Sept. 1, 2000: Thunderstorms arrived in Central Arkansas, putting an end to 105-degree heat and causing wind damage. A 72-mph wind gust was recorded at the North Little Rock airport.

Sept. 2, 1937: Remnants from a tropical storm brought moderate to heavy rainfall in north central parts of the state.

Sept. 3, 1899: Summer heat held on across the state with Conway recording 109.

Sept. 4, 1970: A tornado struck Russellville.

Sept. 5, 1899: A late summer heat wave brought temperatures of more than 100 over much of the state.

Sept. 6, 1988: Low temperatures across the state reached into the 40s.

Sept. 7, 1973: The remnants of Tropical Storm Delia caused flash flooding in the Little Rock area.

Sept. 8, 1930: The southwest Arkansas city of Hope recorded a high of 106.

Sept. 9, 1936: After 37 days without measurable rain, Little Rock finally got rainfall.

Sept. 10, 1954: Three months of steady 90-degree weather came to an end with a cold front that moved through the state.

Sept. 11, 1965: The remnants of Hurricane Betsy swept across Arkansas with 50-70-mph winds and up to 6 inches of rain in the northeast portion of the state. All except Northwest Arkansas got about 2 inches of rain.

Sept. 12, 1961: The remnants of Hurricane Carla brought storms to the state, including a minor tornado at Blanchard Springs.

Sept. 13, 1902: Unusually early freezing was recorded at Gravette and Harrison.

Sept. 14, 1977: One person was killed when a tornado hit Ponder’s Switch in Lawrence County.

Sept. 15, 1993: High temperatures ranged from 52 degrees at Fayetteville to 93 at Calion as a strong cold front moved across Arkansas.

Sept. 16, 1980: In what felt like a never-ending heat wave, Little Rock and several other stations across the state had highs of 100 degrees or more. For Little Rock it was its 47th and last 100-degree day of the year.

Sept. 17, 1900: Texarkana recorded 104 degrees.

Sept. 18, 1981: A cold front brought temperatures in the 40s across most of the state with some in the 30s across northern and western portions. Early freezes were recorded at Gravette, Mammoth Spring and Lead Hill.

Sept. 19, 1924: A tornado killed one person when it struck Hot Springs.

Sept. 20, 1990: Conway sustained extensive wind damage from severe thunderstorms.

Sept. 21, 1872: Three people were killed in Osceola by a tornado.

Sept. 22, 1925: A heat wave with widespread 100-degree temperatures in eastern and southern parts of the state came to an end.

Sept. 23, 1995: Winter temperatures came early with lows in the 30s to 40s and freezing weather at Gravette, Deer and Mountain View.

Sept. 24, 2005: The remnants of Hurricane Rita caused heavy rain and high winds and produced 15 tornadoes, primarily over Central and eastern Arkansas.

Sept. 25, 1832: Frost came early on the pumpkin at Little Rock.

Sept. 26, 1945: Over a two-day period, 9.3 inches of rain fell at Forester in Scott County.

Sept. 27, 1980: Over a two-day period, central and southwest portions of the state received from 6 to 11 inches of rain, breaking a drought.

Sept. 28, 1953: Temperatures reached 106 at Subiaco, Arkadelphia, Booneville and Paris.

Sept. 29, 1844: Fort Smith saw an early freeze with a low of 32 degrees.

Sept. 30, 1898: Moore in Faulkner County got 3 inches of rain bringing its total for the month to 21.95 inches.

Source: “On This Day in Arkansas History,” National Weather Service in Little Rock.