Stephens weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Stephens, Arkansas: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at MAGNOLIA, 21 km from Stephens; records cover 1948–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 56.3 in1430 mm
- Snow a year
- 1.7 in4.3 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Mar 25
- First fall freeze
- Nov 3
- Heating degree days
- 2,848
- Cooling degree days
- 2,008
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 19°−7° (heating, 99%) and 102°39° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Stephens in January
Highs average 55°13° and lows 31°0°, with 4.5 in114 mm of precipitation and 0.9 in2.3 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 83°28° (1950)
- Record low
- −4°−20° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 682
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Stephens in February
Highs average 59°15° and lows 34°1°, with 4.7 in119 mm of precipitation and 0.6 in1.5 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 88°31° (1986)
- Record low
- −3°−19° (1951)
- Heating degree days
- 518
- Cooling degree days
- 3
Stephens in March
Highs average 68°20° and lows 41°5°, with 6.6 in166 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 91°33° (1995)
- Record low
- 14°−10° (1996)
- Heating degree days
- 342
- Cooling degree days
- 16
Stephens in April
Highs average 75°24° and lows 49°10°, with 5.4 in138 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1987)
- Record low
- 25°−4° (1971)
- Heating degree days
- 144
- Cooling degree days
- 52
Stephens in May
Highs average 82°28° and lows 59°15°, with 5.6 in141 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 99°37° (1951)
- Record low
- 35°2° (1960)
- Heating degree days
- 26
- Cooling degree days
- 188
Stephens in June
Highs average 89°32° and lows 67°19°, with 3.8 in97 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 101°38° (1952)
- Record low
- 45°7° (1966)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 378
Stephens in July
Highs average 92°33° and lows 70°21°, with 3.3 in84 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 111°44° (2011)
- Record low
- 50°10° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 494
Stephens in August
Highs average 93°34° and lows 69°20°, with 3.6 in92 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 109°43° (1999)
- Record low
- 47°8° (1986)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 484
Stephens in September
Highs average 87°31° and lows 62°17°, with 3.5 in88 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 109°43° (2000)
- Record low
- 32°0° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 10
- Cooling degree days
- 294
Stephens in OctoberThis month
Highs average 77°25° and lows 50°10°, with 5 in128 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 97°36° (1953)
- Record low
- 24°−4° (1993)
- Heating degree days
- 129
- Cooling degree days
- 81
Stephens in November
Highs average 66°19° and lows 40°4°, with 4.7 in120 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 88°31° (1955)
- Record low
- 13°−11° (1976)
- Heating degree days
- 377
- Cooling degree days
- 13
Stephens in December
Highs average 57°14° and lows 33°1°, with 5.6 in143 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 87°31° (2015)
- Record low
- −3°−19° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 620
- Cooling degree days
- 3