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Weather extremes

How extreme does Conway's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Conway has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.

Based on 50+ years of daily weather observations (1971–present), from the Conway station 5 km away. Updated through May 2026 — an all-time extreme only changes when a more extreme day actually occurs, so some dates are old. That is normal, not stale data.

The four kinds of extreme

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest single days Conway has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day
112°F Jul 31, 1986

That is about 20°F hotter than a normal July afternoon in Conway (typical high near 92°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 112°F Jul 31, 1986
2 111°F Jul 17, 1980
3 111°F Aug 4, 2011
❄️ Coldest night
-8°F Feb 16, 2021

About 38°F colder than a normal February night in Conway (typical low near 30°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 -8°F Feb 16, 2021recent
2 -5°F Jan 20, 1985
3 -3°F Jan 24, 2003
🌧️ Most rain in one day
5.79 in Apr 30, 2017

More rain in a single day than Conway usually gets in the whole month of April (typical April total about 5.4 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 5.79 in Apr 30, 2017
2 5.08 in Jul 9, 2024
3 4.95 in Dec 24, 2009
Most snow in one day
12.0 in Jan 7, 1988

Close to a whole typical January's snow in one day (Conway averages about 1 in across the month).

The three most extreme on record

1 12.0 in Jan 7, 1988
2 9.0 in Feb 25, 2003
3 7.8 in Jan 10, 2025

How hot and cold it gets, month by month

The shaded band is the normal range of daily temperatures for each month. The dots show the most extreme it has ever been — so you can see how far beyond a normal day the records really sit.

-30°-10°10°30°50°70°90°110°130° all-time high 112°F JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
normal range of daily temperatureshottest ever recordedcoldest ever recorded

Conway's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — July's 112°F is about 20°F beyond a normal hot afternoon. Its record cold is just as far below a normal winter night — the dots mark how rare each extreme really is.

In plain terms

In a normal year, Conway's warmest days reach the low 90s°F and its coldest nights drop to the high 20s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 112°F and as low as −8°F. A single day has delivered over 6 inches of rain or close to 12 inches of snow. Those are the outer edges worth knowing if you are moving here, planning a trip, or thinking about a house.
Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Little Rock (NOAA GHCN station USW00003952), about 32 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →