The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Russellville has
recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far
they sit beyond a normal day.
Based on 19 years of daily weather observations (2006–present), from the Municipal Airport station 4 km away. Updated through August 2025 — 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 Russellville
has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year
looks like.
🔥Hottest day
115°FAug 3, 2011
The three most extreme on record
1115°FAug 3, 2011
2110°FAug 2, 2011
3110°FAug 6, 2011
❄️Coldest night
-9°FFeb 16, 2021
The three most extreme on record
1-9°FFeb 16, 2021recent
20°FJan 17, 2024
31°FFeb 10, 2011
🌧️Most rain in one day
7.27 inDec 28, 2015
The three most extreme on record
17.27 inDec 28, 2015
25.20 inJan 13, 2013
35.17 inNov 22, 2011
In plain terms
Across the record, Russellville has reached as high as 115°F and as low as −9°F. A single day has delivered over 7 inches of rain. 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 93 km from the city centre.