Average May Temperatures for Fort Smith, Arkansas
All temperatures in °F
For the 142 year period of May 1883 through May 2024
Warmest May was 76.8 recorded in 2018
Coldest May was 63.6 recorded in 1907
Difference between the warmest and coldest May was 13.2
Coldest May |
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Warmest May |
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RANK |
YEAR |
TEMP |
RANK |
YEAR |
TEMP |
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1 |
1907 |
63.6 |
71 |
2015 |
69.8 |
2 |
1976 |
63.9 |
72 |
1975 |
69.8 |
3 |
1917 |
63.9 |
73 |
1951 |
69.9 |
4 |
1924 |
65.2 |
74 |
1908 |
69.9 |
5 |
1954 |
65.3 |
75 |
2017 |
70.0 |
6 |
1983 |
65.5 |
76 |
2008 |
70.0 |
7 |
1981 |
65.5 |
77 |
1986 |
70.1 |
8 |
1973 |
65.6 |
78 |
1884 |
70.1 |
9 |
1946 |
66.1 |
79 |
2014 |
70.2 |
10 |
1910 |
66.2 |
80 |
1982 |
70.2 |
11 |
1931 |
66.3 |
81 |
1950 |
70.4 |
12 |
1971 |
66.4 |
82 |
1913 |
70.4 |
13 |
1891 |
66.5 |
83 |
1905 |
70.5 |
14 |
1893 |
66.6 |
84 |
1887 |
70.5 |
15 |
1892 |
66.6 |
85 |
2001 |
70.6 |
16 |
1979 |
66.7 |
86 |
1988 |
70.6 |
17 |
1935 |
66.7 |
87 |
1953 |
70.6 |
18 |
1885 |
66.8 |
88 |
1932 |
70.6 |
19 |
1923 |
66.9 |
89 |
1928 |
70.6 |
20 |
1997 |
67.1 |
90 |
1926 |
70.6 |
21 |
1972 |
67.1 |
91 |
1969 |
70.7 |
22 |
1904 |
67.1 |
92 |
1958 |
70.7 |
23 |
2002 |
67.2 |
93 |
2003 |
70.8 |
24 |
1903 |
67.2 |
94 |
1938 |
70.8 |
25 |
1984 |
67.3 |
95 |
1943 |
70.9 |
26 |
1992 |
67.4 |
96 |
1939 |
71.0 |
27 |
1967 |
67.4 |
97 |
1912 |
71.1 |
28 |
1929 |
67.4 |
98 |
2007 |
71.2 |
29 |
1947 |
67.5 |
99 |
1970 |
71.3 |
30 |
1990 |
67.6 |
100 |
1964 |
71.3 |
31 |
1919 |
67.7 |
101 |
1963 |
71.3 |
32 |
1909 |
67.7 |
102 |
1957 |
71.3 |
33 |
1895 |
67.7 |
103 |
2019 |
71.4 |
34 |
1961 |
67.8 |
104 |
1937 |
71.4 |
35 |
1945 |
67.8 |
105 |
1922 |
71.4 |
36 |
2021 |
67.9 |
106 |
1921 |
71.4 |
37 |
1960 |
67.9 |
107 |
1944 |
71.6 |
38 |
1993 |
68.0 |
108 |
1974 |
71.7 |
39 |
1889 |
68.0 |
109 |
2004 |
71.8 |
40 |
1978 |
68.1 |
110 |
2000 |
71.8 |
41 |
1995 |
68.2 |
111 |
1933 |
71.8 |
42 |
1968 |
68.2 |
112 |
2006 |
71.9 |
43 |
2020 |
68.3 |
113 |
1965 |
71.9 |
44 |
2016 |
68.3 |
114 |
1934 |
71.9 |
45 |
1966 |
68.3 |
115 |
1911 |
71.9 |
46 |
2009 |
68.4 |
116 |
1898 |
71.9 |
47 |
1925 |
68.4 |
117 |
1927 |
72.1 |
48 |
1940 |
68.5 |
118 |
2022 |
72.2 |
49 |
1888 |
68.5 |
119 |
2010 |
72.2 |
50 |
1999 |
68.8 |
120 |
1920 |
72.2 |
51 |
1994 |
68.8 |
121 |
1955 |
72.3 |
52 |
1942 |
68.8 |
122 |
1916 |
72.3 |
53 |
1930 |
68.8 |
123 |
2023 |
72.4 |
54 |
2013 |
69.0 |
124 |
1977 |
72.5 |
55 |
1948 |
69.0 |
125 |
1996 |
72.8 |
56 |
1890 |
69.0 |
126 |
1949 |
72.9 |
57 |
2011 |
69.1 |
127 |
1936 |
73.1 |
58 |
2005 |
69.1 |
128 |
1918 |
73.2 |
59 |
1980 |
69.1 |
129 |
1886 |
73.2 |
60 |
1952 |
69.1 |
130 |
1959 |
73.3 |
61 |
1894 |
69.1 |
131 |
1991 |
73.4 |
62 |
1900 |
69.2 |
132 |
1998 |
73.5 |
63 |
1897 |
69.2 |
133 |
1941 |
73.5 |
64 |
1989 |
69.3 |
134 |
1902 |
73.7 |
65 |
1985 |
69.3 |
135 |
1899 |
73.7 |
66 |
1906 |
69.4 |
136 |
1956 |
73.8 |
67 |
1901 |
69.5 |
137 |
1896 |
74.0 |
68 |
1915 |
69.7 |
138 |
1987 |
74.1 |
69 |
1914 |
69.7 |
139 |
2024 |
74.6 |
70 |
1883 |
69.7 |
140 |
2012 |
75.8 |
|
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|
141 |
1962 |
75.8 |
|
|
|
142 |
2018 |
76.8 |
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RANK |
YEAR |
TEMP |
RANK |
YEAR |
TEMP |
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1 |
2018 |
76.8 |
71 |
2015 |
69.8 |
2 |
2012 |
75.8 |
72 |
1975 |
69.8 |
3 |
1962 |
75.8 |
73 |
1915 |
69.7 |
4 |
2024 |
74.6 |
74 |
1914 |
69.7 |
5 |
1987 |
74.1 |
75 |
1883 |
69.7 |
6 |
1896 |
74.0 |
76 |
1901 |
69.5 |
7 |
1956 |
73.8 |
77 |
1906 |
69.4 |
8 |
1902 |
73.7 |
78 |
1989 |
69.3 |
9 |
1899 |
73.7 |
79 |
1985 |
69.3 |
10 |
1998 |
73.5 |
80 |
1900 |
69.2 |
11 |
1941 |
73.5 |
81 |
1897 |
69.2 |
12 |
1991 |
73.4 |
82 |
2011 |
69.1 |
13 |
1959 |
73.3 |
83 |
2005 |
69.1 |
14 |
1918 |
73.2 |
84 |
1980 |
69.1 |
15 |
1886 |
73.2 |
85 |
1952 |
69.1 |
16 |
1936 |
73.1 |
86 |
1894 |
69.1 |
17 |
1949 |
72.9 |
87 |
2013 |
69.0 |
18 |
1996 |
72.8 |
88 |
1948 |
69.0 |
19 |
1977 |
72.5 |
89 |
1890 |
69.0 |
20 |
2023 |
72.4 |
90 |
1999 |
68.8 |
21 |
1955 |
72.3 |
91 |
1994 |
68.8 |
22 |
1916 |
72.3 |
92 |
1942 |
68.8 |
23 |
2022 |
72.2 |
93 |
1930 |
68.8 |
24 |
2010 |
72.2 |
94 |
1940 |
68.5 |
25 |
1920 |
72.2 |
95 |
1888 |
68.5 |
26 |
1927 |
72.1 |
96 |
2009 |
68.4 |
27 |
2006 |
71.9 |
97 |
1925 |
68.4 |
28 |
1965 |
71.9 |
98 |
2020 |
68.3 |
29 |
1934 |
71.9 |
99 |
2016 |
68.3 |
30 |
1911 |
71.9 |
100 |
1966 |
68.3 |
31 |
1898 |
71.9 |
101 |
1995 |
68.2 |
32 |
2004 |
71.8 |
102 |
1968 |
68.2 |
33 |
2000 |
71.8 |
103 |
1978 |
68.1 |
34 |
1933 |
71.8 |
104 |
1993 |
68.0 |
35 |
1974 |
71.7 |
105 |
1889 |
68.0 |
36 |
1944 |
71.6 |
106 |
2021 |
67.9 |
37 |
2019 |
71.4 |
107 |
1960 |
67.9 |
38 |
1937 |
71.4 |
108 |
1961 |
67.8 |
39 |
1922 |
71.4 |
109 |
1945 |
67.8 |
40 |
1921 |
71.4 |
110 |
1919 |
67.7 |
41 |
1970 |
71.3 |
111 |
1909 |
67.7 |
42 |
1964 |
71.3 |
112 |
1895 |
67.7 |
43 |
1963 |
71.3 |
113 |
1990 |
67.6 |
44 |
1957 |
71.3 |
114 |
1947 |
67.5 |
45 |
2007 |
71.2 |
115 |
1992 |
67.4 |
46 |
1912 |
71.1 |
116 |
1967 |
67.4 |
47 |
1939 |
71.0 |
117 |
1929 |
67.4 |
48 |
1943 |
70.9 |
118 |
1984 |
67.3 |
49 |
2003 |
70.8 |
119 |
2002 |
67.2 |
50 |
1938 |
70.8 |
120 |
1903 |
67.2 |
51 |
1969 |
70.7 |
121 |
1997 |
67.1 |
52 |
1958 |
70.7 |
122 |
1972 |
67.1 |
53 |
2001 |
70.6 |
123 |
1904 |
67.1 |
54 |
1988 |
70.6 |
124 |
1923 |
66.9 |
55 |
1953 |
70.6 |
125 |
1885 |
66.8 |
56 |
1932 |
70.6 |
126 |
1979 |
66.7 |
57 |
1928 |
70.6 |
127 |
1935 |
66.7 |
58 |
1926 |
70.6 |
128 |
1893 |
66.6 |
59 |
1905 |
70.5 |
129 |
1892 |
66.6 |
60 |
1887 |
70.5 |
130 |
1891 |
66.5 |
61 |
1950 |
70.4 |
131 |
1971 |
66.4 |
62 |
1913 |
70.4 |
132 |
1931 |
66.3 |
63 |
2014 |
70.2 |
133 |
1910 |
66.2 |
64 |
1982 |
70.2 |
134 |
1946 |
66.1 |
65 |
1986 |
70.1 |
135 |
1973 |
65.6 |
66 |
1884 |
70.1 |
136 |
1983 |
65.5 |
67 |
2017 |
70.0 |
137 |
1981 |
65.5 |
68 |
2008 |
70.0 |
138 |
1954 |
65.3 |
69 |
1951 |
69.9 |
139 |
1924 |
65.2 |
70 |
1908 |
69.9 |
140 |
1976 |
63.9 |
|
|
|
141 |
1917 |
63.9 |
|
|
|
142 |
1907 |
63.6 |
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Updated: July 22, 2024