February Extremes

Even though the weather looks fairly uneventful over the next several days, history tells us February and March can bring some very big extremes.  Here are a few February extremes...

ARKANSAS

• Highest temperature 95° in Sparkman February 19, 1986
• Coldest temperature -29° near Gravette on February 13, 1905
• Highest daily rainfall 9.30'' at Crossett on February 19, 1991
• Most February rainfall 20.72'' at Beebe in 1950
• Most snow in February 30.7'' at Gravette in 2011
• Most snow in a single February day at Subiaco on Feb 19th, 1921 of 24.0''

LITTLE ROCK

• Highest temperature 87° on February 25th, 1918
• Coldest temperature -12° February 12, 1899
• Wettest February 12.72'' in 1882
• Driest February .51'' in 1947
• Most rain in 1 day 4.18'' on February 23, 1966
• Snowiest February 13.1'' in 1921
• Most snow in 1 day February 23, 1966 of 8.5''