West Memphis Muni, AR Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Pulled from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →: climate measurements used in PlainClimate's documented score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from West Memphis Muni's primary NOAA station, WEST MEMPHIS MUNI AP.
The climate verdict for West Memphis Muni
Water is the standout signal in West Memphis Muni, Arkansas: 50.4 inches of precipitation in a normal year. Against that wet profile, NOAA records an annual average of 63°F. It scores 80/100 for climate comfort (excellent), putting it in the top third of station-mapped location scores and exceeding 76% of them.
- 63°F
- annual average temperature (NOAA normal)
- 80/100
- comfort score, above 76% of station-mapped location scores
- 50.4"
- yearly precipitation total
- 240 days
- frost-free days per growing season
West Memphis Muni: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USW00053959 · West Memphis Muni, AR 63°F mean · 50.4" precip
TEMP-MILD · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-WET · SWING-MID · COMF-TOP · LOAD-MIX · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-MILD 63°F
- RANK-UPPER #5,626
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Alpine
- PRCP-WET 50.4"
- SWING-MID 41°F
- COMF-TOP 80/100
- LOAD-MIX H/C balanced
- STN-1 USW00053959
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Alpine, CA (+ 0 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every AR station list.
- West Memphis (this station) 63°F
- Hot Bishopville, SC 63°F
- Near Alpine, CA 63°F
- Near Athens, AL 63°F
- Near Benton, AR 63°F
Climate Living Index · West Memphis Muni
West Memphis Muni: 77/100 · grade B
West Memphis Muni publishes 4 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 2 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for West Memphis Muni, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 80/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Annual temperature balance | 62.6°F · 4.9° from 67.5°F | 85/100 · A |
| Frost-free season | 240 days/year | 85/100 · A |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 73 calendar days | 84/100 · B |
| Precipitation balance | 50.4 in · 15.4 from 35 in | 46/100 · D |
West Memphis Muni · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
West Memphis Muni is a temperate Köppen climate: Cfa
Coldest-month mean 41.2°F and warmest-month mean 81.8°F place this station in temperate, no dry season, hot summer climates (Cfa). Class Cfa is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: temperate, specifically temperate, no dry season, hot summer.
- Köppen code
- Cfa
- Group
- Temperate
- Warmest month
- 81.8°F
- Coldest month
- 41.2°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · balanced station
Where West Memphis Muni sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for West Memphis Muni's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Top 18% warmest
- Among 6,861 stations, West Memphis Muni sits in the warmer third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Top 19% wettest
- West Memphis Muni's annual total ranks in the wetter third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 38th percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How West Memphis Muni compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
West Memphis Muni's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
80 Top 24% score exceeds 76% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Below this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Below this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Below this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). This entry sits in this band.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50°F (10°C) | 33°F (0°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 3.8" | 18.0 | 0.0 |
| February | 54°F (12°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 4.3" | 13.6 | 0.0 |
| March | 63°F (17°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 53°F (12°C) | 5.1" | 4.5 | 0.0 |
| April | 73°F (23°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 5.0" | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| May | 82°F (28°C) | 62°F (17°C) | 72°F (22°C) | 5.0" | 0.0 | 3.2 |
| June | 89°F (32°C) | 69°F (21°C) | 79°F (26°C) | 4.1" | 0.0 | 15.1 |
| July | 91°F (33°C) | 72°F (22°C) | 82°F (28°C) | 4.1" | 0.0 | 18.8 |
| August | 91°F (33°C) | 71°F (22°C) | 81°F (27°C) | 2.4" | 0.0 | 17.8 |
| September | 86°F (30°C) | 64°F (18°C) | 75°F (24°C) | 3.0" | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| October | 75°F (24°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 64°F (18°C) | 4.1" | 0.7 | 1.4 |
| November | 62°F (17°C) | 42°F (5°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 4.5" | 6.4 | 0.0 |
| December | 53°F (11°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 44°F (7°C) | 4.9" | 14.5 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
The year in West Memphis Muni runs from a mild 33°F around January 17 to 92°F at the peak near July 29, and the normal low never reaches freezing on any date in the record.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from June 19 through August 30, covering 73 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs April 5 to October 28.
This counts calendar dates whose 1991–2020 normal high reaches 90°F. It is a smaller number than the 90°F+ day counts in the monthly table above, which measure how often the threshold was actually crossed in a typical year. A date can average 88°F and still exceed 90°F in half of all years.
No freezing date
Not one calendar date in the 1991–2020 record carries a normal low at or below 32°F. The coldest normal low of the year is 33°F around January 17.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is May 3, when 41% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is September 14 at 24%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 123 wet dates a year.
The widest day
October 9 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 23°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for West Memphis Muni.
Where West Memphis Muni Stands Nationally
Heat is a defining feature of the normals calendar — the normal daily high reaches 90°F on roughly 73 days a year, more than four out of five ranked stations record.
The normal water year runs well above the national norm at roughly 50 inches.
West Memphis Muni earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
10.1 days with precipitation
11.6 days with precipitation
11.9 days with precipitation
10.8 days with precipitation
12.3 days with precipitation
9.4 days with precipitation
9.5 days with precipitation
8.4 days with precipitation
7.1 days with precipitation
10.0 days with precipitation
10.4 days with precipitation
11.0 days with precipitation
West Memphis Muni spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 21% of the annual total and December through February 26%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. West Memphis Muni has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 40.6°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: March averages 5.1" and August 2.4". The three wettest months together take 30% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
When it rains in West Memphis Muni, it arrives in quantity
50.4" of precipitation falls across only about 123 wet days here, averaging 0.41 inches each. Fewer days carry more water: the year's total is delivered in comparatively heavy events rather than persistent damp.
- Days with measurable precipitation
- about 123 a year, 34% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.41 inches
- Most wet days
- May, about 12
- Fewest wet days
- September, about 7
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, and a per-day average is not a forecast of any individual storm.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
November 11
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
March 16
50% probability date
Growing Season
240 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
3,004
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
2,173
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside AR closest to West Memphis Muni on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (63°F here).
- Alpine, CA 63°F · 0.0°F off
- Athens, AL 63°F · 0.0°F off
- Bishopville, SC 63°F · 0.0°F off
- Palmdale, CA 63°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (50.4" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Shelby, NC 50.4" · 0.0" off
- Cranford, NJ 50.4" · 0.0" off
- Henderson, TX 50.4" · 0.0" off
- Harrison, NJ 50.4" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How West Memphis Muni's climate pattern fits together
mixed demand · wet · mid swing
Water is prominent even though neither heating nor cooling wholly defines the record. West Memphis Muni averages 50.4 inches of precipitation a year. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. The monthly table supplies the seasonal distribution hidden by that annual total.
July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in West Memphis Muni's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 40.6°F. The annual average is 63°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Heating and cooling both register in West Memphis Muni's normal, at 3,004 and 2,173 degree days respectively. Neither total exceeds the other by more than two to one, so the record is better read as a mixed-demand calendar than as heating-led or cooling-led.
The frost-free window extends for about 240 days. That is a long calendar measure, but it is not a forecast and does not combine heat, rainfall, soil, or local elevation into a planting recommendation.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from West Memphis Muni's primary station, where heating and cooling demand are close enough that neither season sets the character on its own. On a balanced station like West Memphis Muni, the bands are descriptive ranges rather than an official NOAA classification or a forecast.
Questions about West Memphis Muni's climate
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from West Memphis Muni's primary station: WEST MEMPHIS MUNI AP (USW00053959). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for West Memphis Muni; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for West Memphis Muni comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.