Mount Ida (3 mi SE), Arkansas climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Mount Ida (3 mi SE)'s normal year runs from 28°F January nights to 90°F July afternoons, with 57.9 inches of precipitation and 4 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 15.1°C, January lows of −2°C, July highs of 32°C, 1,471 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationMount Ida (3 mi SE)
- Station IDUSC00034988
- Location34.54°N 93.59°W
- Elevation697 ft (212 m)
On October 22, the normal high in Mount Ida (3 mi SE) is 71°F and the normal low 44°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 30%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Mount Ida (3 mi SE).
- Jan 50° 28°
- Feb 55° 31°
- Mar 63° 38°
- Apr 71° 46°
- May 77° 56°
- Jun 85° 65°
- Jul 90° 69°
- Aug 90° 67°
- Sep 83° 59°
- Oct 73° 46°
- Nov 62° 37°
- Dec 53° 30°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at Mount Ida (3 mi SE) each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 90°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 28°F. The most precipitation falls in May (6.55 in), the least in August (3.00 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50°F | 28°F | 39.2°F | 3.96 | 1.1 | 11 | <1 | 22 | 10 h |
| February | 55°F | 31°F | 42.6°F | 4.22 | 1.8 | 10 | <1 | 19 | 11 h |
| March | 63°F | 38°F | 50.3°F | 5.07 | 0.7 | 11 | <1 | 11 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 71°F | 46°F | 58.5°F | 6.07 | 0.0 | 10 | <1 | 3 | 13 h |
| May | 77°F | 56°F | 66.8°F | 6.55 | 0.0 | 12 | <1 | <1 | 14 h |
| June | 85°F | 65°F | 74.8°F | 4.66 | 0.0 | 10 | 5 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| July | 90°F | 69°F | 79.1°F | 4.21 | 0.0 | 8 | 17 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 90°F | 67°F | 78.1°F | 3.00 | 0.0 | 7 | 18 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 83°F | 59°F | 70.8°F | 4.57 | 0.0 | 8 | 6 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 73°F | 46°F | 59.5°F | 4.68 | 0.0 | 9 | <1 | 3 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 62°F | 37°F | 49.5°F | 5.37 | 0.0 | 10 | <1 | 11 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 53°F | 30°F | 41.1°F | 5.54 | 0.8 | 11 | <1 | 21 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 71°F | 48°F | 59.2°F | 57.90 | 4.4 | 116 | 46 | 91 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10°C | −2°C | 4.0°C | 101 mm | 3 cm |
| February | 13°C | −1°C | 5.9°C | 107 mm | 5 cm |
| March | 17°C | 3°C | 10.2°C | 129 mm | 2 cm |
| April | 22°C | 8°C | 14.7°C | 154 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 25°C | 13°C | 19.3°C | 166 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 29°C | 18°C | 23.8°C | 118 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 32°C | 20°C | 26.2°C | 107 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 32°C | 19°C | 25.6°C | 76 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 28°C | 15°C | 21.6°C | 116 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 23°C | 8°C | 15.3°C | 119 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 17°C | 3°C | 9.7°C | 136 mm | 0 cm |
| December | 11°C | −1°C | 5.1°C | 141 mm | 2 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00034988; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
Which months are mildest at Mount Ida (3 mi SE)?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, June, September and October. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (8).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00034988.
When is the last frost at Mount Ida (3 mi SE)?
In Mount Ida (3 mi SE), the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 8 in half of years and after April 26 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 26 in half of years and before October 12 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- April 81 year in 10 after April 26; 9 in 10 after March 18
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 261 year in 10 before October 12; 9 in 10 before November 12
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 201 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 225 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 26 in half of springs and before November 5 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Mount Ida (3 mi SE) in zone 8a in ZIP code 71957, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, the station is in zone 7b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 8°F (19 complete years); the map interpolates between stations and terrain, so the station and the ZIP area can differ by half a zone.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Arkansas · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00034988; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get at Mount Ida (3 mi SE)?
In a normal year in Mount Ida (3 mi SE), 46 days a year reach 90°F (4 of them 100°F or more), 91 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 116 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 46a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 4a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 91a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 4high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 116a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 2a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1883) is 116°F, on August 10, 1936; the lowest is −21°F, on February 2, 1951.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1945, with 83.73 in; the snowiest season is 1880–81, with 22.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00034988; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00034988. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Mount Ida (3 mi SE)?
Over a year 75% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Mount Ida (3 mi SE), 4.4 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (81%) and February the cloudiest (64%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 70% | 2.5 |
| February | 64% | 3.0 |
| March | 69% | 4.1 |
| April | 72% | 5.2 |
| May | 73% | 5.7 |
| June | 80% | 6.4 |
| July | 81% | 6.3 |
| August | 81% | 5.7 |
| September | 80% | 4.9 |
| October | 76% | 3.8 |
| November | 72% | 2.8 |
| December | 69% | 2.3 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How many heating and cooling degree days does Mount Ida (3 mi SE) record?
A normal year at Mount Ida (3 mi SE) brings 3,631 heating degree days, 32% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,547 cooling degree days, 70% more than the median (908). Five months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 4,580 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 799 | 0 |
| February | 628 | 1 |
| March | 461 | 5 |
| April | 225 | 31 |
| May | 62 | 118 |
| June | 4 | 298 |
| July | 0 | 437 |
| August | 1 | 407 |
| September | 29 | 205 |
| October | 210 | 39 |
| November | 472 | 5 |
| December | 742 | 1 |
| Year (annual) | 3,631 | 1,547 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00034988. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
How does Mount Ida (3 mi SE)'s climate compare?
Mount Ida (3 mi SE) is warmer than 21 of the 86 places with their own NOAA record in Arkansas, and wetter than 81. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 59.2°F is warmer than 72%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Mount Ida (3 mi SE) is Cfa: temperate, no dry season, hot summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Mount Ida (3 mi SE) share this climate record?
6 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Glenwood, AR2,032 people · 15 mi S
- Norman, AR305 people · 8 mi SW
- Oden, AR183 people · 12 mi NW
- Black Springs, AR93 people · 9 mi SW
- Caddo Gap, AR36 people · 10 mi S
- Pencil Bluff, AR28 people · 10 mi NW
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Mount Ida (3 mi SE)'s climate
What is the coldest month at Mount Ida (3 mi SE)?
January, with a normal high of 50°F and a normal low of 28°F. The warmest is July (90°F by day, 69°F at night).
Does it snow at Mount Ida (3 mi SE)?
Yes: 4 inches in a normal year, falling on 2 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in February (1.8 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Mount Ida (3 mi SE)?
May, with 6.55 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is August with 3.00 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Mount Ida (3 mi SE) in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Mount Ida (3 mi SE) in zone 8a in ZIP code 71957, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 8°F (19 years, 1991-2020): zone 7b.
How late can frost come at Mount Ida (3 mi SE)?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 8; in one year in ten it comes after April 26. Waiting until April 26 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Arkansas climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Mount Ida, AR1 miles from this station, 61.7°F a year
- Blakely Mountain Dam, AR22 miles from this station, 59.6°F a year
- Big Fork (1 mi SSE), AR24 miles from this station, 59.4°F a year
- Degray Lake State Park, AR32 miles from this station, 60.9°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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