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Fort Smith, Arkansas
May Climate Data (Page 1)

 

     |-----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   78/55   67  0.19  0.19  14.56   93  1959  58  1956  70  1936 (34) 1903    1 
 2   78/55   67  0.18  0.37  14.74   93  1943 (49) 1994  70 *2018  37  1989    2 
 3   78/55   67  0.19  0.56  14.93   90  1955  53  1978  70  1938  37 *2013    3 
 4   78/56   67  0.18  0.74  15.11   93  2014 (49) 2013  72  1950  35  1954    4 
 5   79/56   68  0.18  0.92  15.29   93  2014  56  1935  70 *2003  39  2013    5 
 
 6   79/56   68  0.20  1.12  15.49   92  2023  56  1931  72  1943  40  1944    6 
 7   79/57   68  0.19  1.31  15.68   92 *2018  62  1917  74  1961  38  1989    7 
 8   79/57   68  0.19  1.50  15.87   95  1918  61  1924  75  2002  40  1982    8 
 9   80/57   69  0.19  1.69  16.06   92  2018  61  1924  75  1933  40  1980    9 
10   80/58   69  0.18  1.87  16.24   92  1962  52  1924  73 *2011  42  1885   10 
 
11   80/58   69  0.19  2.06  16.43   94  1963  58  1931  73  1922  42  1969   11 
12   80/58   69  0.19  2.25  16.62   93  2022  53  2020  74  1886  40  1960   12 
13   81/59   70  0.20  2.45  16.82   93  1962  62 *2014  73  1956  41  1971   13 
14   81/59   70  0.18  2.63  17.00   92  1915  58  2014  70  1963  41  1973   14 
15   81/59   70  0.18  2.81  17.18   91  1990  56  1910  70  1990  38  1973   15 
 
16   81/60   71  0.19  3.00  17.37   93 *2001  57  1945  70  1889  41  1973   16 
17   82/60   71  0.18  3.18  17.55   92 *2001  61 *2014  75  1943  41  1973   17 
18   82/60   71  0.19  3.37  17.74   95  1956  65  1952  73  1898  41  1976   18 
19   82/61   72  0.18  3.55  17.92   96  1956  65  1952  72  2013  45  1894   19 
20   82/61   72  0.19  3.74  18.11   95  2005  66  1892 (76) 1902  40  1894   20 
 
21   83/61   72  0.19  3.93  18.30   93  1962  53  1892  75  1902  44  1894   21 
22   83/62   73  0.19  4.12  18.49   94  1953  61  1953 (76) 1953  42  1892   22 
23   83/62   73  0.18  4.30  18.67   95  2000  64  1963  75  1927  43  1963   23 
24   84/62   73  0.17  4.48  18.85   95  1962  67  1924  74  1953  45  1983   24 
25   84/63   74  0.17  4.65  19.02   95  1964  66  1992  74  1918  47 *2001   25 
 
26   84/63   74  0.17  4.82  19.19   95 *2024  67  2022  74  2024  44  1988   26 
27   84/63   74  0.16  4.98  19.35   95 *2012  62  1976  75  1912  44  1961   27 
28   85/64   75  0.16  5.14  19.51   97  2012  54  1907  75  2006  48  1961   28 
29   85/64   75  0.16  5.30  19.67   98  1951  59  1902 (76) 1945  46  1947   29 
30   85/64   75  0.17  5.47  19.84   97  2003  61  1964  74  1942  45  1947   30 
 
31   86/64   75  0.16  5.63  20.20  (99) 1934  60  1903 (76)*2018  42  1889   31
* Indicates occurrences in previous years     ( ) Indicates monthly extremes
May Monthly Normals 1991-2020:
 
Normal Max Temperature:   81.4F   Monthly Heating Degree Days:         28 
Normal Min Temperature:   59.5F   Season Total Heating Degree Days:  3097 
Normal Mean Temperature:  70.5F   Monthly Cooling Degree Days:        197 
Normal Monthly Rainfall:  5.63"   Season Total Cooling Degree Days:   270 
Normal Monthly Snowfall:   0.0" 
 
May Monthly Records:
 
Warmest Month:  76.8F in 2018     Wettest Month:  13.67" in 1943 
Coolest Month:  63.6F in 1907     Driest Month:    0.38" in 1886
(Monthly normals are computed by adding all of the daily mean data
 and then dividing by the number of days in the month)

 

Updated: July 22, 2024