Zip 72554 (Mammoth Spring, AR) Climate

72554 Mammoth Spring, AR has a humid subtropical climate characterized by hot and humid summers and cold winters. Located in northern Arkansas at an elevation of about 400 feet, temperatures in the summer months range from mid-80s to low-90s Fahrenheit during the day, with night temperatures dropping to the low 60s. Winters are cold with temperatures ranging from the mid-30s during the day to the mid-20s at night. Precipitation is plentiful throughout the year with an average annual rainfall of around 48 inches.

Mammoth Spring (zip 72554), Arkansas gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Mammoth Spring (zip 72554) averages 5 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 Mammoth Spring (zip 72554). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mammoth Spring (zip 72554) 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 91 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 23
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 5 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 72554 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Arkansas.

6.7 Summer - 6.1 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the 72554 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Mammoth Spring, Arkansas	United States
	48.3 in.	38.1 in.
	5.0 in.	27.8 in.
	92.0 days	106.2 days
	215 days	205 days
	90.6°	85.8°
	22.7°	21.7°
	7.2	7
	4.6	4.3
	536 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 the 72554 zip code with an average high temperature of 90.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Arkansas. In the 72554 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 72554 zip code are May, September and October.

In the 72554 zip code, there are 47.9 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 72554 zip code with an average of 22.7°. This is one of the coldest places in Arkansas.

In the 72554 zip code, there are 98.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Arkansas.

In the 72554 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 72554 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 72554 zip code.

November is the wettest month in the 72554 zip code with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.3 inches in the 72554 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Arkansas.

May is the rainiest month in the 72554 zip code with 9.1 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.0 rainy days. There are 92.0 rainy days annually in the 72554 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Arkansas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 5.0 inches in the 72554 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Arkansas. February is the snowiest month in the 72554 zip code with 2.0 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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