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Weather extremes
How extreme does Van Buren's weather get?
The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Van Buren has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.
The four kinds of extreme
The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest single days Van Buren has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.
That is about 21°F hotter than a normal August afternoon in Van Buren (typical high near 94°F).
The three most extreme on record
About 40°F colder than a normal January night in Van Buren (typical low near 30°F).
The three most extreme on record
More rain in a single day than Van Buren usually gets in the whole month of November (typical November total about 3.9 in).
The three most extreme on record
Close to a whole typical January's snow in one day (Van Buren averages about 1 in across the month).
The three most extreme on record
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.
Van Buren's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — August's 115°F is about 21°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
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at FT Smith Rgnl AP (NOAA GHCN station USW00013964), about 12 km from the city centre.