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Powerful Pacific Storm to Continue Impacting Northern California; Heavy Snow in the Appalachians and Portions of the Northeast

A strong atmospheric river will continue to impact northern California with heavy rain and life-threatening flooding through Friday. Unsettled weather is expected across much of the Northeast and Great Lakes over the next few days, including the likelihood of heavy snow in the central Appalachians and higher elevations of northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New York. Read More >

Fort Smith, Arkansas Climatological Records

 

Recorded Dates of Last Occurrence in Spring, First Occurrence in Fall, and Days Between Occurrence

For the Period January 1901 through May 2020

 

Occurrence: 24°F Killing Freeze

 

Average Spring Date:  February 26

Average Fall Date:  December 1

Average Number of Days Between Occurrences:  277

  

YEAR SPRING DAYS FALL
       
1901 Mar 06 282 Dec 14
1902 Feb 21 286 Dec 05
1903 Mar 01 261 Nov 18
1904 Feb 19 299 Dec 15
1905 Feb 21 281 Nov 30
1906 Mar 20 310 Jan 25
1907 Feb 08 277 Nov 13
1908 Feb 20 267 Nov 14
1909 Feb 16 293 Dec 07
1910 Feb 24 279 Dec 01
1911 Feb 22 261 Nov 11
1912 Feb 27 274 Nov 28
1913 Mar 27 284 Jan 06
1914 Feb 25 267 Nov 20
1915 Jan 28 348 Jan 12
1916 Feb 14 273 Nov 14
1917 Mar 05 238 Oct 30
1918 Feb 21 305 Dec 24
1919 Mar 01 282 Dec 09
1920 Mar 08 249 Nov 13
1921 Feb 20 300 Dec 18
1922 Mar 02 337 Feb 03
1923 Mar 19 286 Dec 31
1924 Feb 21 300 Dec 18
1925 Mar 02 294 Dec 22
1926 Jan 24 322 Dec 13
1927 Jan 16 324 Dec 07
1928 Feb 26 285 Dec 08
1929 Feb 21 274 Nov 23
1930 Jan 30 325 Dec 22
1931 Jan 15 379 Jan 30
1932 Mar 13 246 Nov 15
1933 Feb 12 317 Dec 27
1934 Mar 10 271 Dec 07
1935 Feb 27 295 Dec 20
1936 Feb 20 290 Dec 07
1937 Feb 02 289 Nov 19
1938 Feb 19 277 Nov 24
1939 Feb 22 309 Dec 29
1940 Feb 14 272 Nov 13
1941 Mar 17 289 Jan 01
1942 Feb 19 323 Jan 09
1943 Mar 08 280 Dec 14
1944 Feb 15 299 Dec 11
1945 Jan 31 296 Nov 24
1946 Feb 10 310 Dec 18
1947 Mar 03 283 Dec 12
1948 Mar 13 254 Nov 23
1949 Feb 07 287 Nov 22
1950 Mar 14 240 Nov 10
1951 Feb 08 266 Nov 02
1952 Feb 21 250 Oct 29
1953 Feb 23 259 Nov 10
1954 Mar 15 265 Dec 06
1955 Mar 27 226 Nov 09
1956 Jan 31 290 Nov 17
1957 Mar 08 277 Dec 11
1958 Feb 18 283 Nov 29
1959 Feb 21 257 Nov 06
1960 Mar 17 237 Nov 10
               
YEAR SPRING DAYS FALL
       
1961 Feb 04 310 Dec 12
1962 Mar 06 279 Dec 11
1963 Feb 23 263 Nov 14
1964 Mar 26 239 Nov 21
1965 Mar 21 253 Nov 30
1966 Mar 07 239 Nov 02
1967 Mar 08 269 Dec 03
1968 Mar 05 250 Nov 11
1969 Mar 11 247 Nov 14
1970 Feb 26 262 Nov 16
1971 Mar 08 301 Jan 04
1972 Mar 03 263 Nov 22
1973 Feb 22 286 Dec 06
1974 Mar 22 237 Nov 15
1975 Apr 03 224 Nov 14
1976 Feb 23 255 Nov 05
1977 Feb 28 280 Dec 06
1978 Mar 05 273 Dec 04
1979 Feb 19 282 Nov 29
1980 Mar 06 257 Nov 19
1981 Feb 14 293 Dec 05
1982 Feb 14 263 Nov 05
1983 Mar 22 251 Nov 29
1984 Mar 09 271 Dec 06
1985 Feb 15 288 Dec 01
1986 Mar 21 235 Nov 12
1987 Apr 04 220 Nov 11
1988 Mar 15 246 Nov 17
1989 Mar 08 252 Nov 16
1990 Feb 17 285 Nov 30
1991 Feb 27 248 Nov 03
1992 Mar 11 260 Nov 27
1993 Mar 14 230 Oct 31
1994 Feb 26 287 Dec 11
1995 Mar 08 240 Nov 04
1996 Mar 10 281 Dec 17
1997 Feb 11 277 Nov 16
1998 Mar 12 283 Dec 21
1999 Jan 15 334 Dec 16
2000 Feb 05 287 Nov 19
2001 Feb 17 309 Dec 24
2002 Mar 10 261 Nov 27
2003 Mar 06 267 Nov 29
2004 Feb 13 304 Dec 14
2005 Jan 24 296 Nov 17
2006 Feb 21 281 Nov 30
2007 Apr 08 228 Nov 23
2008 Feb 27 278 Dec 02
2009 Mar 02 276 Dec 04
2010 Mar 04 276 Dec 06
2011 Feb 12 324 Jan 03
2012 Feb 12 301 Dec 10
2013 Feb 01 284 Nov 13
2014 Mar 04 254 Nov 14
2015 Mar 06 309 Jan 10
2016 Feb 10 302 Dec 09
2017 Jan 27 313 Dec 07
2018 Feb 12 275 Nov 15
2019 Mar 6 249 Nov 11
2020 Feb 27 277 Dec 01

 

Updated: November 3, 2021