February 13, 1905

The coldest temperature ever recorded in Arkansas, twenty-nine degrees below zero, was noted at Gravette (Benton County) in the northwest corner of the state. Officially classified by climatologist Wladimir Köppen as having a humid sub-tropical climate, Arkansas is indeed humid, but numerous weather extremes run through the state. Humid sub-tropical is classified generally as a mild climate with a hot summer and no specific dry season. The Köppen classification is correct in that regard, but the state truly has four seasons, and they can all range from fairly mild to incredibly extreme.