Fort Smith All-Time Weather Extremes

Fort Smith, Arkansas
All-Time Weather Extremes

TEMPERATURE:
Record High	115°F (46°C)	August 3, 2011
Record Low	-15°F (-26°C)	February 12, 1899

Lowest High	3°F (-16°C)	January 8, 1886
Highest Low	85°F (29°C)	August 2, 1934

Highest Mean	100°F (38°C)	August 3, 2011
Lowest Mean	-4°F (-20°C)	February 12, 1899
PRECIPITATION:
Max in one calendar day	6.81" (172.97 mm)	November 24, 1973
Max in one month	19.85" (504.19 mm)	May 2015
Least in one month	Trace	September 2017, August 2000, October 1964
Max in one year	73.93" (1877.82 mm)	2015
Least in one year	19.89" (505.21 mm)	1917
SNOWFALL:
Max in one calendar day	11.0" (27.94 cm)	January 27, 2000, January 6, 1988
Max in one month	18.3" (46.48 cm)	February 1921
Max in one season	22.6" (57.40 cm)	1920-21
Max in one year	22.6" (57.40 cm)	1921
Max depth	16" (40.64 cm)	February 19, 1921
Earliest snow	Trace	October 29, 1993
Earliest measurable snow	2.0" (5.08 cm)	November 2, 1951
Latest snow	Trace	April 24, 1910
Latest measurable snow	0.7" (1.78 cm)	April 15, 1933
PERIOD OF RECORD:
Temperature:	June 1882 - Present
Precipitation:	June 1882 - Present
Snowfall:	October 1883 - Present
Note: These records were compiled using data provided by the National Centers for Environmental Information in Asheville, NC, and the local climatological data base maintained by the National Weather Service in Tulsa, OK.

Updated: June 4, 2022