September Setting Fake Statistics Record In Arkansas

KARK claims that Little Rock, Arkansas has never had 18 consecutive days over 90 degrees in September before.

September 2019 Heat Setting New Record | KARK

The closest USHCN station to Little Rock is at Conway, and it had at least 18 consecutive days over 90F in September in 1931 and 1933. During the 1931 heatwave they had 22 consecutive days over 90F.

Arkansas has had 32 streaks of 18 consecutive days over 90 degrees in September. They occurred in 1895, 1896, 1900, 1906, 1911, 1912, 1914, 1925, 1927, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1936, 1939. and 2019.  All but one occurred more than 80 years ago.

BRINKLEY, AR   9/5/1895 To 9/22/1895
BRINKLEY, AR   9/2/1911 To 9/19/1911
BRINKLEY, AR   9/1/1912 To 9/18/1912
BRINKLEY, AR   9/4/1931 To 9/21/1931
BRINKLEY, AR   9/1/1939 To 9/18/1939
CONWAY, AR   9/4/1931 To 9/21/1931
CONWAY, AR   9/5/1933 To 9/22/1933
CONWAY, AR   9/1/2019 To 9/18/2019
EUREKA SPRINGS 3 WNW, AR   9/1/1939 To 9/18/1939
GRAVETTE, AR   9/1/1939 To 9/18/1939
MENA, AR   9/3/1931 To 9/20/1931
MENA, AR   9/1/1939 To 9/18/1939
NEWPORT, AR   9/1/1927 To 9/18/1927
NEWPORT, AR   9/1/1939 To 9/18/1939
PINE BLUFF, AR   9/3/1895 To 9/20/1895
PINE BLUFF, AR   9/1/1927 To 9/18/1927
POCAHONTAS 1, AR   9/1/1927 To 9/18/1927
POCAHONTAS 1, AR   9/4/1931 To 9/21/1931
POCAHONTAS 1, AR   9/1/1939 To 9/18/1939
PRESCOTT 2 NNW, AR   9/1/1896 To 9/18/1896
PRESCOTT 2 NNW, AR   9/1/1900 To 9/18/1900
PRESCOTT 2 NNW, AR   9/6/1906 To 9/23/1906
PRESCOTT 2 NNW, AR   9/3/1911 To 9/20/1911
PRESCOTT 2 NNW, AR   9/1/1912 To 9/18/1912
PRESCOTT 2 NNW, AR   9/1/1914 To 9/18/1914
PRESCOTT 2 NNW, AR   9/1/1925 To 9/18/1925
PRESCOTT 2 NNW, AR   9/1/1927 To 9/18/1927
PRESCOTT 2 NNW, AR   9/1/1930 To 9/18/1930
PRESCOTT 2 NNW, AR   9/1/1936 To 9/18/1936
PRESCOTT 2 NNW, AR   9/1/1939 To 9/18/1939
SUBIACO, AR   9/4/1931 To 9/21/1931
SUBIACO, AR   9/1/1939 To 9/18/1939

Prescott had 29 consecutive days over 90F in 1939 – almost the entire month.

Conway is less than 30 miles from Little Rock.  The KARK stats are either incorrect, or they are meaningless.

The frequency of of 90 degree September days in Arkansas has dropped by more than 50% since the 19th century.

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