Pollard, AR Climate


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United States / Arkansas / No Metro Area / Clay County / Pollard / Zip Codes
Pollard, AR has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and cool winters. The average temperature in the summer months is around 90°F while the winter months hover around 40°F. Precipitation is plentiful throughout the year with an average of 46 inches of rainfall annually. The area can experience occasional thunderstorms and snowfall in the winter months. Pollard, AR has been known to experience extreme weather conditions, including tornadoes, hail, and heavy flooding during certain times of the year.

Pollard, Arkansas gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Pollard averages 6 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 217 sunny days per year in Pollard. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Pollard gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 92 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 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 6 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Pollard is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Arkansas.

6.3 Summer - 6.1 Winter
May, September and October are the most pleasant months in Pollard, while July and January are the least comfortable months.

  ClimatePollard, ArkansasUnited States
  45.5 in.38.1 in.
  6.1 in.27.8 in.
  92.0 days106.2 days
  217 days205 days
  90.1°85.8°
  25.4°21.7°
  7.27
  54.3
  335 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.

July is the hottest month for Pollard with an average high temperature of 90.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Arkansas. In Pollard, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Pollard are May, September and October.
In Pollard, there are 47.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Arkansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Pollard with an average of 25.4°. This is colder than most places in Arkansas.
In Pollard, there are 79.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Arkansas.
In Pollard, 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 Pollard 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 Pollard.
May is the wettest month in Pollard with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.5 inches in Pollard means that it is one of the driest places in Arkansas.
May is the rainiest month in Pollard with 9.9 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 5.7 rainy days. There are 92.0 rainy days annually in Pollard, which is less rainy than most places in Arkansas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 6.1 inches in Pollard means that it is snowier than most places in Arkansas. January is the snowiest month in Pollard with 2.5 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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