Is this weather normal in Benton County?

Arkansas · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Benton County just had its warmest September ever recorded, +11° against the usual. 11 of the last 12 months ran warmer than usual there.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 65°, lows near 42°

That is the 1991 to 2020 average for these dates in Benton County. The Weather Service forecast fills in below.

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The last 12 months

Oct: +3.6°OctNov: +5.1°NovDec: +4.9°DecJan 2026: -1.0°JanFeb: +6.5°FebMar: +9.3°MarApr: +6.3°AprMay: +0.3°MayJun: +1.5°JunJul: +2.5°JulAug: +5.3°AugSep: +10.5°Sepwarmercooler

Each bar is a month's average temperature against the usual for that month (1991 to 2020). Ranks compare the same month in every year since 1895.

Every year since 1895

18952025

Rain and drought

Oct: -0.9 inOctNov: -1.9 inNovDec: -3.0 inDecJan 2026: -1.5 inJanFeb: -1.9 inFebMar: +1.0 inMarApr: +2.3 inAprMay: -1.8 inMayJun: +5.0 inJunJul: -2.3 inJulAug: -3.3 inAugSep: -2.3 inSepwetterdrier

Rain and melted snow against the usual for each month. The drought reading is NOAA's Palmer index for the county.

Month by month in Benton County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January47° / 26°2.6 in45.7° 200620.0° 1940
February52° / 30°2.4 in50.0° 201725.1° 1905
March60° / 37°4.1 in58.6° 201236.0° 1960
April70° / 46°4.9 in64.3° 189651.0° 1983
May77° / 55°5.9 in72.5° 201860.0° 1924
June85° / 64°4.5 in82.2° 195366.2° 1903
July90° / 68°3.9 in85.6° 195472.7° 1906
August89° / 66°3.6 in85.5° 193670.1° 1915
September82° / 58°4.3 in80.5° 202662.0° 1974
October71° / 47°4.2 in68.0° 196352.7° 1925
November59° / 37°4.0 in56.8° 190939.8° 1929
December49° / 29°3.1 in51.0° 202123.6° 1983

Warmest and coldest are the month's whole-month average temperature, with the year it happened.

Towns in Benton County

Crime Radar: Springdale, Bella Vista, Rogers, Bentonville, Highfill, Gravette, Centerton, Siloam Springs

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