1941
79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1942
114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1943
103.7 mm (4.1 in)
1944
157.5 mm (6.2 in)
1945
153.4 mm (6.0 in)
1946
126.8 mm (5.0 in)
1947
140.5 mm (5.5 in)
1948
102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1949
153.9 mm (6.1 in)
1950
135.8 mm (5.3 in)
1951
99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1952
128.1 mm (5.0 in)
1953
123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1954
93.1 mm (3.7 in)
1955
102.2 mm (4.0 in)
1956
152.6 mm (6.0 in)
1957
237.1 mm (9.3 in)
1958
103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1959
88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1960
92.4 mm (3.6 in)
1961
117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1962
144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1963
137.1 mm (5.4 in)
1964
151.2 mm (6.0 in)
1965
216.0 mm (8.5 in)
1966
268.8 mm (10.6 in)
1967
75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1968
128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1969
143.0 mm (5.6 in)
1970
129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1971
124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1972
124.6 mm (4.9 in)
1973
246.3 mm (9.7 in)
1974
91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1975
157.2 mm (6.2 in)
1976
121.8 mm (4.8 in)
1977
154.2 mm (6.1 in)
1978
135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1979
102.6 mm (4.0 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Paragould, 1892 to 1979. The record is 36 days in 1939, marked on the chart; the median year is 21 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Paragould by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1892
17 days
1897
30 days
1902
8 days
1903
25 days
1904
19 days
1927
25 days
1928
18 days
1929
15 days
1930
16 days
1931
20 days
1932
15 days
1933
15 days
1934
24 days
1935
27 days
1936
27 days
1937
10 days
1938
18 days
1939
36 days
1940
25 days
1941
14 days
1942
25 days
1943
24 days
1944
35 days
1945
17 days
1946
26 days
1947
25 days
1948
21 days
1949
27 days
1950
25 days
1951
16 days
1952
30 days
1953
21 days
1954
22 days
1955
22 days
1956
18 days
1957
22 days
1958
23 days
1959
16 days
1960
17 days
1961
20 days
1962
16 days
1963
33 days
1964
22 days
1965
27 days
1966
19 days
1967
19 days
1968
17 days
1969
32 days
1970
14 days
1971
25 days
1972
16 days
1973
19 days
1974
16 days
1975
23 days
1976
20 days
1977
21 days
1978
18 days
1979
16 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
32 years with a frost
Across 32 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Paragould falls on 8 April and the median first autumn frost on 3 November, which leaves a median of 208 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +3.2 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Paragould
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1940 to 1977)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
8 April
n/a
7 April
n/a
-2.4 days per decade
First autumn frost
3 November
n/a
4 November
n/a
+0.8 days per decade
Growing days
208 days
n/a
209 days
n/a
+3.2 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
48 years, 1903 to 1978
A day with at least 81.6 mm (3.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 187.6 mm (7.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Paragould: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
81.6 mm (3.2 in)
5 years
104.8 mm (4.1 in)
10 years
122.0 mm (4.8 in)
25 years
146.2 mm (5.8 in)
50 years
166.1 mm (6.5 in)
Longer than the 48 years of record
100 years
187.6 mm (7.4 in)
Longer than the 48 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, 48 years of values from 1903 to 1978.
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: 168.4 mm (6.6 in) in 1957; 164.1 mm (6.5 in) in 1965; 151.1 mm (5.9 in) in 1966.
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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.