Arkansas summers are getting hotter — especially at night

Yes, this was the hottest summer on record across the contiguous United States, according to data released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) last week. Although Arkansas had only its 10th hottest summer (measured as June through August) on record, the state is seeing dramatic shifts towards hotter nighttime temperatures, along with hotter temps in the early fall and record-breaking drought.According to NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information data,