Average Winter (December, January, February) Temperatures for Fort Smith, Arkansas
All temperatures in °F
For the 142 year period of Winter 1882-83 through Winter 2023-24
Warmest Winter was 50.8 recorded in 1889-90
Coldest Winter was 33.1 recorded in 1978-79
Difference between the warmest and coldest Winter was 17.7
Coldest Winter |
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Warmest Winter |
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RANK |
YEAR |
TEMP |
RANK |
YEAR |
TEMP |
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1 |
1978-79 |
33.1 |
71 |
1924-25 |
41.7 |
2 |
1977-78 |
33.3 |
72 |
2007-08 |
41.8 |
3 |
1917-18 |
35.0 |
73 |
1929-30 |
41.8 |
4 |
1904-05 |
35.2 |
74 |
2003-04 |
41.9 |
5 |
1983-84 |
35.5 |
75 |
1989-90 |
41.9 |
6 |
1976-77 |
35.6 |
76 |
1923-24 |
41.9 |
7 |
1885-86 |
36.2 |
77 |
1954-55 |
42.0 |
8 |
1884-85 |
36.2 |
78 |
1891-92 |
42.0 |
9 |
1935-36 |
36.9 |
79 |
2017-18 |
42.1 |
10 |
1898-99 |
36.9 |
80 |
1982-83 |
42.1 |
11 |
1894-95 |
36.9 |
81 |
1946-47 |
42.2 |
12 |
2000-01 |
37.4 |
82 |
2008-09 |
42.3 |
13 |
2009-10 |
37.5 |
83 |
1948-49 |
42.3 |
14 |
1972-73 |
37.5 |
84 |
1936-37 |
42.3 |
15 |
1981-82 |
37.6 |
85 |
1927-28 |
42.4 |
16 |
1962-63 |
37.6 |
86 |
1925-26 |
42.4 |
17 |
1928-29 |
37.8 |
87 |
1986-87 |
42.5 |
18 |
1911-12 |
37.9 |
88 |
1888-89 |
42.5 |
19 |
1901-02 |
38.0 |
89 |
1975-76 |
42.6 |
20 |
1909-10 |
38.1 |
90 |
1913-14 |
42.6 |
21 |
1939-40 |
38.2 |
91 |
1893-94 |
42.6 |
22 |
1963-64 |
38.4 |
92 |
2001-02 |
42.7 |
23 |
2013-14 |
38.6 |
93 |
1996-97 |
42.7 |
24 |
1892-93 |
38.6 |
94 |
1952-53 |
42.8 |
25 |
1984-85 |
39.1 |
95 |
1934-35 |
42.8 |
26 |
1958-59 |
39.2 |
96 |
1890-91 |
42.8 |
27 |
1969-70 |
39.4 |
97 |
1953-54 |
42.9 |
28 |
1882-83 |
39.4 |
98 |
1943-44 |
42.9 |
29 |
1887-88 |
39.6 |
99 |
1895-96 |
42.9 |
30 |
1947-48 |
39.8 |
100 |
2006-07 |
43.0 |
31 |
1914-15 |
39.8 |
101 |
1971-72 |
43.0 |
32 |
1886-87 |
39.8 |
102 |
1915-16 |
43.0 |
33 |
1960-61 |
39.9 |
103 |
1994-95 |
43.1 |
34 |
1883-84 |
39.9 |
104 |
1932-33 |
43.2 |
35 |
1902-03 |
40.0 |
105 |
1897-98 |
43.2 |
36 |
1967-68 |
40.1 |
106 |
1896-97 |
43.4 |
37 |
1961-62 |
40.1 |
107 |
2018-19 |
43.5 |
38 |
2002-03 |
40.2 |
108 |
1940-41 |
43.5 |
39 |
1987-88 |
40.2 |
109 |
1907-08 |
43.5 |
40 |
1979-80 |
40.2 |
110 |
1938-39 |
43.6 |
41 |
2020-21 |
40.3 |
111 |
1918-19 |
43.6 |
42 |
2014-15 |
40.4 |
112 |
2005-06 |
43.7 |
43 |
1995-96 |
40.4 |
113 |
1942-43 |
43.7 |
44 |
1944-45 |
40.4 |
114 |
1921-22 |
43.7 |
45 |
1988-89 |
40.5 |
115 |
1997-98 |
43.8 |
46 |
1966-67 |
40.5 |
116 |
1956-57 |
44.4 |
47 |
1950-51 |
40.5 |
117 |
1900-01 |
44.4 |
48 |
1912-13 |
40.5 |
118 |
1926-27 |
44.5 |
49 |
2010-11 |
40.6 |
119 |
1937-38 |
44.6 |
50 |
1985-86 |
40.6 |
120 |
1930-31 |
44.6 |
51 |
1974-75 |
40.6 |
121 |
2012-13 |
44.7 |
52 |
1992-93 |
40.7 |
122 |
2004-05 |
44.8 |
53 |
1965-66 |
40.7 |
123 |
1949-50 |
44.9 |
54 |
1959-60 |
40.7 |
124 |
1933-34 |
44.9 |
55 |
1919-20 |
40.7 |
125 |
1908-09 |
44.9 |
56 |
1990-91 |
40.8 |
126 |
2019-20 |
45.1 |
57 |
1973-74 |
40.8 |
127 |
1951-52 |
45.1 |
58 |
1968-69 |
40.8 |
128 |
1920-21 |
45.1 |
59 |
1955-56 |
40.8 |
129 |
2021-22 |
45.2 |
60 |
1945-46 |
40.9 |
130 |
1998-99 |
45.2 |
61 |
1899-00 |
41.0 |
131 |
2023-24 |
45.4 |
62 |
1905-06 |
41.1 |
132 |
1991-92 |
45.5 |
63 |
1993-94 |
41.2 |
133 |
1922-23 |
45.5 |
64 |
1980-81 |
41.2 |
134 |
1910-11 |
45.6 |
65 |
1957-58 |
41.2 |
135 |
1999-00 |
45.8 |
66 |
1916-17 |
41.2 |
136 |
2015-16 |
45.9 |
67 |
1903-04 |
41.3 |
137 |
2022-23 |
46.1 |
68 |
1964-65 |
41.5 |
138 |
2011-12 |
46.1 |
69 |
1970-71 |
41.6 |
139 |
1906-07 |
46.3 |
70 |
1941-42 |
41.6 |
140 |
2016-17 |
47.0 |
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141 |
1931-32 |
47.9 |
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|
142 |
1889-90 |
50.8 |
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RANK |
YEAR |
TEMP |
RANK |
YEAR |
TEMP |
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1 |
1889-90 |
50.8 |
71 |
1929-30 |
41.8 |
2 |
1931-32 |
47.9 |
72 |
1924-25 |
41.7 |
3 |
2016-17 |
47.0 |
73 |
1970-71 |
41.6 |
4 |
1906-07 |
46.3 |
74 |
1941-42 |
41.6 |
5 |
2022-23 |
46.1 |
75 |
1964-65 |
41.5 |
6 |
2011-12 |
46.1 |
76 |
1903-04 |
41.3 |
7 |
2015-16 |
45.9 |
77 |
1993-94 |
41.2 |
8 |
1999-00 |
45.8 |
78 |
1980-81 |
41.2 |
9 |
1910-11 |
45.6 |
79 |
1957-58 |
41.2 |
10 |
1991-92 |
45.5 |
80 |
1916-17 |
41.2 |
11 |
1922-23 |
45.5 |
81 |
1905-06 |
41.1 |
12 |
2023-24 |
45.4 |
82 |
1899-00 |
41.0 |
13 |
2021-22 |
45.2 |
83 |
1945-46 |
40.9 |
14 |
1998-99 |
45.2 |
84 |
1990-91 |
40.8 |
15 |
2019-20 |
45.1 |
85 |
1973-74 |
40.8 |
16 |
1951-52 |
45.1 |
86 |
1968-69 |
40.8 |
17 |
1920-21 |
45.1 |
87 |
1955-56 |
40.8 |
18 |
1949-50 |
44.9 |
88 |
1992-93 |
40.7 |
19 |
1933-34 |
44.9 |
89 |
1965-66 |
40.7 |
20 |
1908-09 |
44.9 |
90 |
1959-60 |
40.7 |
21 |
2004-05 |
44.8 |
91 |
1919-20 |
40.7 |
22 |
2012-13 |
44.7 |
92 |
2010-11 |
40.6 |
23 |
1937-38 |
44.6 |
93 |
1985-86 |
40.6 |
24 |
1930-31 |
44.6 |
94 |
1974-75 |
40.6 |
25 |
1926-27 |
44.5 |
95 |
1988-89 |
40.5 |
26 |
1956-57 |
44.4 |
96 |
1966-67 |
40.5 |
27 |
1900-01 |
44.4 |
97 |
1950-51 |
40.5 |
28 |
1997-98 |
43.8 |
98 |
1912-13 |
40.5 |
29 |
2005-06 |
43.7 |
99 |
2014-15 |
40.4 |
30 |
1942-43 |
43.7 |
100 |
1995-96 |
40.4 |
31 |
1921-22 |
43.7 |
101 |
1944-45 |
40.4 |
32 |
1938-39 |
43.6 |
102 |
2020-21 |
40.3 |
33 |
1918-19 |
43.6 |
103 |
2002-03 |
40.2 |
34 |
2018-19 |
43.5 |
104 |
1987-88 |
40.2 |
35 |
1940-41 |
43.5 |
105 |
1979-80 |
40.2 |
36 |
1907-08 |
43.5 |
106 |
1967-68 |
40.1 |
37 |
1896-97 |
43.4 |
107 |
1961-62 |
40.1 |
38 |
1932-33 |
43.2 |
108 |
1902-03 |
40.0 |
39 |
1897-98 |
43.2 |
109 |
1960-61 |
39.9 |
40 |
1994-95 |
43.1 |
110 |
1883-84 |
39.9 |
41 |
2006-07 |
43.0 |
111 |
1947-48 |
39.8 |
42 |
1971-72 |
43.0 |
112 |
1914-15 |
39.8 |
43 |
1915-16 |
43.0 |
113 |
1886-87 |
39.8 |
44 |
1953-54 |
42.9 |
114 |
1887-88 |
39.6 |
45 |
1943-44 |
42.9 |
115 |
1969-70 |
39.4 |
46 |
1895-96 |
42.9 |
116 |
1882-83 |
39.4 |
47 |
1952-53 |
42.8 |
117 |
1958-59 |
39.2 |
48 |
1934-35 |
42.8 |
118 |
1984-85 |
39.1 |
49 |
1890-91 |
42.8 |
119 |
2013-14 |
38.6 |
50 |
2001-02 |
42.7 |
120 |
1892-93 |
38.6 |
51 |
1996-97 |
42.7 |
121 |
1963-64 |
38.4 |
52 |
1975-76 |
42.6 |
122 |
1939-40 |
38.2 |
53 |
1913-14 |
42.6 |
123 |
1909-10 |
38.1 |
54 |
1893-94 |
42.6 |
124 |
1901-02 |
38.0 |
55 |
1986-87 |
42.5 |
125 |
1911-12 |
37.9 |
56 |
1888-89 |
42.5 |
126 |
1928-29 |
37.8 |
57 |
1927-28 |
42.4 |
127 |
1981-82 |
37.6 |
58 |
1925-26 |
42.4 |
128 |
1962-63 |
37.6 |
59 |
2008-09 |
42.3 |
129 |
2009-10 |
37.5 |
60 |
1948-49 |
42.3 |
130 |
1972-73 |
37.5 |
61 |
1936-37 |
42.3 |
131 |
2000-01 |
37.4 |
62 |
1946-47 |
42.2 |
132 |
1935-36 |
36.9 |
63 |
2017-18 |
42.1 |
133 |
1898-99 |
36.9 |
64 |
1982-83 |
42.1 |
134 |
1894-95 |
36.9 |
65 |
1954-55 |
42.0 |
135 |
1885-86 |
36.2 |
66 |
1891-92 |
42.0 |
136 |
1884-85 |
36.2 |
67 |
2003-04 |
41.9 |
137 |
1976-77 |
35.6 |
68 |
1989-90 |
41.9 |
138 |
1983-84 |
35.5 |
69 |
1923-24 |
41.9 |
139 |
1904-05 |
35.2 |
70 |
2007-08 |
41.8 |
140 |
1917-18 |
35.0 |
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|
141 |
1977-78 |
33.3 |
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142 |
1978-79 |
33.1 |
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Updated: August 14, 2024