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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      Warmest May
           
RANK YEAR TEMP RANK YEAR TEMP
           
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
      141 1962 75.8
      142 2018 76.8
           
 
           
RANK YEAR TEMP RANK YEAR TEMP
           
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