Arkansas · county areal climate 1951–2025

Polk County, AR

A 57.4" / 60.3°F normal · 2025 ran 103% of normal precipitation.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 82% (27.64") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 20th driest start of 76 years. Temperature +2.9°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

57.4in
annual precipitation · 60.3°F

2025 vs Normal

103%
59.1" · 61.1°F (+0.8 vs normal)

Wettest Year

83.2in
2015

Driest Year

30.2in
1963

Biggest Rain Day

7.22in
Dec 3 · 1982

Warmest Year

62.6°F
2012

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

40°
J
44°
F
52°
M
60°
A
68°
M
75°
J
79°
J
79°
A
72°
S
61°
O
51°
N
43°
D
—— normal temperature (°F) · ▮ normal precipitation (in) · 1996–2025
Areal nClimGrid averages (NOAA/NCEI) over the whole area — an average across the region, not a single station. Separate from the station records.

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