Average Annual Temperatures for Fort Smith, Arkansas
All temperatures in °F
For the 141 year period of January 1883 through December 2023
Warmest Year was 66.2 recorded in 2012
Coldest Year was 57.9 recorded in 1979
Difference between the warmest and coldest Years was 8.3
Coldest Year |
|
Warmest Year |
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RANK |
YEAR |
TEMP |
RANK |
YEAR |
TEMP |
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1 |
1979 |
57.9 |
71 |
1963 |
61.6 |
2 |
1976 |
58.4 |
72 |
1928 |
61.6 |
3 |
1895 |
58.5 |
73 |
1965 |
61.7 |
4 |
1983 |
59.2 |
74 |
1957 |
61.7 |
5 |
1886 |
59.2 |
75 |
1949 |
61.7 |
6 |
1885 |
59.3 |
76 |
1942 |
61.7 |
7 |
1972 |
59.5 |
77 |
1913 |
61.7 |
8 |
1975 |
59.6 |
78 |
1898 |
61.7 |
9 |
1917 |
59.6 |
79 |
1889 |
61.7 |
10 |
1978 |
59.7 |
80 |
2013 |
61.8 |
11 |
1903 |
59.7 |
81 |
1994 |
61.8 |
12 |
1892 |
59.7 |
82 |
1955 |
61.8 |
13 |
1891 |
59.7 |
83 |
1941 |
61.8 |
14 |
1996 |
59.9 |
84 |
1914 |
61.8 |
15 |
1982 |
59.9 |
85 |
1883 |
61.8 |
16 |
1893 |
59.9 |
86 |
2000 |
61.9 |
17 |
1989 |
60.0 |
87 |
1918 |
61.9 |
18 |
1974 |
60.0 |
88 |
1910 |
61.9 |
19 |
1966 |
60.0 |
89 |
1890 |
61.9 |
20 |
1961 |
60.0 |
90 |
1987 |
62.0 |
21 |
1905 |
60.0 |
91 |
1919 |
62.0 |
22 |
1958 |
60.1 |
92 |
1901 |
62.0 |
23 |
1940 |
60.1 |
93 |
1897 |
62.0 |
24 |
1985 |
60.2 |
94 |
2004 |
62.1 |
25 |
1973 |
60.2 |
95 |
1991 |
62.1 |
26 |
1960 |
60.2 |
96 |
1953 |
62.1 |
27 |
1912 |
60.2 |
97 |
1923 |
62.1 |
28 |
1968 |
60.3 |
98 |
1908 |
62.2 |
29 |
1906 |
60.3 |
99 |
1907 |
62.2 |
30 |
1924 |
60.4 |
100 |
1986 |
62.3 |
31 |
1997 |
60.5 |
101 |
1930 |
62.3 |
32 |
1984 |
60.5 |
102 |
1916 |
62.3 |
33 |
1929 |
60.5 |
103 |
1909 |
62.3 |
34 |
1888 |
60.5 |
104 |
2001 |
62.5 |
35 |
1993 |
60.6 |
105 |
1956 |
62.5 |
36 |
1950 |
60.6 |
106 |
1944 |
62.6 |
37 |
2014 |
60.7 |
107 |
1943 |
62.6 |
38 |
1981 |
60.7 |
108 |
1932 |
62.6 |
39 |
1967 |
60.7 |
109 |
1900 |
62.6 |
40 |
1951 |
60.7 |
110 |
2019 |
62.7 |
41 |
1995 |
60.8 |
111 |
2007 |
62.7 |
42 |
1948 |
60.8 |
112 |
1990 |
62.7 |
43 |
1894 |
60.8 |
113 |
2020 |
62.8 |
44 |
1971 |
60.9 |
114 |
2018 |
62.8 |
45 |
1969 |
60.9 |
115 |
2010 |
62.8 |
46 |
1992 |
61.0 |
116 |
1927 |
62.8 |
47 |
1959 |
61.0 |
117 |
1925 |
62.8 |
48 |
1904 |
61.0 |
118 |
1946 |
63.0 |
49 |
1887 |
61.0 |
119 |
2022 |
63.1 |
50 |
1970 |
61.1 |
120 |
2015 |
63.1 |
51 |
1920 |
61.1 |
121 |
1936 |
63.1 |
52 |
1915 |
61.1 |
122 |
2021 |
63.2 |
53 |
1902 |
61.1 |
123 |
2005 |
63.2 |
54 |
1899 |
61.1 |
124 |
1999 |
63.2 |
55 |
2009 |
61.2 |
125 |
1896 |
63.2 |
56 |
2008 |
61.2 |
126 |
1931 |
63.3 |
57 |
1980 |
61.2 |
127 |
1911 |
63.3 |
58 |
1947 |
61.2 |
128 |
1922 |
63.4 |
59 |
1945 |
61.2 |
129 |
1939 |
63.6 |
60 |
1977 |
61.3 |
130 |
1954 |
63.7 |
61 |
2002 |
61.4 |
131 |
1934 |
63.7 |
62 |
1964 |
61.4 |
132 |
2006 |
63.8 |
63 |
1926 |
61.4 |
133 |
1933 |
63.9 |
64 |
1884 |
61.4 |
134 |
1998 |
64.1 |
65 |
2003 |
61.5 |
135 |
1921 |
64.3 |
66 |
1988 |
61.5 |
136 |
2016 |
64.4 |
67 |
1962 |
61.5 |
137 |
2011 |
64.4 |
68 |
1952 |
61.5 |
138 |
2017 |
64.5 |
69 |
1937 |
61.5 |
139 |
1938 |
64.5 |
70 |
1935 |
61.5 |
140 |
2023 |
64.9 |
|
|
|
141 |
2012 |
66.1 |
|
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RANK |
YEAR |
TEMP |
RANK |
YEAR |
TEMP |
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|
|
|
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1 |
2012 |
66.2 |
71 |
1928 |
61.6 |
2 |
2023 |
64.9 |
72 |
1889 |
61.6 |
3 |
1938 |
64.5 |
73 |
1988 |
61.5 |
4 |
2017 |
64.4 |
74 |
1962 |
61.5 |
5 |
2016 |
64.4 |
75 |
1952 |
61.5 |
6 |
2011 |
64.4 |
76 |
1937 |
61.5 |
7 |
1921 |
64.3 |
77 |
1935 |
61.5 |
8 |
1998 |
64.1 |
78 |
2002 |
61.4 |
9 |
2006 |
64.0 |
79 |
1964 |
61.4 |
10 |
1933 |
63.9 |
80 |
1926 |
61.4 |
11 |
1934 |
63.7 |
81 |
1884 |
61.4 |
12 |
1954 |
63.6 |
82 |
2009 |
61.3 |
13 |
1939 |
63.6 |
83 |
2008 |
61.3 |
14 |
1931 |
63.3 |
84 |
1980 |
61.2 |
15 |
1922 |
63.3 |
85 |
1977 |
61.2 |
16 |
1911 |
63.3 |
86 |
1947 |
61.2 |
17 |
2021 |
63.2 |
87 |
1945 |
61.2 |
18 |
2005 |
63.2 |
88 |
1970 |
61.1 |
19 |
1999 |
63.2 |
89 |
1915 |
61.1 |
20 |
1896 |
63.2 |
90 |
1902 |
61.1 |
21 |
2023 |
63.1 |
91 |
1899 |
61.1 |
22 |
2015 |
63.1 |
92 |
1992 |
61.0 |
23 |
1936 |
63.1 |
93 |
1959 |
61.0 |
24 |
1946 |
63.0 |
94 |
1920 |
61.0 |
25 |
2010 |
62.9 |
95 |
1904 |
61.0 |
26 |
2020 |
62.8 |
96 |
1887 |
61.0 |
27 |
2018 |
62.8 |
97 |
1971 |
60.9 |
28 |
2007 |
62.8 |
98 |
1969 |
60.9 |
29 |
1927 |
62.8 |
99 |
2014 |
60.8 |
30 |
1925 |
62.8 |
100 |
1995 |
60.8 |
31 |
2019 |
62.7 |
101 |
1948 |
60.8 |
32 |
1990 |
62.7 |
102 |
1894 |
60.8 |
33 |
1943 |
62.6 |
103 |
1981 |
60.7 |
34 |
1932 |
62.6 |
104 |
1967 |
60.7 |
35 |
1900 |
62.6 |
105 |
1951 |
60.7 |
36 |
2001 |
62.5 |
106 |
1993 |
60.6 |
37 |
1956 |
62.5 |
107 |
1997 |
60.5 |
38 |
1944 |
62.5 |
108 |
1984 |
60.5 |
39 |
1986 |
62.3 |
109 |
1950 |
60.5 |
40 |
1930 |
62.3 |
110 |
1929 |
60.5 |
41 |
1916 |
62.3 |
111 |
1888 |
60.5 |
42 |
1909 |
62.3 |
112 |
1924 |
60.4 |
43 |
2004 |
62.2 |
113 |
1968 |
60.3 |
44 |
1908 |
62.2 |
114 |
1906 |
60.3 |
45 |
1907 |
62.2 |
115 |
1985 |
60.2 |
46 |
1991 |
62.1 |
116 |
1973 |
60.2 |
47 |
1953 |
62.1 |
117 |
1960 |
60.2 |
48 |
1923 |
62.1 |
118 |
1912 |
60.2 |
49 |
1987 |
62.0 |
119 |
1958 |
60.1 |
50 |
1919 |
62.0 |
120 |
1940 |
60.1 |
51 |
1901 |
62.0 |
121 |
1989 |
60.0 |
52 |
1897 |
62.0 |
122 |
1974 |
60.0 |
53 |
2013 |
61.9 |
123 |
1966 |
60.0 |
54 |
2000 |
61.9 |
124 |
1961 |
60.0 |
55 |
1918 |
61.9 |
125 |
1905 |
60.0 |
56 |
1910 |
61.9 |
126 |
1996 |
59.9 |
57 |
1890 |
61.9 |
127 |
1982 |
59.9 |
58 |
1955 |
61.8 |
128 |
1893 |
59.9 |
59 |
1941 |
61.8 |
129 |
1978 |
59.7 |
60 |
1914 |
61.8 |
130 |
1903 |
59.7 |
61 |
1883 |
61.8 |
131 |
1892 |
59.7 |
62 |
1994 |
61.7 |
132 |
1891 |
59.7 |
63 |
1965 |
61.7 |
133 |
1975 |
59.6 |
64 |
1957 |
61.7 |
134 |
1917 |
59.6 |
65 |
1949 |
61.7 |
135 |
1972 |
59.5 |
66 |
1942 |
61.7 |
136 |
1885 |
59.3 |
67 |
1913 |
61.7 |
137 |
1983 |
59.2 |
68 |
1898 |
61.7 |
138 |
1886 |
59.2 |
69 |
2003 |
61.6 |
139 |
1895 |
58.5 |
70 |
1963 |
61.6 |
140 |
1976 |
58.4 |
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|
141 |
1979 |
57.9 |
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Updated: February 13, 2024
Annual temperature calculated using a weighted monthly average.