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Average October Temperatures for Fort Smith, Arkansas

All temperatures in °F

For the 142 year period of October 1882 through October 2023

 

Warmest October was 70.6 recorded in 1963

Coldest October was 55.1 recorded in 1976

Difference between the warmest and coldest October was 15.5

 

Coldest October      Warmest October
           
RANK YEAR TEMP RANK YEAR TEMP
           
1 1976 55.1 71 1910 63.2
2 1952 56.7 72 2013 63.3
3 1895 56.8 73 1961 63.3
4 1917 57.4 74 1921 63.3
5 1925 57.8 75 1999 63.4
6 1906 58.0 76 1994 63.5
7 2009 58.4 77 1979 63.5
8 1885 59.0 78 1904 63.5
9 1966 59.2 79 1942 63.6
10 1993 59.3 80 1933 63.6
11 1964 59.5 81 1892 63.6
12 1957 59.6 82 2018 63.7
13 1987 59.7 83 1991 63.7
14 1923 59.8 84 1985 63.7
15 1888 59.8 85 1916 63.7
16 1988 60.0 86 1902 63.7
17 1980 60.2 87 2010 63.8
18 1913 60.2 88 1935 63.8
19 1890 60.2 89 2005 63.9
20 1908 60.3 90 1989 63.9
21 1981 60.4 91 1951 63.9
22 1970 60.5 92 1909 63.9
23 2002 60.6 93 2022 64.2
24 1898 60.7 94 1983 64.3
25 1887 60.7 95 1973 64.3
26 1990 60.8 96 1922 64.3
27 1972 60.8 97 2017 64.4
28 1948 60.9 98 1984 64.4
29 1945 60.9 99 1915 64.4
30 1896 60.9 100 1926 64.6
31 2006 61.0 101 1954 64.7
32 1893 61.0 102 1920 64.8
33 1905 61.1 103 2011 64.9
34 2001 61.2 104 1960 64.9
35 1932 61.2 105 1912 64.9
36 1903 61.2 106 1953 65.0
37 1891 61.4 107 1946 65.0
38 2020 61,5 108 2003 65.1
39 1943 61.5 109 1998 65.2
40 1930 61.5 110 2023 65.5
41 1977 61.6 111 2015 65.5
42 1959 61.6 112 2014 65.6
43 1936 61.6 113 1919 65.7
44 1982 61.7 114 1883 65.8
45 1965 61.7 115 2000 65.9
46 2019 61.8 116 1962 65.9
47 1995 61.9 117 1901 66.0
48 1978 61.9 118 1944 66.1
49 1969 61.9 119 2007 66.4
50 2012 62.0 120 2021 66.6
51 1974 62.0 121 1924 66.6
52 1968 62.0 122 1918 66.6
53 1996 62.1 123 1971 66.8
54 1967 62.1 124 1900 66.8
55 2008 62.2 125 2004 67.0
56 1958 62.2 126 1939 67.0
57 1894 62.2 127 1927 67.0
58 1937 62.3 128 1934 67.1
59 1975 62.4 129 1899 67.1
60 1907 62.4 130 1940 67.2
61 1997 62.5 131 1884 67.2
62 1955 62.7 132 1956 67.3
63 1911 62.7 133 1950 67.7
64 1889 62.7 134 1928 67.8
65 1986 62.8 135 1897 67.9
66 1949 62.8 136 1882 68.2
67 1929 62.8 137 1931 68.4
68 1886 62.9 138 1941 68.5
69 1992 63.1 139 1938 69.1
70 1914 63.1 140 1947 69.2
      141 2016 69.7
      142 1963 70.6
           
           
 
           
RANK YEAR TEMP RANK YEAR TEMP
           
1 1963 70.6 71 1921 63.3
2 2016 69.7 72 1910 63.2
3 1947 69.2 73 1992 63.1
4 1938 69.1 74 1914 63.1
5 1941 68.5 75 1886 62.9
6 1931 68.4 76 1986 62.8
7 1882 68.2 77 1949 62.8
8 1897 67.9 78 1929 62.8
9 1928 67.8 79 1955 62.7
10 1950 67.7 80 1911 62.7
11 1956 67.3 81 1889 62.7
12 1940 67.2 82 1997 62.5
13 1884 67.2 83 1975 62.4
14 1934 67.1 84 1907 62.4
15 1899 67.1 85 1937 62.3
16 2004 67.0 86 2008 62.2
17 1939 67.0 87 1958 62.2
18 1927 67.0 88 1894 62.2
19 1971 66.8 89 1996 62.1
20 1900 66.8 90 1967 62.1
21 2021 66.6 91 2012 62.0
22 1924 66.6 92 1974 62.0
23 1918 66.6 93 1968 62.0
24 2007 66.4 94 1995 61.9
25 1944 66.1 95 1978 61.9
26 1901 66.0 96 1969 61.9
27 2000 65.9 97 2019 61.8
28 1962 65.9 98 1982 61.7
29 1883 65.8 99 1965 61.7
30 1919 65.7 100 1977 61.6
31 2014 65.6 101 1959 61.6
32 2023 65.5 102 1936 61.6
33 2015 65.5 103 2020 61.5
34 1998 65.2 104 1943 61.5
35 2003 65.1 105 1930 61.5
36 1953 65.0 106 1891 61.4
37 1946 65.0 107 2001 61.2
38 2011 64.9 108 1932 61.2
39 1960 64.9 109 1903 61.2
40 1912 64.9 110 1905 61.1
41 1920 64.8 111 2006 61.0
42 1954 64.7 112 1893 61.0
43 1926 64.6 113 1948 60.9
44 2017 64.4 114 1945 60.9
45 1984 64.4 115 1896 60.9
46 1915 64.4 116 1990 60.8
47 1983 64.3 117 1972 60.8
48 1973 64.3 118 1898 60.7
49 1922 64.3 119 1887 60.7
50 2022 64.2 120 2002 60.6
51 2005 63.9 121 1970 60.5
52 1989 63.9 122 1981 60.4
53 1951 63.9 123 1981 60.3
54 1909 63.9 124 1980 60.2
55 2010 63.8 125 1913 60.2
56 1935 63.8 126 1890 60.2
57 2018 63.7 127 1988 60.0
58 1991 63.7 128 1923 59.8
59 1985 63.7 129 1888 59.8
60 1916 63.7 130 1987 59.7
61 1902 63.7 131 1957 59.6
62 1942 63.6 132 1964 59.5
63 1933 63.6 133 1993 59.3
64 1892 63.6 134 1966 59.2
65 1994 63.5 135 1885 59.0
66 1979 63.5 136 2009 58.4
67 1904 63.5 137 1906 58.0
68 1999 63.4 138 1925 57.8
69 2013 63.3 139 1917 57.4
70 1961 63.3 140 1895 56.8
      141 1952 56.7
      142 1976 55.1
           
           

 

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Updated: December 5, 2023