Zip 72550 (Locust Grove, AR) Climate

72550 Locust Grove, AR has a subtropical humid climate with hot summers and mild winters. The average temperature in the area is around 64°F, with temperatures ranging from 46°F in the winter to 85°F in the summer months. There is an average of 45 inches of rain per year, and the area gets around 215 sunny days per year on average. Humidity levels tend to be high throughout the year and snowfall is rare. Summers are usually hot and muggy with occasional thunderstorms, while winters are generally mild but can become cold at times.

Locust Grove (zip 72550), Arkansas gets 50 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Locust Grove (zip 72550) averages 5 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 219 sunny days per year in Locust Grove (zip 72550). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Locust Grove (zip 72550) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 98 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 25
Rain: averages 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 5 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 72550 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Arkansas.

6.9 Summer - 6.2 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the 72550 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Locust Grove, Arkansas	United States
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Climate

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

August is the hottest month for the 72550 zip code with an average high temperature of 90.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Arkansas. In the 72550 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 72550 zip code are May, September and October.

In the 72550 zip code, there are 45.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Arkansas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 72550 zip code with an average of 25.2°. This is colder than most places in Arkansas.

In the 72550 zip code, there are 86.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Arkansas.

In the 72550 zip code, there are 0.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Arkansas.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the 72550 zip code during the summer months. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most humid months in the 72550 zip code.

November is the wettest month in the 72550 zip code with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.2 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 49.5 inches in the 72550 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Arkansas.

May is the rainiest month in the 72550 zip code with 10.3 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 6.7 rainy days. There are 97.9 rainy days annually in the 72550 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Arkansas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 4.5 inches in the 72550 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Arkansas. January is the snowiest month in the 72550 zip code with 2.0 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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