Low temperature: 18.0° F on 11/12/2019
Days below freezing: 38
First freeze of the year: 01/10/19
Last freeze of the current winter season: 3/6/19
First freeze of the winter season: 11/1/2019
High temperature: 99.7 on 8/19/20019
Days 100 degrees or above: None
First day 100 degrees or more:
Last day 100 degrees or more:
Highest wind speed: 28 mph on 06/23/2019
Most Monthly Precipitation: 9.00 inches 4/2019
Least Monthly Precipitation: 0.44 09/2019
Total Yearly Precipitation: 55.07 inches
Total Yearly Snow / Ice: 1.25 inches
1/19/19 - Snow - 1.25 inches
2/7/19 - straightline winds moved through Pope County uprooting trees, causing power outages and property damage
2/10/19 - Light ice storm overnight and into the day. Roads cleared by 9:00 AM and ice had melted from trees and scrubs by 11:00 AM
2/19/2019 - Light sleet in morning hours with no accumulation
3/3/19 - Early AM sleet with on accumulation
Late May and June of 2019 saw record breaking flooding along the Arkansas River and other rivers in the state. Property and road damage was devastating to many counties and communities
July 13 -15 Hurricane Bary brought flooding to SW and Southern Arkansas closing I-35 for one day and several state highways for a couple of days.
2018 Summary
Low temperature: 8.5 ° F on 01/17/2018
Days below freezing: 35
First freeze of the year: 01/01/2018
Last freeze of the current winter season: 3/24/2018
First freeze of the winter season: 11/10/2018
High temperature: 102.0° on 6/28/2018
Days 100 degrees or above: 4
First day 100 degrees or more: 7/02/2018
Last day 100 degrees or more: 7/20/2018
Highest wind speed: 40 mph on 7/03/2018
Most Monthly Precipitation: 8.10 inches 10/2018
Least Monthly Precipitation: 1.13 inches 7/2018
Total Yearly Precipitation (to date): 54.19 inches
Total Yearly Snow / Ice: light accumulation only
1/14/2018 - Snow - covering grass and roads with no accumulation
1/15//2018 - Evening snow with no accumulation
1/17/2018 - Morning Snow flurries with no accumulation
2/2018 - Wettest Febuary on record for Pope County
7/13/2018 - Station out of service for refurbishment and calibration by Davis Instruments
7/21/18 - High winds, lightening, heavy rain leave path of destruction in Pope County and over much of state.
9/11/2018 - Station returned to service after refurbish/calibration by Davis Instruments
11/11/18 - Very light snow flurries and freezing rain in the morning hours with no accumulation
11/12/18 - Light snow flurries with no accumulation in the evening hours
11/14/18 - Morning snow lasting one hour with no accumulation because of warm ground serface
12/08/18 - Evening snow flurries with no accumlation
2018 - Proved to be the wettest summer on record for most of the state and the rainest year on record (1)
. (1) Source: NOAA
2016 Summary
Low temperature: 13.8°F on 1/11/2016
Days below freezing: 44
First freeze of the year: 01/01/2016
Last freeze of the current winter season: 3/21/2016
First freeze of the winter season: 11/20/16
High temperature: 102.0 degrees F on 8/03/2016
Days 100 degrees or above: 6
First day 100 degrees or more: 7/22/2016
Last day 100 degrees or more: 8/5/2016
Highest wind speed: 29 mph 4/29/2016
Most Monthly Precipitation: 7.42 inches 8/2016
Least Monthly Precipitation: 0.96 inches 1/2016
Total Yearly Precipitation: 43.89 inches
Total Yearly Snow / Ice: Dusting
01/18/2016 - Very light dusting of Snow
2015 Summary
Low temperature: 9.2° F on 1/8/2015
Days below freezing: 48
First freeze of the year: 1/04/2015
Last freeze of the current winter season: 3/7/2015
First freeze of the winter season: 11/21/15
High temperature: 102.4 degrees F on 7/29/2015
Days 100 degrees or above: 11
First day 100 degrees or more: 07/14/2015
Last day 100 degrees or more: 8/9/15
Highest wind speed: 35 mph 5/25/2015
Most Monthly Precipitation: 13.41 inches -11/2015
Least Monthly Precipitation: 0.07 - 2/2015
Total Yearly Precipitation: 72.78 inches
Total Yearly Snow / Ice: 8.00 inches
01/07/2015 - Snow - Very light snow flurries
01/11/2015 - Freezing rain / Snow - light accumulation on trees and grass. Freezing rain changing to light snow late morning.
2/15/2015 - 2/16/2015 - Sleet, 3/8 (.375) inch - Evening of 2/15 froozen rain begain turning to sleet by 2/16. The storm covered most of the state.
2/17/2015 - Snow - 0.5 inches
2/22/2015 - Snow - 1 3/8" (1.375)
2/23/2015 - Snow - 3/8" (.375) Snow 1 of 2 for day
2/23/2015 - Snow - 7/8" (.875) Snow 2 of 2 for day
Snow total - 3.0 inches
2/27/2015 - Snow - 1/4" (0.25)
2/28/2015 - Snow - 1/2" (0.50)
3/04/2015 - Snow / Ice - 2.0"
3/25/2015 - Straight Line winds hit downtown Russellvile area causing large scale property damage
5/2015 - Record breaking rain amounts. Most of the State was flooded.
11/2015 - Nov. 15- 17 experienced heavy rain. Three day event total was 4.44 inches
12/23/15 - High winds in state result in death of an Atkins woman
12/26/15 - 12/28/15 - Heavy rains cause flooding in the state and Pope / Yell county areas. Rain total was 7.66 inches with most rain on 12/27/15. On 12/27 one drowning death from flooding was reported in Pope County.
2015 Winter was the second warmest on record for the United States (1) This winter season is an el Nino season
(1) Source: NOAA
2013 Summary
Low temperature: 16.0° F on 12/07/2013
Days below freezing: 61
First freeze of the year: 1/02/2013
Last freeze of the current winter season: 3/27/2013
First freeze of the winter season: 11/12/2013
High temperature: 102.0 degrees F on 7/10/2013
Days 100 degrees or above: 3
First day 100 degrees or more: 7/10/2013
Last day 100 degrees or more: 9/1/2013
Highest wind speed: 34 mph on 4/18/2013
Most Monthly Precipitation: 8.94 inches - 1/2013
Least Monthly Precipitation: 2.60 inches - 9/2013
Total Yearly Precipitation: 47.07 inches
Total Yearly Snow / Ice: 6.25 inches
1/12/2013 - Heavy rain creates flooding in Russellville, Pope County and neighboring communities
1/14/2013 - Snow flurries - No accumulation
1/15/2013 - Snow - 1.25 inches
2/20/2013 - Snow - 1.0 inch with sleet, rain and freezing rain mix
3/21/2013 - Snow flurries and freezing rain. No accumulation
3/24/2013 - Snow flurries. No accumulation
11/25/2013 - Light freezing rain. No accumulation
12/4/2013 - Record breaking highs recorded in the state
12/5/2013 - Weather goes from record breaking highs to a winter storm within 24 hours. Freezing rain and sleet covered most of the State causing power outages and severe driving conditions. Pope County experienced the largest amount of power outages in the state as well as one death related to the storm..
12/62013 - Freezing rain and sleet continue with snow in the afternoon
Ice - 1 inch. Snow - 3.0 inches total for storm.
12/7/2013 - Clearing skies bring extreme cold to the State. Late in the evening power is restored to all but three households in Russeville. The county still has many electric customers without power
12/11/2013 - Frog - Freezing fog covers area
12/30/2013 - Light dusting of snow. No accumulation
2012 Summary
Low temperature: 19.8° F on 2/12/2012
Days below freezing: 26
First freeze of the year: 1/02/2012
Last freeze of the current winter season: 2/13/2012
First freeze of the winter season: 11/25/2012
High temperature: 108.5 degrees F on 6/25/12
Days 100 degrees or above: 38
First day 100 degrees or more: 6/24/2012
Last day 100 degrees or more: 9/07/2012
Highest wind speed: 35 mph on 7/19/2012
Most Monthly Precipitation: 6.76 inches - 3/2012
Least Monthly Precipitation: 0.21 inches 05/2012
Total Yearly Precipitation: 30.53 inches
Total Yearly Snow / Ice: 5.00 inches
2/13/2012 - Snow total 1.0 - Snow, rain and freezing rain
04/2012 - The USDA declares all of the state a Natural Disaster area because of drought conditions
05/2012 - The month of May had record breaking highs around the state and very little rainfall. May 2012 was one of the driest May's on record.1
06/2012 - The month of June had record breaking highs around the state and most counties in the state experienced drought conditions. 1
07/2012 - Drought conditions continue throughout most of the state. July 4th fireworks were cancelled in many areas, including Pope County, because of drought conditions.
The USDA and State of Arkansas declare 69 or 75 counties a drought disaster area.
07/31/2012 - Arkansas is declared at 80.63% extreme drought or exceptional drought. Pope County is in an exceptional (worst) drought condition as reported by the U.S. Drought Monitor 2
08/30/2012 - Hurricane Isaac comes to us as a tropical depression bringing wind and rains to most of the state.
12/25/2012 - Snow - 4 inches. A white Christmas for most of Arkansas, including Russellville. The Russellville area had a 4" snow with underlying ice. Many parts of the state saw 9 to 12 " with underlying ice. The ice and snow caused major, and long term, power outages especially in the Little Rock, Benton and Hot Springs areas. Power outages continued into the new year in some areas.
12/2012 - The year ended with most of the state remaining in some degree of drought. Over half the state remains in extreme or exceptional drought. 2 1(source:NWS)
2(source: U S Drought Monitor)
Skyline Weather Station Yearly Summary As observed at this station
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Low temperature: 11.7° F on 2/10/2011
Days below freezing: 36
First freeze of the year: 1/01/2011
First freeze of the winter season: 11/30/2011
High temperature: 113.5 degrees F on 8/03/2011
Days 100 degrees or above: 19
Highest wind speed: 42 mph on 4/19/2011
Most Monthly Precipitation: 12.25 inches - 11/2011
Least Monthly Precipitation: 0.53 inches 09/2011
Total Yearly Precipitation: 60.37 inches
Total Yearly Snow / Ice: 9.36 inches
1/9/2011 - 2.0 inches of snow with light layer of ice before the snow. Roads were very slick and hazardous. This storm produced heavier amounts of snow from Little Rock, south and east.
1/20/2011 - Rain turning to freezing rain then snow. Snow total - 1.81 inches. Minimal ice accumulation.
1/29/2011 - Record breaking high of 75.5 degrees F
2/04/2011 - 2.75 inches of snow
2/07/2011 - Dusting of snow
2/09/2011 - 2.80 inches of snow
2/27/2011 - 4.7 Earthquake at 23:00 hours felt over entire state with two aftershocks - 2.4 at 23:09 hours and 3.8 at 23:18 hours
4/19/2011 - Record breaking high temperatures recorded in central Arkansas
4/25/2011 - Record breaking rainfall around state including Russellville. Deadly tornadoes and floods in state. Vilonia, AR all but destroyed from a tornado. 10 fatalities in state.
11/21/2011 - Heavy rains caused flooding in Russelllville and surronding areas
12/6/2011 - Snow flurries in evening hours
The summer of 2011 brought record breaking high temperatures and very little rainfall until mid August, which was too late for the vegetation.
2010 Summary
Low temperature: 8.9° F on 1/08/2010
Days below freezing: 57
First freeze of the year: 1/01/2010
First freeze of the winter season: 11/25/2010
High temperature: 104.1 degrees F on 8/14/2010
Days 100 degrees or above: 11
Highest wind speed: 34 mph on 6/10/2010
Most Monthly Precipitation: 8.60 inches - 05/2010
Least Monthly Precipitation: 0.44 inches 12/2010
Total Yearly Precipitation: 50.24 inches
Total Yearly Snow: 12.625 inches
1/29/2010: Freezing rain turning to sleet then snow
Snow total - 5 1/16 inches
2/08/2010: Snow total - 7.5 inches
4/30/2010: Deadly tornadoes moved through the state. 2.20 inches of rain in less than 3 hours - storm rain total 2.67 inches
12/25/2010: Very light snow flurries throughout 24 hour period with no accumulation
2009 Summary
Low temperature: 15.3° F on 1/16/2009
Days below freezing: 55
First freeze of the year: 1/01/2009
First freeze of the winter season: 12/03/2009
High temperature:101.4 degrees F on 7/12/2009
Days 100 degrees or above: 4
Highest wind speed: 37 mph on 9/21/2009
Most Monthly Precipitation:.12.00 inches -10/2009
Least Monthly Precipitation: 1.13 inches - 01/2009
Total Yearly Precipitation: 60.42 inches
Total Yearly Snow: dusting
1/26/2009: Freezing rain. Light accumulation
1/27/2009: Freezing rain changing to rain
1/28/2009: Early morning (overnight) rain changing to a dusting of snow.
Russellville was spared the brunt of the ice storm as temperatures remainedt slightly above freezing during the daytime hours of the 3 day event.
2/11/2009 - Severe T/Storms and high winds
2/28/2009: Afternoon and evening snow with little accumulation.
Power outages from freezing rain on 1/26/2009 and 1/27/2009 and high winds on 2/11/2009.
2/23/2009 all power restored in the state from the 1/26/2009 ice storm.
2008 Summary
Low temperature: 13.3° F on 12/22/2008
Days below freezing: 58
First freeze of the year: 1/01/2008
First freeze of the winter season: 11/16/2008
High temperature: 102.3 degrees F on 8/3/2008
Days 100 degrees or above: 1
Highest wind speed: 44 mph on 1/29/2008
Most Monthly Precipitation: 14.13 inches - 3/2008
Least Monthly Precipitation: 0.28 inches - 11/2008
Total Yearly Precipitation: 64.23 inches
Total Yearly Snow / Ice: 19.25 inches
3/4/2008 Snow total: 13.0 inches
3/7/2008 Snow total: 6.25 inches
8/22/2008: Hurricane Gustav
9/14/2008: Hurricane Ike
11/30/2008: Snow Flurries
12/15/2008: Sleet and freezing rain - light accumulation
Gustav's rain total 4.67 inches. Wind peak 31 mph on 8/22/2008
Ike's rain total 2.27 inches. Wind peak 34 mph on 9/14/2008
Wide spread power outages from high winds on 1/29/2008, 8/22/2008, and wet snow on 3/7/2008
2007 Summary
Low temperature: 16.2° F on 02/16/2007
Days below freezing: 47
First freeze of the winter season: 11/16/2007
High temperature: 106.3 degrees F on 8/12/2007
Days 100 degrees or above: 10
Highest wind speed: 36 mph on 12/02/2007
Most Monthly Precipitation: 8.00 inches - 12/2007
Least Monthly Precipitation: 0.93 inches - 8/2007
Total Yearly Precipitation: 53.54 inches
Total Yearly Snow: 2.0 inches
1/31/2007 Snow total: 1.00 inches
2/1/2007 Snow total: 3/4 inch
2/2/2007 Snow total: 1/4 inch
Snow total for 3 day event, 1/31 - 2/2/2007, was 2.0 inches.
Low temperature: 23.8° on 1/11/2020
Days below freezing: 11*
First freeze of the year: 01/01/20
Last freeze of the current winter season:
First freeze of the winter season:
High temperature: 68.5° F on 2/02/2020
Days 100 degrees or above:
First day 100 degrees or more:
Last day 100 degrees or more:
Highest wind speed: 21 mph on 1/18/2020*
Most Monthly Precipitation: 4.90 inches***
Least Monthly Precipitation: **
Total Yearly Precipitation (to date): 5.85 inches*
Total Yearly Snow / Ice:
2/6/2020 - Snow - Dusting
* to date of last page update
** Will be recorded at a later date
*** Updated at the end of each month
2017 Summary
Low temperature: 12.3° F on 1/7/2017
Days below freezing: 29
First freeze of the year: 01/04/2017
Last freeze of the current winter season: 3/15/2017
First freeze of the winter season: 11/23/2017
High temperature: 99.1 degrees F on 7/22/2017
Days 100 degrees or above: None
First day 100 degrees or more: None
Last day 100 degrees or more: None
Highest wind speed: 37 mph 10/22/2017
Most Monthly Precipitation: 11.91 inches 8/2017
Least Monthly Precipitation: 0.05 inches 9/2017
Total Yearly Precipitation: 53.34 inches
Total Yearly Snow / Ice: 2 1/4 "
1/6/2017 - Snow - 2 1/4"
10/11/2017 - Sleet from 4:30 - 5:30 AM.
No accumulation
2017 saw destruction from three, almost back to back hurricanes. The first one hitting Texas in the Corpus Christi to Galveston area with the heaviest damage in Rockport and Port Aransas area. The second hurricane hit the Caribbean Islands including the Puerto Rico. The third hurricane hit the Caribbean again and this time caused all but 100% devastation to Puerto Rico. During this time the weather in Arkansas was warm and very dry.
2014 Summary
Low temperature: 9.8° F on 1/24/2014
Days below freezing: 61
First freeze of the year: 1/01/2014
Last freeze of the current winter season: 3/17/2014
First freeze of the winter season: 11/12/2014
High temperature: 98.7 degrees F on 8/23/2014
Days 100 degrees or above: 0
First day 100 degrees or more: No days > 100
Last day 100 degrees or more: No days > 100
Highest wind speed: 37 mph 7/23//2014
Most Monthly Precipitation: 7.61 inches - 7/2014
Least Monthly Precipitation: 0.99 inches - 1/2014
Total Yearly Precipitation: 47.26 inches
Total Yearly Snow / Ice: 5.12 inches
1/5/2014 - 1/7/2014 - Polar Vortex brings extreme cold to the state and most of the central and eastern U.S.
1/8/2014 - Sleet and freezing rain blanket the area leaving dangerous conditions
1/28/2014 - Snow - Light dusting of snow
2/2/2014 - Snow and ice: 1- inch accumulation
2/6/2014 - Snow - 0.06 inches
2/7/2014 - Snow with ice - 1.5 inches. Mostly snow but some ice mixed in making it slick and hazardous
2/26/2014 - A second Polar Vortex enters the state for two days bringing cold and winds
2/28/2014 - Snow / freezing rain. No accumulation
3/02/2014 - Ice and Snow accumulation of 0.76 inches. Mostly ice with some snow.
3/03/2014 - Light Snow throughout day with no additional accumulation. Temperature lows in the teens during the 2 day event
3/16/2014 - Snow showers with light accumulation
The 2013 / 2014 winter has seen more continuous days of overcast skies than in a typical winter season
The 2014 spring brought record breaking lows
7/4/2014 - July 4 had a high of 86.2 degrees F which was the lowest recorded temperature since 1976. (1)
2014 - will be remembered for a lack of heat. Through September, it was the 4th coolest year on record in Arkansas. It was a tame summer locally, including a record cool July. Days featuring 95 degree temperatures or higher were well below normal. (1)
11/16/2014 - Snow - 1.4 inches.. Record for this early in season. The early cold front brought freezing temperatures to all 50 states.
12/29/2014 - Very light dusting of snow
2014 - World over this year was one of the warmest on record. Conversely, this area of the U.S. was cooler than normal for the year. (1)
1(source:NWS)
