Zip 72640 (Hasty, AR) Climate

72640 Hasty, AR has a humid subtropical climate. Summers are hot and humid, with average highs in the mid-80s and lows in the mid-60s. Winters are usually mild and wet, with average highs in the mid-50s and lows in the upper 30s. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, with an average of 48 inches per year. The area is also prone to severe thunderstorms that can bring heavy rains, damaging winds, hail, and even tornadoes.

Hasty (zip 72640), Arkansas gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Hasty (zip 72640) averages 6 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 212 sunny days per year in Hasty (zip 72640). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Hasty (zip 72640) 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 89 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 the 72640 zip code is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Arkansas.

7.4 Summer - 6.3 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the 72640 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Hasty, Arkansas	United States
	45.9 in.	38.1 in.
	6.3 in.	27.8 in.
	96.6 days	106.2 days
	212 days	205 days
	89.4°	85.8°
	25.3°	21.7°
	7.5	7
	4.7	4.3
	1096 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 the 72640 zip code with an average high temperature of 89.5°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Arkansas. In the 72640 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 72640 zip code are May, September and June.

In the 72640 zip code, there are 39.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Arkansas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 72640 zip code with an average of 25.3°. This is colder than most places in Arkansas.

In the 72640 zip code, there are 86.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Arkansas.

In the 72640 zip code, there are 0.7 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 72640 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 72640 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 72640 zip code with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.9 inches in the 72640 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Arkansas.

May is the rainiest month in the 72640 zip code with 10.4 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 6.8 rainy days. There are 96.6 rainy days annually in the 72640 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Arkansas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 6.3 inches in the 72640 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Arkansas. January is the snowiest month in the 72640 zip code with 2.5 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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