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Powerful Pacific Storm to Continue Impacting Northern California; Heavy Snow in the Appalachians and Portions of the Northeast

A strong atmospheric river will continue to impact northern California with heavy rain and life-threatening flooding through Friday. Unsettled weather is expected across much of the Northeast and Great Lakes over the next few days, including the likelihood of heavy snow in the central Appalachians and higher elevations of northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New York. Read More >

 

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
           
RANK YEAR TEMP RANK YEAR TEMP
           
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
           
           
 
           
RANK YEAR TEMP RANK YEAR TEMP
           
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
      141 1979 57.9
           
           

 

Updated: February 13, 2024

Annual temperature calculated using a weighted monthly average.