Russellville Weather Records (USC00036352)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Russellville (USC00036352), Arkansas, United States, with 98 years of record.

Key Facts for Russellville

Russellville (USC00036352) is a weather station in Arkansas, United States at 35.28 latitude and -93.10 longitude, 122 m (400 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1882 to 1979, 98 years of record.
1,464 records set at Russellville still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Russellville set a daily record high minimum temperature of 12.8 C (55.0 F) on 21 November 1979.

About the Station

Location: Arkansas, United States, 35.28 latitude, -93.10 longitude.
Elevation: 122 m (400 ft).
Period of record: 1882 to 1979, 98 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Russellville. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Russellville, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	37.2 C (99.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	40.6 C (105.1 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	45.0 C (113.0 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	42.8 C (109.0 F)	8.9 C (48.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	43.3 C (109.9 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	37.2 C (99.0 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Russellville still stand. 1954 holds the most, with 44.

Standing records at Russellville by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1882	1
1883	2
1884	3
1885	10
1886	17
1887	11
1888	6
1889	8
1890	12
1891	1
1892	17
1893	10
1894	26
1895	39
1896	24
1897	25
1898	18
1899	29
1900	10
1901	26
1902	22
1903	24
1904	11
1905	33
1906	18
1907	41
1908	14
1909	9
1936	9
1937	30
1938	21
1939	35
1940	22
1941	9
1942	27
1943	38
1944	15
1945	24
1946	20
1947	36
1948	22
1949	14
1950	37
1951	28
1952	30
1953	32
1954	44
1955	24
1956	21
1957	22
1958	7
1959	14
1960	21
1961	25
1962	29
1963	37
1964	16
1965	26
1966	28
1967	33
1968	14
1969	9
1970	15
1971	7
1972	18
1973	6
1974	27
1975	18
1976	28
1977	18
1978	25
1979	16

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Russellville between 1 September 1947 and 13 July 1954. Each dot is a new record.

When Russellville set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1947-09-01	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 43.3 C (109.9 F)
1954-07-13	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 45.0 C (113.0 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 165.1 mm (6.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Russellville. The most was 165.1 mm (6.5 in) on 16 April 1939.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Russellville
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	24 January 1949
Feb	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	14 February 1887
Mar	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	29 March 1945
Apr	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	16 April 1939
May	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	9 May 1882
Jun	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	24 June 1969
Jul	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	29 July 1889
Aug	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	13 August 1957
Sep	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	3 September 1904
Oct	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	13 October 1973
Nov	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	25 November 1952
Dec	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	4 December 1973

Period of Record Coverage

1882 to 1979

72 years of record at Russellville, 1882 to 1979. 21 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1889 and others.

Days with data per year at Russellville
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1882	78	21%	No
1883	63	17%	No
1884	132	36%	No
1885	182	50%	No
1886	181	50%	No
1887	185	51%	No
1888	202	55%	No
1889	204	56%	No
1890	245	67%	No
1891	53	15%	No
1892	261	71%	No
1893	365	100%	Yes
1894	350	96%	Yes
1895	329	90%	Yes
1896	285	78%	No
1897	364	100%	Yes
1898	333	91%	Yes
1899	353	97%	Yes
1900	359	98%	Yes
1901	350	96%	Yes
1902	323	88%	No
1903	355	97%	Yes
1904	346	95%	Yes
1905	356	98%	Yes
1906	348	95%	Yes
1907	355	97%	Yes
1908	357	98%	Yes
1909	202	55%	No
1936	115	31%	No
1937	364	100%	Yes
1938	363	99%	Yes
1939	361	99%	Yes
1940	364	99%	Yes
1941	361	99%	Yes
1942	342	94%	Yes
1943	363	99%	Yes
1944	355	97%	Yes
1945	342	94%	Yes
1946	344	94%	Yes
1947	351	96%	Yes
1948	344	94%	Yes
1949	364	100%	Yes
1950	359	98%	Yes
1951	365	100%	Yes
1952	359	98%	Yes
1953	365	100%	Yes
1954	365	100%	Yes
1955	365	100%	Yes
1956	366	100%	Yes
1957	364	100%	Yes
1958	301	82%	No
1959	364	100%	Yes
1960	364	99%	Yes
1961	363	99%	Yes
1962	364	100%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	365	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	360	98%	Yes
1969	327	90%	No
1970	351	96%	Yes
1971	181	50%	No
1972	306	84%	No
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	364	100%	Yes
1976	295	81%	No
1977	351	96%	Yes
1978	362	99%	Yes
1979	326	89%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Russellville
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 November 1979	Russellville, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	76 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1979	Russellville, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1979	Russellville, US	daily low min (Tie)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	tie	93 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1979	Russellville, US	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	74 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1979	Russellville, US	daily high min (Tie)	23.3 C (73.9 F)	tie	84 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1979	Russellville, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1979	Russellville, US	daily low max (Tie)	29.4 C (84.9 F)	tie	28 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
21 June 1979	Russellville, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	78 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 June 1979	Russellville, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	82 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1979	Russellville, US	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	8 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1979	Russellville, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	16 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 1979	Russellville, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1979	Russellville, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	85 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1979	Russellville, US	daily low max (Tie)	14.4 C (57.9 F)	tie	72 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1979	Russellville, US	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	12 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1979	Russellville, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	5 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1979	Russellville, US	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	80 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1979	Russellville, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1979	Russellville, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1979	Russellville, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	25 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

41 complete years, 1893 to 1978

One stripe for each of 41 complete years at Russellville, 1893 to 1978. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 16.2 C (61.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1905, at 14.4 C (57.9 F), and the warmest was 1938, at 17.9 C (64.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.9 C (3.4 F).

Annual mean temperature at Russellville as warming stripes, 1893 to 1978
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1893	16.0 C	-0.26 C
1897	16.4 C	+0.16 C
1899	15.8 C	-0.43 C
1900	16.8 C	+0.53 C
1901	16.3 C	+0.03 C
1903	14.8 C	-1.47 C
1904	14.5 C	-1.74 C
1905	14.4 C	-1.87 C
1906	15.1 C	-1.11 C
1908	16.0 C	-0.21 C
1937	16.8 C	+0.53 C
1938	17.9 C	+1.70 C
1939	17.8 C	+1.51 C
1941	17.0 C	+0.75 C
1942	16.4 C	+0.18 C
1944	16.8 C	+0.58 C
1945	16.5 C	+0.26 C
1947	16.7 C	+0.45 C
1949	16.9 C	+0.67 C
1950	16.2 C	+0.00 C
1951	16.4 C	+0.13 C
1952	17.1 C	+0.83 C
1953	17.4 C	+1.17 C
1954	17.8 C	+1.56 C
1955	16.8 C	+0.53 C
1956	17.0 C	+0.80 C
1957	16.8 C	+0.51 C
1959	16.5 C	+0.27 C
1960	15.9 C	-0.38 C
1961	16.0 C	-0.24 C
1962	16.6 C	+0.39 C
1963	16.8 C	+0.55 C
1964	16.1 C	-0.18 C
1965	16.0 C	-0.28 C
1966	14.9 C	-1.39 C
1967	15.4 C	-0.85 C
1968	15.3 C	-0.92 C
1973	15.8 C	-0.49 C
1974	15.4 C	-0.81 C
1975	15.2 C	-1.02 C
1978	15.6 C	-0.63 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1893 to 1978 is 0.05 C (-0.06 to 0.16) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 41 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Russellville
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.05 C (-0.06 to 0.16) per decade	0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade	1893 to 1978	41	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum	0.15 C (0.02 to 0.29) per decade	0.28 F (0.03 to 0.52) per decade	1893 to 1978	41	Rise
Mean daily minimum	-0.1 C (-0.2 to 0.1) per decade	-0.1 F (-0.3 to 0.1) per decade	1893 to 1978	41	Not clearly different from zero

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1882 to 1979

Yearly extremes at Russellville: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	45.0 C (113.0 F)	1954	38.3 C (100.9 F)	72
Coldest night (TNn)	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	1899	-13.0 C (8.5 F)	72
Wettest day (Rx1day)	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	1939	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	72
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	288.8 mm (11.4 in)	1957	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	72
Longest dry spell (CDD)	50 days	1963	21 days	72

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Russellville, 1882 to 1979. The record is 45.0 C (113.0 F) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.3 C (100.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Russellville by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1882	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1883	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1884	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1885	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1886	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1887	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1888	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1889	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1890	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1891	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1892	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1893	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1894	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1895	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1896	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1897	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1898	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1899	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1900	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1901	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1902	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1903	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1904	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1905	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1906	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1907	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1908	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1909	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1936	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1937	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1938	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1939	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1940	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1941	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1942	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1943	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1944	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1945	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1946	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1947	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1948	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1949	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1950	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1951	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1952	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1953	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1954	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1955	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1956	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1957	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1958	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1959	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1960	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1961	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1962	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1963	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1964	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1965	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1966	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1967	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1968	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1969	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1970	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1971	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1972	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1973	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1974	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1975	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1976	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1977	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1978	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1979	36.7 C (98.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Russellville, 1882 to 1979. The record is -26.1 C (-15.0 F) in 1899, marked on the chart; the median year is -13.0 C (8.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Russellville by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1882	13.9 C (57.0 F)
1883	4.4 C (39.9 F)
1884	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1885	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1886	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1887	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1888	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1889	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1890	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1891	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1892	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1893	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1894	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1895	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1896	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1897	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1898	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1899	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1900	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1901	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1902	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1903	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1904	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1905	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1906	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1907	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1908	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1909	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1936	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1937	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1938	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1939	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1940	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1941	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1942	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1943	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1944	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1945	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1946	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1947	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1948	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1949	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1950	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1951	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1952	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1953	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1954	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1955	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1956	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1957	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1958	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1959	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1960	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1961	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1962	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1963	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1964	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1965	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1966	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1967	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1968	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1969	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1970	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1971	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1972	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1973	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1974	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1975	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1976	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1977	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1978	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1979	-14.4 C (6.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Russellville, 1882 to 1979. The record is 165.1 mm (6.5 in) in 1939, marked on the chart; the median year is 79.0 mm (3.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Russellville by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1882	121.7 mm (4.8 in)
1883	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1884	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1885	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1886	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1887	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1888	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1889	152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1890	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1891	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1892	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1893	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1894	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1895	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1896	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1897	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1898	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1899	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1900	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1901	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1902	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1903	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1904	111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1905	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1906	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1907	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1908	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1909	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1936	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1937	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1938	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1939	165.1 mm (6.5 in)
1940	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1941	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1942	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1943	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1944	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1945	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1946	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1947	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1948	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1949	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1950	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1951	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1952	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1953	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1954	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1955	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1956	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1957	152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1958	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1959	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1960	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1961	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1962	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1963	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1964	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1965	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1966	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1967	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1968	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1969	112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1970	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1971	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1972	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1973	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1974	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1975	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1976	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1977	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1978	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1979	76.2 mm (3.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Russellville, 1882 to 1979. The record is 288.8 mm (11.4 in) in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is 118.1 mm (4.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Russellville by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1882	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1883	54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1884	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1885	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1886	136.7 mm (5.4 in)
1887	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1888	101.7 mm (4.0 in)
1889	167.6 mm (6.6 in)
1890	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1891	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1892	144.9 mm (5.7 in)
1893	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1894	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1895	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1896	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1897	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1898	95.9 mm (3.8 in)
1899	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1900	135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1901	109.9 mm (4.3 in)
1902	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1903	113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1904	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1905	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1906	189.0 mm (7.4 in)
1907	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1908	112.2 mm (4.4 in)
1909	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1936	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1937	108.4 mm (4.3 in)
1938	196.7 mm (7.7 in)
1939	191.2 mm (7.5 in)
1940	142.1 mm (5.6 in)
1941	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1942	111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1943	109.1 mm (4.3 in)
1944	124.9 mm (4.9 in)
1945	229.7 mm (9.0 in)
1946	128.6 mm (5.1 in)
1947	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1948	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1949	221.8 mm (8.7 in)
1950	155.5 mm (6.1 in)
1951	126.4 mm (5.0 in)
1952	137.7 mm (5.4 in)
1953	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1954	185.0 mm (7.3 in)
1955	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1956	120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1957	288.8 mm (11.4 in)
1958	155.7 mm (6.1 in)
1959	115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1960	122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1961	148.6 mm (5.9 in)
1962	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1963	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1964	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1965	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1966	171.4 mm (6.7 in)
1967	127.1 mm (5.0 in)
1968	187.0 mm (7.4 in)
1969	129.3 mm (5.1 in)
1970	161.3 mm (6.4 in)
1971	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1972	188.5 mm (7.4 in)
1973	121.1 mm (4.8 in)
1974	120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1975	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1976	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1977	136.7 mm (5.4 in)
1978	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1979	124.2 mm (4.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Russellville, 1882 to 1979. The record is 50 days in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 21 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Russellville by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1882	6 days
1883	22 days
1884	29 days
1885	17 days
1886	20 days
1887	23 days
1888	24 days
1889	19 days
1890	19 days
1891	31 days
1892	25 days
1893	17 days
1894	26 days
1895	16 days
1896	20 days
1897	24 days
1898	18 days
1899	7 days
1900	14 days
1901	30 days
1902	23 days
1903	25 days
1904	23 days
1905	17 days
1906	23 days
1907	21 days
1908	29 days
1909	22 days
1936	26 days
1937	21 days
1938	34 days
1939	32 days
1940	20 days
1941	15 days
1942	14 days
1943	27 days
1944	26 days
1945	13 days
1946	15 days
1947	30 days
1948	18 days
1949	21 days
1950	16 days
1951	23 days
1952	37 days
1953	20 days
1954	21 days
1955	29 days
1956	17 days
1957	21 days
1958	14 days
1959	25 days
1960	19 days
1961	18 days
1962	23 days
1963	50 days
1964	23 days
1965	22 days
1966	16 days
1967	18 days
1968	19 days
1969	18 days
1970	27 days
1971	14 days
1972	25 days
1973	16 days
1974	26 days
1975	22 days
1976	19 days
1977	16 days
1978	26 days
1979	24 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Frost Dates and Growing Season

41 years with a frost

Across 41 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Russellville falls on 6 April and the median first autumn frost on 31 October, which leaves a median of 207 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +0.4 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Russellville
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1938 to 1978)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	6 April	n/a	7 April	n/a	+0.2 days per decade
First autumn frost	31 October	n/a	31 October	n/a	+0.6 days per decade
Growing days	207 days	n/a	208 days	n/a	+0.4 days per decade

A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.

Rainfall Return Levels

39 years, 1905 to 1978

A day with at least 81.1 mm (3.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 168.8 mm (6.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Russellville: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	81.1 mm (3.2 in)
5 years	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
10 years	115.3 mm (4.5 in)
25 years	135.2 mm (5.3 in)
50 years	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	Longer than the 39 years of record
100 years	168.8 mm (6.6 in)	Longer than the 39 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 39 years of values from 1905 to 1978.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 165.1 mm (6.5 in) in 1939; 152.4 mm (6.0 in) in 1957; 112.8 mm (4.4 in) in 1969.

Station Changes

1 suspected

One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Russellville, at 1964. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1964 ran 0.7 C (1.2 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).

Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Russellville, against neighbouring stations
Year	Shift (C)	Shift (F)	Strength	Neighbours
1964	-0.7	-1.2	likely	5

Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).