Monsoonal moisture will produce showers and thunderstorms with heavy rain over parts of the Southwest, Great Basin, and Central Rockies through Monday. Flash flooding is possible, especially in and around burn scars and in areas of steep terrain. Heat will persist across the Central U.S. early this week, spreading into the Ohio Valley and Mid-Atlantic later this week. Read More >
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 | 19.80" (502.92 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: August 30, 2026
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