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Tropical Storm Imelda Forms; Another Round of Heavy Rain and Potential Flooding in the Southwest

Tropical Storm Imelda has formed near the Bahamas Sunday afternoon, and continues to bring heavy rainfall. The risk of significant wind impacts from Imelda along the Southeast coast are decreasing. Another round of showers and storms with a heavy rain and flash flood threat will continue in the Southwest through Monday morning. Read More >

Fort Smith, Arkansas
April Climate Data (Page 2)

 

    |-- Temp. Records --||- Precip Records -||------ Degree Day Normals -------|
     Hi        Lo         Record    Record    Heating          Cooling
Day  Mean Year Mean Year  Rain Year Snow Year Day Month Season Day Month Season  Day
 1   78.0 1940 41.0 1901  3.44 1988  0.0  --    8    8   2945    1    1     16    1 
 2  (82.0)1918(35.0)1936  1.48 1905  0.0  --    8   16   2953    1    2     17    2 
 3   77.5 1934 37.0 1975 (5.12)1964  0.0  --    7   23   2960    1    3     18    3 
 4   76.5 1929 37.5 1886  2.89 2025  0.0  --    7   30   2967    1    4     19    4 
 5   79.0*1893 41.5*1937  2.31 1928  0.3 1885   7   37   2974    1    5     20    5 
 
 6   77.5*2001 39.5 1994  1.63 1940  0.0  --    7   44   2981    1    6     21    6 
 7   79.0 1893 37.5 2007  4.56 2002  0.0  --    6   50   2987    1    7     22    7 
 8   79.0 1890 37.0 2007  2.07 1942  0.0  --    6   56   2993    1    8     23    8 
 9   78.5 2011 39.5 1973  2.46 2008  0.0  --    6   62   2999    2   10     25    9 
10   78.5 2011 42.0*1973  1.91 2008  0.0  --    6   68   3005    2   12     27   10 
 
11   77.0 1948 42.5*1989  2.57 1943  0.0  --    6   74   3011    2   13     29   11 
12   77.5 1941 38.0 1940  2.35 2020  0.0  --    5   79   3016    2   15     31   12 
13   81.0 1972 41.0 1957  2.52 2015  0.0  --    5   84   3021    2   17     33   13 
14   76.0*2012 40.5 1928  2.12 1993  0.0  --    5   89   3026    2   19     35   14 
15   76.5 1924 40.5 1933  1.76 1954 (0.7)1933   5   94   3031    2   21     37   15 
 
16   80.5 2006 46.5 1961  2.27 1939  0.0  --    5   99   3036    2   23     39   16 
17   78.5 2013 43.5 1921  1.76 1991  0.0  --    4  103   3040    2   25     41   17 
18  (82.0)2006 46.0 1939  1.47 1959  0.0  --    4  107   3044    2   27     43   18 
19   79.0 1925 41.5 1983  2.00 1986  0.0  --    4  111   3048    2   29     45   19 
20   78.0 1925 43.5 1918  2.13 1928  0.0  --    4  115   3052    2   31     47   20 
 
21   79.5 1925 46.0 1931  1.78 2017  0.0  --    4  119   3056    2   33     49   21 
22   79.0 1925 43.0 1884  4.30 1885  0.0  --    3  122   3059    2   35     51   22 
23   79.0 1925 45.0 1995  2.31 1970  0.0  --    3  125   3062    2   37     53   23 
24   76.0*1989 44.5 1910  2.94 2022  0.0  --    3  128   3065    2   39     55   24 
25   78.0 1896 41.5 1910  3.21 1924  0.0  --    3  131   3068    2   41     57   25 
 
26   77.5 1943 44.5 1919  2.00 2017  0.0  --    3  134   3071    3   44     60   26 
27   78.5 2012 49.0 1920  1.96 1923  0.0  --    3  137   3074    3   47     63   27 
28   79.0 1989 49.5 1979  3.40 1888  0.0  --    3  140   3077    3   50     66   28 
29   79.5 1899 49.5 1908  3.01 2016  0.0  --    2  142   3079    3   53     69   29 
30   78.5 1936 45.0 1907  3.76 1893  0.0  --    2  144   3081    3   56     72   30
* Indicates occurrences in previous years     ( ) Indicates monthly extremes
Period of Record:
Temperature:  June 1882 - Present
Rainfall:     June 1882 - Present
Snowfall:     October 1883 - Present
Normals:      1991-2020 (30 year average)
(Monthly normals are computed by adding all of the daily mean data
 and then dividing by the number of days in the month)

 

Updated: May 16, 2025