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Fort Smith December Ranked Monthly Temperatures

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Average December Temperatures for Fort Smith, Arkansas

All temperatures in °F

For the 144-year period of December 1882 through December 2025

  

Warmest December was 57.7 recorded in 1889

Coldest December was 28.9 recorded in 1983

Difference between the warmest and coldest December was 28.8

 

 

Coldest December      Warmest December
RANK YEAR TEMP RANK YEAR TEMP
           
1 1983 28.9 76 1988 42.4
2 2000 31.5 77 1980 42.4
3 1989 33.1 78 1913 42.5
4 1909 34.1 79 1954 42.6
5 1963 34.2 80 1895 42.6
6 1917 35.0 81 2020 42.9
7 1985 35.2 82 2017 42.9
8 1914 35.8 83 1942 42.9
9 1972 36.1 84 1987 43.0
10 1945 36.3 85 1928 43.1
11 1886 37.2 86 1920 43.1
12 2009 37.7 87 1998 43.2
13 1976 37.8 88 2002 43.3
14 1950 37.8 89 2003 43.4
15 1935 37.8 90 2014 43.5
16 1884 37.8 91 1947 43.6
17 1958 38.1 92 1938 43.6
18 1944 38.1 93 1894 43.6
19 1924 38.4 94 2022 43.7
20 1960 38.7 95 1993 43.7
21 2013 39.0 96 1949 43.8
22 1990 39.1 97 1948 43.8
23 1981 39.1 98 1888 43.9
24 1968 39.1 99 1996 44.1
25 1925 39.1 100 1994 44.1
26 1897 39.1 101 1970 44.2
27 1892 39.1 102 1915 44.2
28 1887 39.1 103 1907 44.4
29 1927 39.2 104 2001 44.5
30 1919 39.3 105 1929 44.5
31 1916 39.4 106 2018 44.6
32 1905 39.5 107 1982 44.7
33 1902 39.5 108 2011 44.8
34 1898 39.5 109 1890 44.8
35 1901 39.7 110 1999 44.9
36 1977 39.8 111 1959 45.2
37 1978 39.9 112 1921 45.2
38 1961 39.9 113 1991 45.4
39 1955 39.9 114 1956 45.6
40 1943 40.0 115 1941 45.6
41 1932 40.0 116 1883 45.6
42 1995 40.1 117 1908 45.7
43 1973 40.1 118 1893 45.7
44 1974 40.2 119 2019 45.8
45 2005 40.3 120 1900 45.8
46 1953 40.3 121 1936 45.9
47 1899 40.3 122 1906 45.9
48 1997 40.4 123 1940 46.0
49 1966 40.4 124 1891 46.0
50 1903 40.6 125 1918 46.1
51 2008 40.7 126 2012 46.2
52 1952 40.7 127 1896 46.2
53 1975 40.9 128 1971 46.4
54 1964 41.1 129 1965 46.4
55 1934 41.1 130 1939 46.5
56 2010 41.2 131 1957 46.7
57 1969 41.2 132 1922 46.7
58 1967 41.3 133 2023 46.9
59 1912 41.4 134 2006 47.4
60 1986 41.5 135 2024 47.6
61 1910 41.5 136 2025 47.7
62 1904 41.5 137 1946 47.9
63 1937 41.7 138 1931 48.3
64 1930 41.9 139 1923 48.3
65 1882 41.9 140 1984 48.4
66 1951 42.0 141 1933 48.4
67 1885 42.0 142 2015 49.3
68 1962 42.1 143 2021 54.3
69 1926 42.1 144 1889 57.7
70 1911 42.1      
71 2004 42.2      
72 1979 42.2      
73 1992 42.3      
74 2016 42.4      
75 2007 42.4      
           
 
RANK YEAR TEMP RANK YEAR TEMP
           
1 1889 57.7 76 1926 42.1
2 2021 54.3 77 1911 42.1
3 2015 49.3 78 1951 42.0
4 1984 48.4 79 1885 42.0
5 1933 48.4 80 1930 41.9
6 1931 48.3 81 1882 41.9
7 1923 48.3 82 1937 41.7
8 1946 47.9 83 1986 41.5
9 2025 47.7 84 1910 41.5
10 2024 47.6 85 1904 41.5
11 2006 47.4 86 1912 41.4
12 2023 46.9 87 1967 41.3
13 1957 46.7 88 2010 41.2
14 1922 46.7 89 1969 41.2
15 1939 46.5 90 1964 41.1
16 1971 46.4 91 1934 41.1
17 1965 46.4 92 1975 40.9
18 2012 46.2 93 2008 40.7
19 1896 46.2 94 1952 40.7
20 1918 46.1 95 1903 40.6
21 1940 46.0 96 1997 40.4
22 1891 46.0 97 1966 40.4
23 1936 45.9 98 2005 40.3
24 1906 45.9 99 1953 40.3
25 2019 45.8 100 1899 40.3
26 1900 45.8 101 1974 40.2
27 1908 45.7 102 1995 40.1
28 1893 45.7 103 1973 40.1
29 1956 45.6 104 1943 40.0
30 1941 45.6 105 1932 40.0
31 1883 45.6 106 1978 39.9
32 1991 45.4 107 1961 39.9
33 1959 45.2 108 1955 39.9
34 1921 45.2 109 1977 39.8
35 1999 44.9 110 1901 39.7
36 2011 44.8 111 1905 39.5
37 1890 44.8 112 1902 39.5
38 1982 44.7 113 1898 39.5
39 2018 44.6 114 1916 39.4
40 2001 44.5 115 1919 39.3
41 1929 44.5 116 1927 39.2
42 1907 44.4 117 1990 39.1
43 1970 44.2 118 1981 39.1
44 1915 44.2 119 1968 39.1
45 1996 44.1 120 1925 39.1
46 1994 44.1 121 1897 39.1
47 1888 43.9 122 1892 39.1
48 1949 43.8 123 1887 39.1
49 1948 43.8 124 2013 39.0
50 2022 43.7 125 1960 38.7
51 1993 43.7 126 1924 38.4
52 1947 43.6 127 1958 38.1
53 1938 43.6 128 1944 38.1
54 1894 43.6 129 1976 37.8
55 2014 43.5 130 1950 37.8
56 2003 43.4 131 1935 37.8
57 2002 43.3 132 1884 37.8
58 1998 43.2 133 2009 37.7
59 1928 43.1 134 1886 37.2
60 1920 43.1 135 1945 36.3
61 1987 43.0 136 1972 36.1
62 2020 42.9 137 1914 35.8
63 2017 42.9 138 1985 35.2
64 1942 42.9 139 1917 35.0
65 1954 42.6 140 1963 34.2
66 1895 42.6 141 1909 34.1
67 1913 42.5 142 1989 33.1
68 2016 42.4 143 2000 31.5
69 2007 42.4 144 1983 28.9
70 1988 42.4      
71 1980 42.4      
72 1992 42.3      
73 2004 42.2      
74 1979 42.2      
75 1962 42.1      
           

 

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