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United States / Arkansas / No Metro Area / Stone County / Fifty-Six / Zip Codes
Fifty-Six, AR has a temperate climate with four distinct seasons. Summers can be hot and humid, with average temperatures in the mid 80s. Winters are mild but cold, with temperatures usually dropping into the low 30s at night. Spring and fall temperatures range between the 50s and 70s, providing plenty of comfortable days for outdoor activities. Rainfall is plentiful throughout the year with an average annual precipitation rate of 45 inches per year.

Fifty-Six, Arkansas gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Fifty-Six 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 Fifty-Six. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fifty-Six gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 97 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 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 6 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Fifty-Six is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Arkansas.

6.8 Summer - 6.2 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Fifty-Six, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 Fifty-Six with an average high temperature of 90.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Arkansas. In Fifty-Six, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Fifty-Six are May, September and October.
In Fifty-Six, there are 47.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Arkansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Fifty-Six with an average of 24.9°. This is colder than most places in Arkansas.
In Fifty-Six, there are 90.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Arkansas.
In Fifty-Six, 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 Fifty-Six 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 Fifty-Six.
May is the wettest month in Fifty-Six with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 3.3 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.7 inches in Fifty-Six means that it is drier than most places in Arkansas.
May is the rainiest month in Fifty-Six with 10.4 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 6.6 rainy days. There are 96.9 rainy days annually in Fifty-Six, 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 6.3 inches in Fifty-Six means that it is snowier than most places in Arkansas. January is the snowiest month in Fifty-Six with 2.5 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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