Fordyce weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Fordyce, Arkansas: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Fordyce, 2 km from Fordyce; records cover 1911–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 57.6 in1464 mm
- Snow a year
- 1.2 in3 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Mar 28
- First fall freeze
- Nov 3
- Heating degree days
- 3,092
- Cooling degree days
- 1,919
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 16°−9° (heating, 99%) and 100°38° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Fordyce in January
Highs average 52°11° and lows 31°−1°, with 4.5 in115 mm of precipitation and 0.6 in1.5 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 83°28° (1950)
- Record low
- −5°−21° (1982)
- Heating degree days
- 728
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Fordyce in February
Highs average 57°14° and lows 34°1°, with 4.9 in124 mm of precipitation and 0.5 in1.3 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 85°29° (1917)
- Record low
- −1°−18° (1951)
- Heating degree days
- 555
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Fordyce in March
Highs average 65°18° and lows 41°5°, with 5.8 in148 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 92°33° (1946)
- Record low
- 10°−12° (1943)
- Heating degree days
- 383
- Cooling degree days
- 11
Fordyce in April
Highs average 74°23° and lows 49°9°, with 5.9 in150 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1987)
- Record low
- 26°−3° (1975)
- Heating degree days
- 161
- Cooling degree days
- 48
Fordyce in May
Highs average 81°27° and lows 59°15°, with 5.4 in137 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1951)
- Record low
- 35°2° (2013)
- Heating degree days
- 31
- Cooling degree days
- 178
Fordyce in June
Highs average 88°31° and lows 67°19°, with 4.2 in106 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 106°41° (1914)
- Record low
- 44°7° (1984)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 370
Fordyce in July
Highs average 91°33° and lows 71°21°, with 4.1 in103 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 107°42° (1954)
- Record low
- 51°11° (1947)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 488
Fordyce in August
Highs average 91°33° and lows 69°21°, with 3.8 in97 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 108°42° (1943)
- Record low
- 45°7° (1916)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 466
Fordyce in September
Highs average 85°30° and lows 62°17°, with 3.6 in91 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 110°43° (1947)
- Record low
- 24°−4° (1916)
- Heating degree days
- 13
- Cooling degree days
- 274
Fordyce in OctoberThis month
Highs average 75°24° and lows 50°10°, with 5 in127 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 97°36° (1953)
- Record low
- 26°−3° (1993)
- Heating degree days
- 149
- Cooling degree days
- 70
Fordyce in November
Highs average 63°17° and lows 40°4°, with 4.4 in113 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 88°31° (1943)
- Record low
- 14°−10° (1976)
- Heating degree days
- 412
- Cooling degree days
- 9
Fordyce in December
Highs average 55°13° and lows 33°1°, with 6 in153 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 80°27° (1948)
- Record low
- −2°−19° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 659
- Cooling degree days
- 2