West Memphis climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of West Memphis?

West Memphis has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.4 °C and it receives 1,168 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in West Memphis?

The hottest day measured in West Memphis between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 2011, reaching 41.4 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in West Memphis?

The coldest day measured in West Memphis between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1985, at -21.8 °C.

Q: Does it snow in West Memphis?

Yes. West Memphis gets on average 11.8 cm of snow per year and has around 48 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of West Memphis warmed?

Yes: West Memphis warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in West Memphis?

The wettest day measured in West Memphis between 1940 and 2025 was 5 April 2025, with 147 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in West Memphis?

The windiest day measured in West Memphis between 1940 and 2025 was 10 December 1971, with winds reaching 43.7 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in West Memphis?

The warmest month in West Memphis is July (27.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.2 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in West Memphis?

West Memphis receives on average 1,168 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 110 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in West Memphis?

West Memphis gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.

West Memphis (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.4 °C and it receives 1,168 mm of precipitation per year.

These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.

The warmest month is July (27.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.

West Memphis averages 48 frost days, 87 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 110 rainy days per year.

West Memphis has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 54 to 42 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 41.4 °C (on 3 August 2011) and the coldest -21.8 °C (on 21 January 1985).

Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.

Climate normals · ERA5

West MemphisArkansas

coords: 35.15°, -90.18°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthMarchDriest monthAugust

Mean daily temperature

16.4°C

Average daily high

21.5°C

Average daily low

11.8°C

Annual rainfall

1,168mm

Sunshine / day

9.4h

Mean relative humidity

68%

Average peak wind

16.4km/h

Seasonal range

23.3°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

48 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

87 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

110 d/yr

Annual snowfall

11.8 cm

Average feels-like high

21.4 °C

Average feels-like low

10.5 °C

Average peak gust

34.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

97 d/yr

Solar radiation

16.4 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.2 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.23 · p = < 0.001

19402025

Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).

A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.

Records for the period

Hottest day

41.4 °C

3 August 2011

Coldest day

-21.8 °C

21 January 1985

Wettest day

147 mm

5 April 2025

Windiest day

43.7 km/h

10 December 1971

Strongest gust

120.6 km/h

11 January 2020

Hottest feels-like

45.8 °C

3 August 2011

Coldest feels-like

-28.7 °C

20 January 1985

Snowiest day

15.5 cm

29 January 2010

Sunniest day

14.0 h

20 May 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	36.9 °C29 July 2025	-12.3 °C20 February 2025	17.6 °C	1,385 mm	102	49
2024	37.1 °C28 August 2024	-19.2 °C17 January 2024	17.7 °C	1,472 mm	87	35
2023	36.9 °C30 June 2023	-4.1 °C1 February 2023	18.0 °C	1,072 mm	88	26
2022	37.8 °C8 July 2022	-17.5 °C23 December 2022	17.0 °C	1,199 mm	100	61
2021	35.3 °C30 July 2021	-19.2 °C16 February 2021	17.2 °C	1,332 mm	81	31
2020	34.9 °C10 August 2020	-6.3 °C14 February 2020	17.0 °C	1,333 mm	78	23
2019	35.3 °C16 September 2019	-9.0 °C13 November 2019	17.0 °C	1,677 mm	107	42
2018	35.6 °C28 June 2018	-13.9 °C2 January 2018	16.8 °C	1,486 mm	113	47
2017	34.9 °C21 July 2017	-11.9 °C8 January 2017	17.7 °C	1,312 mm	76	30
2016	36.1 °C16 June 2016	-9.4 °C19 December 2016	18.0 °C	1,110 mm	114	41
2015	36.6 °C20 July 2015	-15.3 °C6 March 2015	17.3 °C	1,236 mm	99	44
2014	36.0 °C24 August 2014	-14.1 °C7 January 2014	15.6 °C	1,165 mm	74	60
2013	36.3 °C31 August 2013	-6.5 °C7 December 2013	16.1 °C	1,235 mm	84	59
2012	39.3 °C29 June 2012	-6.1 °C3 January 2012	18.6 °C	787 mm	107	27
2011	41.4 °C3 August 2011	-14.2 °C10 February 2011	17.2 °C	1,296 mm	106	43
2010	38.3 °C3 August 2010	-14.7 °C31 January 2010	16.8 °C	935 mm	122	69
2009	35.8 °C27 June 2009	-11.8 °C16 January 2009	16.3 °C	1,715 mm	61	52
2008	37.3 °C29 July 2008	-10.7 °C22 December 2008	16.4 °C	1,159 mm	86	51
2007	39.5 °C15 August 2007	-8.9 °C31 January 2007	18.0 °C	927 mm	125	46
2006	38.7 °C19 July 2006	-10.3 °C19 February 2006	17.7 °C	1,174 mm	103	36
2005	37.5 °C21 August 2005	-8.2 °C9 December 2005	17.4 °C	858 mm	113	39
2004	34.6 °C13 July 2004	-13.1 °C24 December 2004	16.7 °C	1,282 mm	64	45
2003	34.3 °C17 August 2003	-13.9 °C24 January 2003	16.1 °C	1,300 mm	56	51
2002	36.1 °C10 July 2002	-9.2 °C4 January 2002	16.6 °C	1,353 mm	91	46
2001	35.1 °C11 July 2001	-15.2 °C2 January 2001	16.7 °C	1,302 mm	81	39
2000	39.2 °C29 August 2000	-11.9 °C17 December 2000	16.7 °C	1,139 mm	93	55
1999	37.5 °C11 August 1999	-10.7 °C5 January 1999	17.4 °C	1,103 mm	85	28
1998	36.9 °C7 July 1998	-7.4 °C12 March 1998	17.7 °C	1,121 mm	112	27
1997	37.2 °C27 July 1997	-12.7 °C11 January 1997	15.7 °C	1,328 mm	66	41
1996	36.0 °C22 July 1996	-15.5 °C4 February 1996	16.0 °C	1,196 mm	80	53
1995	36.0 °C18 August 1995	-10.2 °C10 December 1995	16.6 °C	1,060 mm	86	50
1994	35.0 °C28 June 1994	-16.8 °C19 January 1994	16.5 °C	1,439 mm	66	38
1993	38.3 °C26 July 1993	-8.9 °C18 February 1993	16.1 °C	1,169 mm	93	50
1992	34.6 °C2 July 1992	-11.0 °C16 January 1992	16.2 °C	1,050 mm	66	33
1991	35.6 °C6 August 1991	-8.0 °C22 January 1991	16.9 °C	1,442 mm	89	44
1990	37.5 °C6 September 1990	-10.6 °C24 December 1990	17.3 °C	1,456 mm	86	19
1989	34.9 °C27 August 1989	-19.8 °C22 December 1989	15.6 °C	1,431 mm	67	51
1988	37.9 °C26 June 1988	-17.3 °C12 February 1988	16.1 °C	1,120 mm	94	53
1987	37.2 °C3 August 1987	-7.1 °C26 January 1987	16.8 °C	1,326 mm	107	38
1986	39.5 °C30 July 1986	-10.8 °C27 January 1986	16.8 °C	1,020 mm	98	47
1985	35.5 °C15 July 1985	-21.8 °C21 January 1985	15.8 °C	1,035 mm	78	66
1984	34.8 °C15 July 1984	-15.3 °C21 January 1984	16.0 °C	1,411 mm	74	46
1983	37.5 °C22 August 1983	-18.0 °C25 December 1983	15.7 °C	1,280 mm	90	47
1982	34.9 °C21 July 1982	-17.4 °C17 January 1982	16.2 °C	1,624 mm	85	51
1981	36.4 °C25 June 1981	-11.5 °C19 December 1981	16.3 °C	1,103 mm	73	50
1980	39.7 °C14 July 1980	-11.0 °C1 February 1980	16.2 °C	1,192 mm	109	55
1979	35.0 °C7 August 1979	-18.0 °C10 February 1979	15.2 °C	1,504 mm	67	68
1978	36.4 °C30 July 1978	-13.8 °C19 February 1978	15.3 °C	1,150 mm	87	75
1977	37.9 °C12 June 1977	-15.3 °C17 January 1977	16.7 °C	1,109 mm	109	56
1976	34.5 °C26 August 1976	-12.1 °C8 January 1976	15.5 °C	988 mm	57	55
1975	35.1 °C2 September 1975	-8.4 °C13 January 1975	16.4 °C	1,182 mm	82	45
1974	35.3 °C19 July 1974	-8.9 °C1 January 1974	16.4 °C	1,189 mm	59	36
1973	34.6 °C20 August 1973	-10.7 °C12 January 1973	16.8 °C	1,346 mm	83	45
1972	36.1 °C20 August 1972	-13.8 °C16 January 1972	16.1 °C	1,011 mm	85	50
1971	35.8 °C15 July 1971	-13.2 °C9 February 1971	16.3 °C	946 mm	83	47
1970	37.2 °C3 July 1970	-12.4 °C8 January 1970	16.0 °C	1,051 mm	92	56
1969	37.4 °C13 July 1969	-8.6 °C5 January 1969	15.8 °C	1,005 mm	87	52
1968	35.3 °C23 August 1968	-13.0 °C7 January 1968	15.5 °C	1,175 mm	75	65
1967	33.5 °C11 July 1967	-10.5 °C18 January 1967	16.0 °C	1,041 mm	53	56
1966	38.5 °C15 July 1966	-19.6 °C30 January 1966	15.5 °C	977 mm	64	61
1965	36.3 °C24 July 1965	-12.1 °C31 January 1965	16.6 °C	888 mm	84	49
1964	39.4 °C4 August 1964	-10.9 °C18 December 1964	16.6 °C	1,092 mm	97	55
1963	36.8 °C9 June 1963	-21.2 °C24 December 1963	16.1 °C	675 mm	100	66
1962	37.2 °C7 August 1962	-17.1 °C10 January 1962	16.2 °C	928 mm	94	51
1961	35.4 °C2 August 1961	-11.7 °C25 January 1961	15.9 °C	1,030 mm	74	47
1960	36.7 °C6 September 1960	-13.8 °C5 March 1960	15.5 °C	976 mm	93	67
1959	35.3 °C1 July 1959	-12.5 °C5 January 1959	16.6 °C	943 mm	101	48
1958	34.6 °C5 June 1958	-18.1 °C17 February 1958	15.2 °C	1,144 mm	83	71
1957	34.6 °C15 July 1957	-10.7 °C17 January 1957	16.5 °C	1,560 mm	71	28
1956	37.8 °C17 August 1956	-6.3 °C24 January 1956	17.0 °C	1,003 mm	100	38
1955	35.8 °C8 September 1955	-10.7 °C11 February 1955	16.6 °C	1,090 mm	93	58
1954	40.2 °C13 July 1954	-7.0 °C13 January 1954	17.7 °C	873 mm	118	40
1953	37.6 °C19 June 1953	-9.2 °C23 December 1953	17.3 °C	1,084 mm	116	27
1952	40.0 °C27 July 1952	-5.9 °C28 November 1952	16.8 °C	901 mm	112	40
1951	38.2 °C31 August 1951	-21.6 °C2 February 1951	16.1 °C	1,165 mm	90	51
1950	35.1 °C26 June 1950	-18.0 °C7 December 1950	15.7 °C	1,728 mm	44	65
1949	34.2 °C29 July 1949	-12.2 °C31 January 1949	16.6 °C	1,349 mm	66	37
1948	35.5 °C23 August 1948	-13.2 °C28 January 1948	16.1 °C	1,125 mm	89	53
1947	38.6 °C6 August 1947	-9.5 °C6 January 1947	15.9 °C	945 mm	86	63
1946	35.3 °C9 August 1946	-9.0 °C17 January 1946	16.9 °C	1,302 mm	54	33
1945	37.4 °C24 July 1945	-12.5 °C20 December 1945	16.3 °C	1,321 mm	78	48
1944	38.1 °C11 July 1944	-10.3 °C10 January 1944	16.6 °C	1,144 mm	91	42
1943	39.9 °C26 August 1943	-7.8 °C20 January 1943	16.6 °C	640 mm	95	44
1942	36.9 °C2 August 1942	-14.3 °C10 January 1942	15.9 °C	922 mm	90	59
1941	36.4 °C11 August 1941	-5.3 °C10 January 1941	16.1 °C	716 mm	100	57
1940	35.2 °C30 July 1940	-15.7 °C19 January 1940	14.6 °C	1,112 mm	50	59

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

22.5 °C

+1.0 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

102 d/yr

+15

Frost days (< 0 °C)

49 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1385 mm

+217 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	7.4 °C	-1.4 °C	94 mm	-4 mm
Feb	12.1 °C	+0.8 °C	125 mm	+20 mm
Mar	20.4 °C	+4.1 °C	79 mm	-52 mm
Apr	23.7 °C	+1.9 °C	366 mm	+238 mm
May	25.2 °C	-1.1 °C	190 mm	+75 mm
Jun	31.3 °C	+0.7 °C	173 mm	+93 mm
Jul	33.1 °C	+1.0 °C	30 mm	-50 mm
Aug	31.5 °C	-0.3 °C	18 mm	-47 mm
Sep	30.5 °C	+1.9 °C	77 mm	+3 mm
Oct	24.2 °C	+1.1 °C	134 mm	+55 mm
Nov	18.3 °C	+2.3 °C	59 mm	-42 mm
Dec	11.9 °C	+1.1 °C	39 mm	-74 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

36.9 °C

29 Jul 2025

Coldest day

-12.3 °C

20 Feb 2025

Wettest day

146.6 mm

5 Apr 2025

Windiest day

40.6 km/h

19 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

85.3 km/h

4 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

43.4 °C

29 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

-18.2 °C

20 Feb 2025

Snowiest day

14.0 cm

10 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

14.0 h

21 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of West Memphis?

West Memphis has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.4 °C and it receives 1,168 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in West Memphis?

The hottest day measured in West Memphis between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 2011, reaching 41.4 °C.

What is the coldest day in West Memphis?

The coldest day measured in West Memphis between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1985, at -21.8 °C.

Does it snow in West Memphis?

Yes. West Memphis gets on average 11.8 cm of snow per year and has around 48 frost days.

Has the climate of West Memphis warmed?

Yes: West Memphis warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in West Memphis?

The wettest day measured in West Memphis between 1940 and 2025 was 5 April 2025, with 147 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in West Memphis?

The windiest day measured in West Memphis between 1940 and 2025 was 10 December 1971, with winds reaching 43.7 km/h.

What is the warmest month in West Memphis?

The warmest month in West Memphis is July (27.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.2 °C).

How much does it rain in West Memphis?

West Memphis receives on average 1,168 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 110 rainy days.

Is it sunny in West Memphis?

West Memphis gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in West Memphis?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in West Memphis between 1940 and 2025 was 29 January 2010, with 15.5 cm.

Are there tropical nights in West Memphis?

Yes: West Memphis has on average 97 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in West Memphis?

In West Memphis, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.8 °C on 3 August 2011, and the lowest was -28.7 °C on 20 January 1985.

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