How extreme does West Memphis's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days West Memphis 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 W Memphis station 3 km away. Updated through June 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 West Memphis has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day

108°F May 17, 2003

That is about 28°F hotter than a normal May afternoon in West Memphis (typical high near 80°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 108°F May 17, 2003

2 106°F May 31, 1977

3 105°F Jul 13, 1980

❄️ Coldest night

-23°F Dec 25, 1983

About 58°F colder than a normal December night in West Memphis (typical low near 35°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 -23°F Dec 25, 1983

2 -21°F Dec 23, 1983

3 -12°F Dec 24, 1983

🌧️ Most rain in one day

7.25 in Dec 25, 1987

More rain in a single day than West Memphis usually gets in the whole month of December (typical December total about 5.6 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 7.25 in Dec 25, 1987

2 6.44 in Nov 29, 2001

3 6.42 in Apr 6, 2025

⛄ Most snow in one day

8.0 in Jan 3, 1985

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

The three most extreme on record

1 8.0 in Jan 3, 1985

2 8.0 in Jan 7, 1988

3 6.0 in Feb 1, 1985

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.

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West Memphis's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — May's 108°F is about 28°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, West Memphis's warmest days reach the low 90s°F and its coldest nights drop to the low 30s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 108°F and as low as −23°F. A single day has delivered over 7 inches of rain or close to 8 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 W Memphis (NOAA GHCN station USC00037712), about 3 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →

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