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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: 32°F Frost/Light Freeze

 

Average Spring Date:  March 26

Average Fall Date:  November 5

Average Number of Days Between Occurrences:  223

  

YEAR SPRING DAYS FALL
       
1901 Mar 21 239 Nov 16
1902 Mar 18 253 Nov 27
1903 Mar 24 237 Nov 17
1904 Mar 27 229 Nov 12
1905 Feb 28 273 Nov 29
1906 Mar 21 224 Nov 01
1907 Feb 23 260 Nov 11
1908 Feb 27 258 Nov 12
1909 Mar 15 246 Nov 17
1910 Feb 25 245 Oct 29
1911 Mar 16 230 Nov 02
1912 Mar 25 221 Nov 02
1913 Mar 28 214 Oct 29
1914 Apr 09 220 Nov 16
1915 Apr 03 225 Nov 15
1916 Mar 16 217 Oct 20
1917 Mar 08 226 Oct 21
1918 Mar 10 257 Nov 23
1919 Mar 06 250 Nov 12
1920 Apr 05 211 Nov 03
1921 Apr 17 206 Nov 10
1922 Mar 04 266 Nov 26
1923 Mar 31 243 Nov 30
1924 Apr 01 236 Nov 24
1925 Mar 15 226 Oct 28
1926 Apr 01 217 Nov 05
1927 Mar 22 238 Nov 16
1928 Apr 15 218 Nov 20
1929 Mar 10 254 Nov 20
1930 Mar 30 220 Nov 06
1931 Mar 29 247 Dec 02
1932 Mar 14 231 Nov 01
1933 Mar 21 231 Nov 08
1934 Mar 19 248 Nov 23
1935 Mar 07 266 Nov 29
1936 Apr 03 213 Nov 03
1937 Mar 29 207 Oct 23
1938 Mar 07 230 Oct 24
1939 Apr 07 210 Nov 04
1940 Apr 12 212 Nov 11
1941 Mar 29 223 Nov 08
1942 Mar 03 236 Oct 26
1943 Mar 20 232 Nov 08
1944 Mar 29 237 Nov 22
1945 Mar 07 258 Nov 21
1946 Mar 09 216 Oct 12
1947 Mar 28 224 Nov 08
1948 Mar 13 218 Oct 18
1949 Mar 19 225 Oct 31
1950 Apr 06 211 Nov 04
1951 Apr 17 198 Nov 02
1952 Mar 28 193 Oct 08
1953 Apr 16 203 Nov 06
1954 Apr 01 214 Nov 02
1955 Mar 29 209 Oct 25
1956 Mar 20 232 Nov 08
1957 Apr 13 195 Oct 26
1958 Mar 20 243 Nov 19
1959 Apr 14 204 Nov 05
1960 Mar 26 207 Oct 20
                       
YEAR SPRING DAYS FALL
       
1961 Apr 13 204 Nov 04
1962 Apr 03 219 Nov 09
1963 Mar 22 224 Nov 02
1964 Apr 09 193 Oct 20
1965 Mar 27 211 Oct 25
1966 Apr 06 192 Oct 16
1967 Mar 18 223 Oct 28
1968 Apr 05 206 Oct 29
1969 Mar 26 222 Nov 04
1970 Mar 27 223 Nov 06
1971 Apr 07 210 Nov 04
1972 Apr 04 217 Nov 08
1973 Apr 11 212 Nov 10
1974 Apr 09 218 Nov 14
1975 Apr 04 197 Oct 19
1976 Mar 31 203 Oct 21
1977 Mar 23 203 Oct 13
1978 Mar 27 213 Oct 27
1979 Apr 05 211 Nov 03
1980 Apr 15 192 Oct 25
1981 Mar 20 216 Oct 23
1982 Apr 06 200 Oct 24
1983 Apr 15 209 Nov 11
1984 Mar 30 225 Nov 11
1985 Mar 05 258 Nov 19
1986 Mar 22 234 Nov 12
1987 Apr 05 198 Oct 21
1988 Mar 30 230 Nov 16
1989 Apr 11 190 Oct 19
1990 Apr 07 198 Oct 23
1991 Mar 30 215 Nov 01
1992 Apr 03 214 Nov 04
1993 Mar 15 228 Oct 30
1994 Apr 07 201 Oct 26
1995 Mar 10 237 Nov 03
1996 Mar 26 221 Nov 03
1997 Apr 14 203 Nov 04
1998 Mar 22 228 Nov 06
1999 Mar 15 222 Oct 24
2000 Apr 09 182 Oct 09
2001 Mar 21 243 Nov 20
2002 Mar 27 224 Nov 07
2003 Apr 10 226 Nov 23
2004 Mar 12 257 Nov 25
2005 Mar 17 243 Nov 16
2006 Mar 25 221 Nov 02
2007 Apr 08 212 Nov 07
2008 Apr 14 196 Oct 28
2009 Apr 07 232 Nov 26
2010 Mar 23 227 Nov 06
2011 Mar 06 255 Nov 17
2012 Feb 25 245 Oct 28
2013 Mar 27 229 Nov 12
2014 Apr 15 199 Nov 01
2015 Mar 07 250 Nov 13
2016 Mar 21 242 Nov 19
2017 Mar 15 226 Oct 28
2018 Mar 16 237 Nov 09
2019 Mar 16 228 Oct 31
2020 Feb 29  272 Nov 28

 

Updated: November 3, 2021