Fort Smith March Climate Data

     |-----Normals 1991-2020------| |--------- Record Temperatures ---------|
     Temperature   Precipitation     Hi        Lo        Hi        Lo
Day  Mx/Mn  Mean  Day  Month  Year   Max Year  Max Year  Min Year  Min Year    Day

 1   61/37   49  0.11  0.11   5.71   86 2006  32 1980  60 1932  15 1890     1 
 2   61/38   49  0.11  0.22   5.82   84 1904  30 1922  65 1976  12 1980     2 
 3   61/38   50  0.11  0.33   5.93   81*2024  26 2002  62 1974   8 2002     3 
 4   62/38   50  0.12  0.45   6.05   84 1938  31 1960  66 1961  11 2002     4 
 5   62/39   50  0.12  0.57   6.17   84 1991  27 1989  58 1961  16*2019     5 
 
 6   62/39   51  0.13  0.70   6.30   85 1956  33 1989  62 2009  17 1943     6 
 7   63/39   51  0.12  0.82   6.42   84 2000  31 1932  63*2012  13 1920     7 
 8   63/39   51  0.12  0.94   6.54   83 1925  29 1932  59 2002  15 1932     8 
 9   63/40   51  0.12  1.06   6.66   91 1911  30 1932  61 1925  13 1932     9 
10   64/40   52  0.12  1.18   6.78   85 1955  34 1932  64 2021  15 1932    10 
 
11   64/40   52  0.12  1.30   6.90   92 1967 (25)1948  67 1917  (7)1948    11 
12   64/41   52  0.12  1.42   7.02   93 1967  30 1891  64 1917   9 1948    12 
13   65/41   53  0.13  1.55   7.15   92 1967  34 1896  70 1918  18 1891    13 
14   65/41   53  0.13  1.68   7.28   84 1938  37 1896  62 2024  17 1993    14 
15   65/41   53  0.12  1.80   7.40   83*2016  33 1913  65*2012  20 1988    15 
 
16   66/42   54  0.13  1.93   7.53   86 1908  32 1892  62 2012  24 1900    16 
17   66/42   54  0.13  2.06   7.66   87*2012  35 1892  66 2012  22 1892    17 
18   66/42   54  0.12  2.18   7.78   88 1908  34 1934  66*2012  15 1923    18 
19   67/42   55  0.12  2.30   7.90   92 1907  30 1965 (71)1907  10 1923    19 
20   67/43   55  0.13  2.43   8.03   91 1907  37 1915 (71)1921  14 1965    20 
 
21   67/43   55  0.13  2.56   8.16   90*2017  36 1915  64 1991  18 1965    21 
22   68/43   55  0.14  2.70   8.30   90 1995  43 1885  68 1907  22 1983    22 
23   68/43   56  0.13  2.83   8.43   87 1929  34 1898  66*2009  26 1968    23 
24   68/44   56  0.12  2.95   8.55   92 1929  36 1965  63 1945  25 1974    24 
25   69/44   56  0.13  3.08   8.68   86*2015  34 1894  70 1907  21 1955    25 
 
26   69/44   57  0.13  3.21   8.81   92 2020  33 1955 (71)1907  15 1955    26 
27   69/45   57  0.13  3.34   8.94   87 1895  40 1937 (71)1907  21 1955    27 
28   70/45   57  0.13  3.47   9.07   89 1963  39 1931 (71)1985  25 1931    28 
29   70/45   58  0.14  3.61   9.21   91 1967  38 1987  61*1998  26 1894    29 
30   70/45   58  0.14  3.75   9.35   92 1946  36 1886  67 1967  25 1975    30 
 
31   71/46   58  0.15  3.90   9.50  (94)1974  44 1926  67 1967  24 1987    31

* Indicates occurrences in previous years     ( ) Indicates monthly extremes

March Monthly Normals 1991-2020: 
 
Normal Max Temperature:   65.6F    Monthly Heating Degree Days:        369 
Normal Min Temperature:   41.5F    Season Total Heating Degree Days:  2927 
Normal Mean Temperature:  53.5F    Monthly Cooling Degree Days:         14 
Normal Monthly Rainfall:  3.90"    Season Total Cooling Degree Days:    16 
Normal Monthly Snowfall:   0.3" 
 
March Monthly Records: 
 
Warmest Month:  63.6F in 2012      Wettest Month:  13.03" in 1945 
Coolest Month:  41.4F in 1960      Driest Month:    0.50" in 2007 
                                   Most Snowfall:   7.5"  in 2010

(Monthly normals are computed by adding all of the daily mean data
 and then dividing by the number of days in the month)