Parkdale, AR Climate


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Parkdale, AR has a humid subtropical climate, characterized by hot summers and mild winters. The average temperature in the summer months is in the mid-80s F (30 C), with temperatures often reaching 90 F (32 C). Winters are mild, with temperatures rarely dipping below freezing. Average annual rainfall is approximately 46 inches (117 cm), making Parkdale one of the wettest cities in Arkansas. Humidity can be high throughout the year, particularly during the summer months when it averages around 80%. Despite this humidity, Parkdale experiences relatively mild winters and an extended growing season for many types of plants.

Parkdale, Arkansas gets 56 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Parkdale averages 1 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 220 sunny days per year in Parkdale. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Parkdale gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 88 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 92 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 32
Rain: averages 56 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Parkdale is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Arkansas.

4.5 Summer - 7 Winter
October, April and May are the most pleasant months in Parkdale, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateParkdale, ArkansasUnited States
  55.8 in.38.1 in.
  0.6 in.27.8 in.
  88.3 days106.2 days
  220 days205 days
  92.2°85.8°
  32.2°21.7°
  77
  4.94.3
  115 ft.2443 ft.
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 Parkdale with an average high temperature of 92.6°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Arkansas. In Parkdale, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Parkdale are October, April and May.
In Parkdale, there are 74.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Arkansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Parkdale with an average of 32.2°. This is one of the warmest places in Arkansas.
In Parkdale, there are 49.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Arkansas.
In Parkdale, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Arkansas.
Humidity in Parkdale can be stifling in the summer, but pleasant for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June. The humid season runs from May-September and the least humid months are October-April.
December is the wettest month in Parkdale with 5.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.4 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 29% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 55.8 inches in Parkdale means that it is one of the wettest places in Arkansas.
May is the rainiest month in Parkdale with 8.5 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 5.8 rainy days. There are 88.3 rainy days annually in Parkdale, which is less rainy than most places in Arkansas. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 0.6 inches in Parkdale means that it is one of the least snowy places in Arkansas. January is the snowiest month in Parkdale with 0.4 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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