Is this weather normal in Polk County?

Arkansas · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Polk County just had its warmest September ever recorded, +9° against the usual. 10 of the last 12 months ran warmer than usual there.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 67°, lows near 44°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +3.4°OctNov: +4.7°NovDec: +2.9°DecJan 2026: -0.8°JanFeb: +5.7°FebMar: +8.8°MarApr: +4.8°AprMay: -0.2°MayJun: +1.2°JunJul: +1.5°JulAug: +4.1°AugSep: +8.9°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: -2.1 inOctNov: +0.6 inNovDec: -4.6 inDecJan 2026: -1.9 inJanFeb: -2.0 inFebMar: -1.9 inMarApr: -0.5 inAprMay: -0.5 inMayJun: +2.5 inJunJul: -1.6 inJulAug: -2.0 inAugSep: -2.4 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 Polk County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January50° / 30°3.9 in48.6° 190725.7° 1918
February55° / 33°4.0 in52.3° 201730.7° 1905
March63° / 40°5.2 in60.5° 190739.0° 1915
April71° / 48°5.8 in65.0° 200653.9° 1907
May78° / 57°6.7 in72.9° 201861.0° 1917
June85° / 65°4.6 in81.3° 195367.9° 1903
July90° / 68°4.3 in84.3° 201173.5° 1905
August90° / 67°4.0 in84.2° 201172.4° 1915
September84° / 60°4.4 in80.7° 202664.5° 1974
October73° / 49°5.0 in67.7° 196354.0° 1976
November61° / 39°5.1 in56.6° 190942.0° 1929
December52° / 32°5.0 in52.7° 202130.0° 1983

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

Towns in Polk County

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