| Fort
Smith, AR |
|
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual |
| Average High Temperature |
|
48 |
55 |
64 |
73 |
80 |
88 |
93 |
93 |
85 |
75 |
61 |
51 |
72 |
| Average Low Temperature |
|
28 |
33 |
41 |
49 |
59 |
67 |
71 |
70 |
63 |
51 |
40 |
31 |
49 |
| Average Mean Temperature |
|
38 |
44 |
53 |
61 |
70 |
78 |
82 |
82 |
74 |
63 |
51 |
41 |
61 |
| Record High Temperature |
|
81 1952 |
87 1911 |
94 1974 |
96 2006 |
99 1934 |
106 1936 |
111 1954 |
113 1936 |
109 1998 |
96 1938 |
86 1915 |
82 1951 |
113 Aug 1936 |
| Record Low Temperature |
|
-11 1918 |
-15 1899 |
7 1948 |
22 1975 |
34 1903 |
47 1964 |
50 1972 |
45 1891 |
33 1967 |
22 1917 |
8 1976 |
-5 1989 |
-15 Feb 1899 |
| Average Days At or Above 100 Degrees |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.3 |
3.8 |
4.6 |
0.9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9.6 |
| Average Days At or Above 90 Degrees |
|
0 |
0 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
2.2 |
12.7 |
23.2 |
22.0 |
10.3 |
1.2 |
0 |
0 |
72.2 |
| Average Days At or Below 32 Degrees |
|
22.6 |
15.1 |
6.5 |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.8 |
8.4 |
18.7 |
73.1 |
| Average Rainfall |
|
2.37 |
2.59 |
3.94 |
3.91 |
5.29 |
4.28 |
3.19 |
2.56 |
3.61 |
3.94 |
4.80 |
3.39 |
43.87 |
| Record Rainfall |
|
11.33 1949 |
10.72 1884 |
13.03 1945 |
10.32 1957 |
13.67 1943 |
15.02 1945 |
14.99 1895 |
10.89 1890 |
10.49 1934 |
12.05 1951 |
14.01 1946 |
10.09 1971 |
71.81 1945 |
| * Record Rainfall in 24 Hours |
|
5.42 |
4.45 |
4.88 |
5.12 |
5.56 |
3.48 |
7.13 |
5.09 |
5.20 |
5.90 |
6.91 |
5.78 |
7.13 |
| Record Least Rainfall |
|
0.20 1986 |
0.14 1947 |
0.50 2007 |
0.36 1903 |
0.38 1886 |
0.38 1954 |
0.07 2001 |
T 2000 |
0.05 1928 |
T 1964 |
0.26 1904 |
0.09 1908 |
19.80 1917 |
| Average Number of Rain Days |
|
7.8 |
7.3 |
10.1 |
9.7 |
10.9 |
9.1 |
6.8 |
6.6 |
8.2 |
8.0 |
7.9 |
7.8 |
100.2 |
| **Average Number of Thunderstorm Days |
|
1 |
2 |
5 |
7 |
8 |
8 |
7 |
7 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
57 |
| Average Snowfall |
|
3.1 |
1.8 |
0.7 |
T |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
T |
0.6 |
0.9 |
7.1 |
| Record Snowfall |
|
13.6 1918 |
18.3 1921 |
5.3 1968 |
0.7 1933 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
T 1993 |
4.7 1976 |
8.3 1916 |
22.6 1921 |
| Measurable Snowfall: |
|
Latest /
April 15 (0.7") |
Earliest
/ November 2 (2.0") |
| **Average Sunshine (%) |
|
49 |
55 |
56 |
61 |
62 |
69 |
73 |
72 |
66 |
65 |
55 |
50 |
61 |
| **Average Wind Speed (mph) |
|
8.4 |
8.6 |
9.5 |
9.1 |
7.7 |
6.8 |
6.4 |
6.3 |
6.6 |
6.9 |
7.9 |
8.2 |
7.7 |
| Average Heating Degree Days |
|
851 |
611 |
409 |
172 |
32 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
23 |
145 |
448 |
745 |
3437 |
| Average Cooling Degree Days |
|
0 |
0 |
8 |
43 |
157 |
364 |
520 |
495 |
275 |
61 |
5 |
1 |
1929 |
| Average Date Of 32 Degrees: |
|
Last: March 22 |
First: November 9 |
| Freezing Temperature: |
|
Latest
Recorded: April 17 |
Earliest
Recorded: October 8 |
| Station Information |
|
Elevation:
447 ft / Latitude: 35 20N / Longitude: 94 22W |
Temperatures
are reported in Fahrenheit and rainfall/snowfall totals
are reported in inches.
Rain day is defined as a day with 0.01 inches or more of rain.
Records are for the
period 1882-Present.
*Record Rainfall in 24 Hours for the
period 1944-Present.
**Averages are for the
period 1961-1990.
All other averages are for the
period 1971-2000.
(Annual totals may be
slightly different than monthly totals due to rounding) |
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