Zip 72422 (Corning, AR) Climate

Corning, AR is located in a temperate climate zone with mild winters and hot, humid summers. Average high temperatures range from the mid-50's Fahrenheit in the winter to the low 90's in the summer months. Winter weather usually consists of rain and occasional snow while summers tend to be warm and muggy, occasionally reaching into triple digit heat waves. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, with more frequent rain showers occurring during spring and early summer months.

Corning (zip 72422), Arkansas gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Corning (zip 72422) averages 7 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 215 sunny days per year in Corning (zip 72422). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Corning (zip 72422) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 93 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 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 7 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 72422 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Arkansas.

6.4 Summer - 6.1 Winter

May, September and October are the most pleasant months in the 72422 zip code, while July and January are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Corning, Arkansas	United States
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	89.8°	85.8°
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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.

July is the hottest month for the 72422 zip code with an average high temperature of 89.8°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Arkansas. In the 72422 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 72422 zip code are May, September and October.

In the 72422 zip code, there are 43.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Arkansas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 72422 zip code with an average of 24.9°. This is colder than most places in Arkansas.

In the 72422 zip code, there are 85.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Arkansas.

In the 72422 zip code, there are 0.9 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 72422 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 72422 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 72422 zip code with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 2.8 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 46.7 inches in the 72422 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Arkansas.

May is the rainiest month in the 72422 zip code with 9.8 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 5.8 rainy days. There are 92.6 rainy days annually in the 72422 zip code, 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 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 7.2 inches in the 72422 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Arkansas. January is the snowiest month in the 72422 zip code with 2.6 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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