Wilson Weather Records (USC00037912)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Wilson (USC00037912), Arkansas, United States, with 34 years of record.

Key Facts for Wilson

Wilson (USC00037912) is a weather station in Arkansas, United States at 35.57 latitude and -90.03 longitude, 73 m (240 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1926 to 1959, 34 years of record.
1,464 records set at Wilson still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Wilson set a daily record low minimum temperature of 1.1 C (34.0 F) on 23 April 1959.

About the Station

Location: Arkansas, United States, 35.57 latitude, -90.03 longitude.
Elevation: 73 m (240 ft).
Period of record: 1926 to 1959, 34 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.

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 Wilson. 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 Wilson, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	25.0 C (77.0 F)	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	37.2 C (99.0 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	40.0 C (104.0 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	42.2 C (108.0 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	41.7 C (107.1 F)	6.1 C (43.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	40.0 C (104.0 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	25.0 C (77.0 F)	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Wilson still stand. 1927 holds the most, with 94.

Standing records at Wilson by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1926	54
1927	94
1928	61
1929	52
1930	76
1931	69
1932	71
1933	61
1934	48
1935	60
1936	69
1937	48
1938	46
1939	27
1940	65
1941	36
1942	31
1943	41
1944	37
1945	51
1946	17
1947	24
1948	15
1949	1
1951	8
1952	55
1953	57
1954	58
1955	50
1956	20
1957	22
1958	34
1959	6

Wettest Day of Each Month

Nov: 174.0 mm (6.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Wilson. The most was 174.0 mm (6.9 in) on 22 November 1934.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Wilson
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	29 January 1956
Feb	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	14 February 1959
Mar	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	11 March 1927
Apr	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	4 April 1957
May	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	18 May 1930
Jun	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	23 June 1947
Jul	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	26 July 1926
Aug	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 August 1941
Sep	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	2 September 1952
Oct	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	16 October 1957
Nov	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	22 November 1934
Dec	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	13 December 1931

Period of Record Coverage

1926 to 1959

33 years of record at Wilson, 1926 to 1959. 14 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1926, 1939, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949 and others.

Days with data per year at Wilson
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1926	275	75%	No
1927	365	100%	Yes
1928	361	99%	Yes
1929	362	99%	Yes
1930	364	100%	Yes
1931	361	99%	Yes
1932	365	100%	Yes
1933	361	99%	Yes
1934	358	98%	Yes
1935	363	99%	Yes
1936	361	99%	Yes
1937	358	98%	Yes
1938	361	99%	Yes
1939	299	82%	No
1940	364	99%	Yes
1941	365	100%	Yes
1942	324	89%	No
1943	273	75%	No
1944	365	100%	Yes
1945	359	98%	Yes
1946	303	83%	No
1947	291	80%	No
1948	189	52%	No
1949	31	8%	No
1951	36	10%	No
1952	286	78%	No
1953	354	97%	Yes
1954	271	74%	No
1955	356	98%	Yes
1956	316	86%	No
1957	264	72%	No
1958	352	96%	Yes
1959	115	32%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Wilson
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 April 1959	Wilson, US	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	28 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1959	Wilson, US	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	24 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1959	Wilson, US	daily low min (Tie)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	tie	4 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1959	Wilson, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	4 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1959	Wilson, US	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1959	Wilson, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1959	Wilson, US	daily low min (Tie)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	tie	29 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 1959	Wilson, US	monthly rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	2 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1959	Wilson, US	daily low min	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	23 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1959	Wilson, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	12 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1959	Wilson, US	daily low min	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	32 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1959	Wilson, US	daily low min	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	19 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1959	Wilson, US	daily low max	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	12 years	9 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

16 complete years, 1927 to 1955

One stripe for each of 16 complete years at Wilson, 1927 to 1955. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 16.0 C (60.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1940, at 14.8 C (58.6 F), and the warmest was 1933, at 16.8 C (62.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.3 C (2.3 F).

Annual mean temperature at Wilson as warming stripes, 1927 to 1955
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1927	16.7 C	+0.62 C
1928	15.7 C	-0.33 C
1929	15.4 C	-0.63 C
1930	16.2 C	+0.13 C
1931	16.5 C	+0.49 C
1932	16.2 C	+0.19 C
1933	16.8 C	+0.74 C
1934	16.6 C	+0.52 C
1935	15.7 C	-0.36 C
1936	16.0 C	-0.07 C
1937	15.8 C	-0.25 C
1940	14.8 C	-1.24 C
1941	16.6 C	+0.53 C
1944	16.0 C	-0.08 C
1945	15.5 C	-0.55 C
1955	16.4 C	+0.37 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

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

1926 to 1959

Yearly extremes at Wilson: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	42.2 C (108.0 F)	1930	37.8 C (100.0 F)	33
Coldest night (TNn)	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	1942	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	33
Wettest day (Rx1day)	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	1934	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	33
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	243.7 mm (9.6 in)	1937	118.7 mm (4.7 in)	33
Longest dry spell (CDD)	79 days	1953	28 days	33

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Wilson, 1926 to 1959. The record is 42.2 C (108.0 F) in 1930, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.8 C (100.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Wilson by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1926	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1927	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1928	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1929	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1930	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1931	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1932	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1933	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1934	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1935	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1936	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1937	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1938	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1939	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1940	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1941	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1942	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1943	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1944	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1945	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1946	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1947	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1948	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1949	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1951	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1952	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1953	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1954	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1955	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1956	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1957	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1958	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1959	30.0 C (86.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Wilson, 1926 to 1959. The record is -24.4 C (-11.9 F) in 1942, marked on the chart; the median year is -13.3 C (8.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Wilson by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1926	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1927	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1928	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1929	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1930	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1931	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1932	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1933	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1934	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1935	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1936	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1937	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1938	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1939	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1940	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1941	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1942	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1943	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1944	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1945	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1946	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1947	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1948	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1949	20.6 C (69.1 F)
1951	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1952	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1953	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1954	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1955	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1956	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1957	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1958	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1959	-16.7 C (1.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Wilson, 1926 to 1959. The record is 174.0 mm (6.9 in) in 1934, marked on the chart; the median year is 81.3 mm (3.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Wilson by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1926	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1927	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1928	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1929	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1930	141.5 mm (5.6 in)
1931	113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1932	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1933	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1934	174.0 mm (6.9 in)
1935	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1936	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1937	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1938	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1939	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1940	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1941	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1942	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1943	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1944	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1945	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1946	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1947	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1948	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1949	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1951	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1952	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1953	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1954	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1955	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1956	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1957	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1958	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1959	104.1 mm (4.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Wilson, 1926 to 1959. The record is 243.7 mm (9.6 in) in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is 118.7 mm (4.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Wilson by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1926	130.1 mm (5.1 in)
1927	150.3 mm (5.9 in)
1928	129.1 mm (5.1 in)
1929	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1930	223.4 mm (8.8 in)
1931	93.8 mm (3.7 in)
1932	118.7 mm (4.7 in)
1933	134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1934	177.8 mm (7.0 in)
1935	117.4 mm (4.6 in)
1936	137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1937	243.7 mm (9.6 in)
1938	135.1 mm (5.3 in)
1939	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1940	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1941	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1942	93.8 mm (3.7 in)
1943	111.2 mm (4.4 in)
1944	112.6 mm (4.4 in)
1945	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1946	135.1 mm (5.3 in)
1947	131.9 mm (5.2 in)
1948	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1949	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1951	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1952	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1953	113.1 mm (4.5 in)
1954	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1955	134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1956	212.6 mm (8.4 in)
1957	160.8 mm (6.3 in)
1958	120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1959	107.9 mm (4.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Wilson, 1926 to 1959. The record is 79 days in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 28 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Wilson by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1926	16 days
1927	20 days
1928	32 days
1929	25 days
1930	35 days
1931	31 days
1932	21 days
1933	30 days
1934	21 days
1935	16 days
1936	23 days
1937	19 days
1938	34 days
1939	36 days
1940	25 days
1941	29 days
1942	29 days
1943	50 days
1944	28 days
1945	23 days
1946	29 days
1947	20 days
1948	32 days
1949	10 days
1951	13 days
1952	33 days
1953	79 days
1954	48 days
1955	35 days
1956	33 days
1957	21 days
1958	15 days
1959	14 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.

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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).