Fort Smith, AR: 2026

9 October 2026: 2026 so far averaged 70.9°F in Fort Smith, AR, the warmest 1 January to 9 October on record, in 144 years since 1883; provisional.

2026 so far, to 9 October 2026

Mean temperature: 70.9°F; Warmest on record; Warmest of 144, provisional
Precipitation: 28.42 in; Driest since 2005; 46th driest of 144

A normal 1 January to 9 October in Fort Smith, AR (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 65.7°F, between 64.2°F and 67.5°F in eight years of ten and 35.53 in of precipitation, between 28.49 in and 49.11 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 January to 9 October in Fort Smith, AR since 1883: 70.9°F in 2026, the highest of them all.

Normal range, 64.2 to 67.5°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 January to 9 October in Fort Smith, AR from 1882 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	70.9	1	82.8	1	59	1	28.42	99	0
2025	67.2	15	78.1	19	56.2	21	44.32	13	0
2024	68.3	4	79.2	7	57.3	7	39.24	31	0
2023	68.2	5	79.3	6	57.1	8	34.65	58	0
2022	66.7	23	78.7	10	54.7	57	41.24	21	0
2021	65.5	53	76.1	59	54.8	53	35.52	50	0
2020	66	37	76.3	54	55.6	38	48.77	8	0
2019	66.5	28	76.6	43	56.4	18	53.24	4	0
2018	66.9	19	77.7	28	56.1	23	41.04	22	0
2017	68	6	79	8	56.9	9	42.85	16	0
2016	67.1	16	78.3	14	56	24	28.67	97	0
2015	65.3	60	75.6	75	55	48	52.21	5	0
2014	64	103	75.2	86	52.7	112	32.42	75	0
2013	65.8	44	76.7	41	55	48	37.40	38	0
2012	70	2	81.7	2	58.4	2	28.51	98	0
2011	67.8	7	79.6	4	56	24	32.21	76	0
2010	66.1	32	76.6	43	55.7	33	28.96	95	0
2009	64.8	78	75.1	98	54.5	62	46.91	9	0
2008	64.7	81	75.3	82	54.1	75	55.47	2	0
2007	66.1	32	76.4	48	55.9	26	40.20	27	0
2006	67.3	14	79.6	4	55.1	47	33.43	66	0
2005	66.9	19	78.3	14	55.5	40	28.27	100	0
2004	64.9	72	75.5	77	54.2	72	36.57	43	0
2003	64.2	97	75.2	86	53.2	97	23.27	131	0
2002	65.1	64	75.8	67	54.4	65	35.65	47	0
2001	65.3	60	76.3	54	54.3	69	30.06	87	0
2000	66.6	25	78.3	14	54.9	52	26.41	114	0
1999	65.9	38	77.4	33	54.3	69	34.68	57	0
1998	67.5	13	78.2	17	56.7	11	35.41	52	0
1997	64.3	94	75.5	77	53.2	97	30.50	84	0
1996	63	130	74.2	118	51.9	128	42.21	17	0
1995	64.5	91	75.2	86	53.7	85	32.95	70	0
1994	64.7	81	75.5	77	53.8	82	41.25	20	0
1993	64.4	92	74.8	106	54	77	36.87	40	0
1992	64.2	97	75.3	82	53.1	102	36.78	41	0
1991	65.6	50	76.8	40	54.4	65	29.01	94	0
1990	66.6	25	78.8	9	54.4	65	52.15	6	0
1989	63.7	114	75.1	98	52.2	120	45.55	12	0
1988	64.9	72	78.2	17	51.6	133	26.80	112	0
1987	65.4	56	77.6	31	53.2	97	27.73	103	0
1986	66.3	30	78.4	13	54.3	69	32.64	74	0
1985	63.5	116	74.8	106	52.3	119	34.00	63	0
1984	62.8	135	74.1	120	51.5	136	31.46	80	0
1983	63.3	118	74.3	114	52.2	120	23.37	129	0
1982	63	130	74	123	52	125	35.23	53	0
1981	64.2	97	75.2	86	53.3	92	31.48	79	0
1980	64.8	78	76.9	39	52.6	113	20.00	138	0
1979	60.7	144	70.6	144	50.7	143	41.27	19	0
1978	62.7	137	73.8	127	51.6	133	21.01	137	0
1977	64.6	85	76.1	59	53.1	102	27.16	110	0
1976	62.8	135	75.3	82	50.3	144	27.29	109	0
1975	62.3	140	73.1	134	51.6	133	37.60	37	0
1974	63.3	118	74.6	108	52	125	34.27	60	0
1973	63	130	73.9	126	52.2	120	38.87	32	0
1972	63.9	105	76.5	47	51.3	139	18.88	141	0
1971	63.3	118	75.2	86	51.4	138	27.66	104	0
1970	64.6	85	76.4	48	52.8	108	34.46	59	0
1969	64.6	85	75.9	65	53.3	92	25.44	116	0
1968	63.8	111	75.2	86	52.5	114	36.78	41	0
1967	64.3	94	76.7	41	52	125	24.94	118	0
1966	63.1	128	74.9	102	51.2	140	26.52	113	0
1965	64.2	97	76.6	43	51.7	132	27.45	108	0
1964	64.6	85	78.1	19	51.1	142	34.09	61	0
1963	65.1	64	77.7	28	52.5	114	23.68	127	0
1962	64.7	81	76.4	48	53	104	27.97	101	0
1961	63.1	128	74.3	114	51.9	128	37.12	39	0
1960	63.3	118	74.4	112	52.2	120	32.80	71	0
1959	64.6	85	75.6	75	53.6	87	37.99	34	0
1958	63.3	118	73.6	129	53	104	43.05	15	0
1957	65.1	64	75.2	86	55	48	51.34	7	0
1956	65.6	50	78	24	53.3	92	23.15	132	0
1955	65.9	38	77.1	35	54.8	53	29.16	91	0
1954	67.6	11	80.6	3	54.5	62	19.62	139	0
1953	65.8	44	78.1	19	53.5	89	35.11	56	0
1952	65.7	48	78.1	19	53.3	92	24.32	122	0
1951	64.4	92	75.8	67	53	104	40.68	23	0
1950	63.9	105	74.3	114	53.4	90	37.85	35	0
1949	64.9	72	75.7	72	54.1	75	40.62	25	0
1948	63.9	105	75	101	52.8	108	25.00	117	0
1947	64.2	97	76.1	59	52.2	120	23.77	126	0
1946	65.9	38	77.4	33	54.4	65	35.48	51	1
1945	64.9	72	74	123	55.8	31	69.09	1	0
1944	66.1	32	75.8	67	56.4	18	41.43	18	0
1943	66.6	25	77	37	56.4	18	36.34	45	1
1942	64.6	85	74.5	110	54.8	53	34.02	62	1
1941	65.9	38	75.2	86	56.6	14	32.78	72	3
1940	62.3	140	72.2	142	52.4	117	27.61	105	0
1939	67.7	9	78.6	11	56.7	11	24.01	124	2
1938	68.4	3	78.6	11	58.1	3	38.67	33	1
1937	65.3	60	74.9	102	55.8	31	28.96	95	1
1936	67	18	78	24	55.9	26	17.25	143	0
1935	65.6	50	75.3	82	55.9	26	40.63	24	0
1934	67.1	16	78.1	19	56.2	21	25.56	115	0
1933	66.9	19	77.1	35	56.7	11	33.79	64	2
1932	66.8	22	77	37	56.6	14	27.52	106	0
1931	65.4	56	75.2	86	55.5	40	30.70	82	0
1930	66.1	32	76.6	43	55.5	40	24.85	119	0
1929	64.1	102	73.5	131	54.6	58	35.16	54	2
1928	64.8	78	74.5	110	55	48	32.02	77	0
1927	65.9	38	75.2	86	56.5	17	46.09	11	0
1926	65.1	64	74.9	102	55.2	45	33.51	65	1
1925	67.6	11	77.8	27	57.4	6	29.10	93	0
1924	63.2	126	73.1	134	53.4	90	27.82	102	1
1923	65.4	56	75.2	86	55.7	33	33.01	69	1
1922	66.4	29	76	63	56.8	10	22.69	135	0
1921	67.7	9	77.7	28	57.7	4	30.15	85	0
1920	64.3	94	74.1	120	54.6	58	21.67	136	0
1919	65.7	48	75.7	72	55.7	33	23.57	128	0
1918	64.9	72	75.8	67	54	77	24.64	120	0
1917	63.6	115	74.4	112	52.9	107	17.22	144	1
1916	66.1	32	76.4	48	55.7	33	23.15	132	0
1915	63.2	126	72.2	142	54.2	72	39.36	30	0
1914	65.8	44	75.8	67	55.9	26	24.48	121	1
1913	65.1	64	75.5	77	54.6	58	27.47	107	1
1912	63.3	118	73.7	128	52.8	108	23.10	134	2
1911	67.8	7	77.9	26	57.7	4	29.38	90	0
1910	65.4	56	75.7	72	55.2	45	23.35	130	0
1909	65.9	38	76.4	48	55.4	43	24.02	123	0
1908	65.1	64	74.9	102	55.3	44	46.80	10	0
1907	65.8	44	75.9	65	55.7	33	29.87	88	0
1906	63.4	117	73.1	134	53.7	85	35.80	46	1
1905	63.3	118	72.6	139	54	77	36.56	44	0
1904	63.9	105	74.1	120	53.8	82	30.14	86	1
1903	63.3	118	72.6	139	54	77	30.97	81	0
1902	63.9	105	73.6	129	54.2	72	23.99	125	0
1901	65.5	53	76.4	48	54.5	62	18.66	142	0
1900	65.3	60	75.1	98	55.6	38	29.74	89	0
1899	63.8	111	74.3	114	53.3	92	29.15	92	0
1898	66.3	30	76	63	56.6	14	43.59	14	0
1897	65.5	53	76.3	54	54.6	58	33.15	68	0
1896	66.7	23	77.5	32	55.9	26	19.50	140	0
1895	61.8	143	72.4	141	51.2	140	40.24	26	0
1894	64	103	75.2	86	52.8	108	35.63	48	0
1893	63	130	74.2	118	51.8	130	39.64	28	0
1892	62.9	134	73.3	133	52.5	114	35.56	49	0
1891	62.5	139	73.5	131	51.5	136	32.69	73	0
1890	65.1	64	75.4	81	54.8	53	54.58	3	0
1889	63.9	105	74.6	108	53.2	97	35.14	55	0
1888	63.8	111	74	123	53.6	87	39.57	29	0
1887	65	71	76.2	57	53.9	81	31.80	78	0
1886	62.7	137	72.9	137	52.4	117	30.63	83	0
1885	62.3	140	72.7	138	51.8	130	26.95	111	0
1884	64.9	72	76.1	59	53.8	82	37.82	36	0
1883	64.7	81	76.2	57	53.2	97	33.38	67	2
1882									151

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2026	70.9
2012	70
1938	68.4
2024	68.3
2023	68.2
2017	68
2011	67.8
1911	67.8
1939	67.7
1921	67.7

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1979	60.7
1895	61.8
1975	62.3
1940	62.3
1885	62.3
1891	62.5
1978	62.7
1886	62.7
1984	62.8
1976	62.8

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1945	69.09
2008	55.47
1890	54.58
2019	53.24
2015	52.21
1990	52.15
1957	51.34
2020	48.77
2009	46.91
1908	46.80

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1917	17.22
1936	17.25
1901	18.66
1972	18.88
1896	19.50
1954	19.62
1980	20.00
1978	21.01
1920	21.67
1922	22.69

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 109°F; 19 August 2026, 18 August 2026
Coldest night: 4°F; 27 January 2026
Wettest day: 3.95 in; 6 June 2026

Month by month

Month	Mean temperature	Precipitation
January	39.4°F 70th coldest of 144	1.62 in 47th driest of 144
February	52.6°F 4th warmest of 144	1.34 in 38th driest of 144
March	63.4°F 2nd warmest of 144	2.57 in 56th driest of 144
April	68.3°F Warmest of 144	5.51 in 42nd wettest of 144
May	72°F 27th warmest of 144	3.74 in 52nd driest of 144
June	80.9°F 16th warmest of 145	7.78 in 11th wettest of 145
July	85.8°F 10th warmest of 145	3.69 in 45th wettest of 145
August	88°F 3rd warmest of 145	0.26 in 6th driest of 145
September	85.9°F Warmest of 145	0.46 in 12th driest of 144
October so far	74.2°F 16th warmest of 144	1.45 in 39th wettest of 143

Hot days and freezes

Fort Smith, AR has had 113 days at 90°F or above in 2026 through 9 October, the most on record by that date, in 144 years since 1883; provisional.
Fort Smith, AR has had 49 days at 100°F or above in 2026 through 9 October, the most by that date since 2011, tied 3rd most of 144 (with 2011).
Fort Smith, AR has had 32 freezing nights (a low of 32°F or below) in 2026 through 9 October, the most by that date since 2025, 113th most of 144.
The last freeze of spring 2026 in Fort Smith, AR came on Tuesday 17 March 2026, the latest since 2024, tied 110th latest of 144 (with 2005).

Daily records set

Date	Record	Value	Before	Check
18 September	Warmest day	102°F	98°F 2005	Provisional
15 September	Warmest day	103°F	101°F 1939	Provisional
14 September	Warmest day	102°F	100°F 2000, 1965, 1939	Provisional
13 September	Warmest day	102°F	101°F 1893	Provisional
9 September	Warmest day	105°F	100°F 1939, 1884	Provisional
8 September	Warmest day	105°F	102°F 1925	Provisional
5 September	Warmest day	106°F	104°F 1998, 1947	Provisional
19 August	Warmest day	109°F	107°F 2011	Provisional
18 August	Warmest day	109°F	104°F 1999, 1956, 1936, 1934, 1886	Provisional
25 March	Warmest day	88°F	86°F 2015, 1910	Provisional
22 March	Warmest day	95°F	90°F 1995	Provisional
21 March	Warmest day	94°F	90°F 2017, 1916	Provisional
20 March	Warmest day	93°F	91°F 1907	Provisional
3 March	Warmest day	82°F	81°F 2024, 1976	Provisional
28 February	Warmest day	84°F	83°F 2023	Provisional
27 February	Warmest day	80°F	79°F 2024, 1988	Provisional
6 February	Warmest day	77°F	76°F 2025	Provisional
27 January	Coldest night	4°F	6°F 1963	Provisional

Daily records set and not listed: 0

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2026 so far brought 28.42 in of precipitation in Fort Smith, AR, the driest 1 January to 9 October since 2005, 46th driest of 144.
The hottest day of 2026 so far in Fort Smith, AR: 109°F on Wednesday 19 August 2026 and Tuesday 18 August 2026.
The coldest night of 2026 so far in Fort Smith, AR: a low of 4°F on Tuesday 27 January 2026.
The wettest day of 2026 so far in Fort Smith, AR: 3.95 in on Saturday 6 June 2026.