Fort Smith, AR: April

30 April 2026: April 2026 averaged 68.3°F in Fort Smith, AR, the warmest April on record, in 144 years since 1883; provisional.

April 2026

Mean temperature: 68.3°F; Warmest on record; Warmest of 144, provisional
Precipitation: 5.51 in; Wettest since 2025; 42nd wettest of 144

A normal April in Fort Smith, AR (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 62.5°F, between 58°F and 65.6°F in eight years of ten and 5.07 in of precipitation, between 2.40 in and 7.34 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every April in Fort Smith, AR since 1883: 68.3°F in 2026, the highest of them all.

Normal range, 58 to 65.6°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every April in Fort Smith, AR from 1883 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	68.3	1	79.3	3	57.3	2	5.51	42	0
2025	65.7	14	76.8	18	54.6	19	8.69	7	0
2024	65	21	76.3	28	53.7	25	4.81	51	0
2023	61.8	69	73.9	59	49.8	81	2.68	107	0
2022	62.2	61	73	73	51.3	54	9.30	5	0
2021	59.3	121	71.3	104	47.4	121	7.29	21	0
2020	59.8	111	71.3	104	48.3	107	6.46	32	0
2019	63.3	44	75.4	37	51.2	57	6.71	29	0
2018	56.5	142	68.6	136	44.5	141	3.63	81	0
2017	65.5	16	76.6	20	54.3	21	7.06	24	0
2016	63.8	35	75.5	35	52.2	42	6.05	34	0
2015	63.5	39	73.9	59	53.1	28	4.29	62	0
2014	61.7	72	74.1	55	49.3	97	2.94	97	0
2013	60.9	89	72.9	77	48.9	103	3.73	78	0
2012	67.5	4	78.1	10	56.8	4	2.99	95	0
2011	64.5	26	77.3	12	51.8	45	9.55	3	0
2010	64.5	26	76.2	29	52.8	33	2.25	117	0
2009	60.6	93	71.8	92	49.4	94	4.88	50	0
2008	60.2	101	72	91	48.3	107	8.05	11	0
2007	58	134	69.9	123	46	135	4.06	68	0
2006	67.4	5	80.1	2	54.7	17	5.33	44	0
2005	62.1	62	74.5	50	49.7	82	3.13	92	0
2004	63	49	74.5	50	51.5	51	6.38	33	0
2003	63.1	48	76	32	50.2	77	2.71	105	0
2002	64.3	30	75.2	42	53.4	27	5.94	35	0
2001	66.7	9	78.3	9	55.1	10	2.15	123	0
2000	60	106	72.4	88	47.6	117	2.42	114	0
1999	62.9	52	74	57	51.8	45	5.33	44	0
1998	60.2	101	72.9	77	47.4	121	1.01	139	0
1997	56.9	140	68.4	139	45.4	138	3.62	82	0
1996	59.8	111	73.6	65	45.9	136	5.93	36	0
1995	59.7	115	71.8	92	47.5	119	5.55	41	0
1994	63.7	36	76.4	24	51	61	5.27	46	0
1993	57.8	135	68.5	138	47.1	125	7.33	19	0
1992	61.9	67	74.2	53	49.5	90	3.90	73	0
1991	63.5	39	74.4	52	52.6	38	7.43	16	0
1990	60.4	99	72.5	84	48.3	107	8.48	9	0
1989	62.9	52	76.6	20	49.1	100	0.56	142	0
1988	61.4	83	76	32	46.7	129	5.57	40	0
1987	61.5	81	77.3	12	45.8	137	1.13	137	0
1986	63.4	42	75.3	39	51.6	48	6.97	25	0
1985	62.8	55	74.7	49	50.8	66	4.44	56	0
1984	58.1	133	69.1	133	47.1	125	2.16	122	0
1983	54.8	144	65.8	143	43.8	144	2.94	97	0
1982	56.6	141	69.2	132	43.9	143	1.27	136	0
1981	66.9	6	78.9	6	54.9	13	2.91	99	0
1980	58.2	131	72.1	89	44.3	142	2.24	119	0
1979	60	106	70.8	112	49.3	97	4.80	52	0
1978	63	49	76.5	23	49.5	90	1.94	126	0
1977	63.9	34	77.1	15	50.6	70	1.04	138	0
1976	61.7	72	74	57	49.4	94	3.77	77	0
1975	59.1	122	71.4	101	46.8	127	2.09	124	0
1974	60.5	97	73.8	61	47.2	123	4.96	48	0
1973	57.6	137	68	140	47.2	123	6.80	27	0
1972	61.7	72	75.7	34	47.7	116	2.62	108	0
1971	59.7	115	74.2	53	45.2	140	2.88	101	0
1970	63.5	39	76.2	29	50.7	69	9.42	4	0
1969	63.6	37	75.4	37	51.9	44	3.07	94	0
1968	61.3	84	73.5	68	49	102	3.71	79	0
1967	65.9	12	76.4	24	55.3	9	6.81	26	0
1966	60.4	99	73	73	47.9	114	8.50	8	0
1965	64.3	30	79	4	49.7	82	1.97	125	0
1964	64.4	28	78.5	8	50.3	75	9.17	6	0
1963	64.3	30	76.1	31	52.4	40	3.37	84	0
1962	59.5	119	70.9	111	48.1	113	2.25	117	0
1961	58.8	127	71.4	101	46.1	134	1.38	135	0
1960	63.4	42	76.6	20	50.2	77	1.70	131	0
1959	60.7	91	73	73	48.3	107	3.28	87	0
1958	60.6	93	71.2	108	50.1	80	3.81	74	0
1957	60.5	97	70.1	122	50.8	66	10.32	1	0
1956	59	124	71.4	101	46.6	131	2.77	103	0
1955	66.2	11	77.7	11	54.7	17	0.90	140	0
1954	66.9	6	79	4	54.8	14	4.37	57	0
1953	57	138	68.6	136	45.3	139	7.35	17	0
1952	58.2	131	69.7	126	46.7	129	5.60	39	0
1951	58.4	130	70.4	117	46.4	132	3.13	92	0
1950	59.1	122	71.3	104	46.8	127	2.48	113	0
1949	60.7	91	71.7	95	49.6	86	3.78	75	0
1948	66.8	8	80.6	1	52.9	32	1.67	132	0
1947	61.1	87	72.8	80	49.5	90	5.88	37	0
1946	65.3	17	76.7	19	53.9	23	6.77	28	0
1945	62.4	60	71.7	95	53.1	28	7.35	17	0
1944	61.2	85	71.1	109	51.3	54	4.78	54	0
1943	64.9	22	75.3	39	54.5	20	4.12	65	0
1942	64.9	22	75	45	54.8	14	7.96	12	0
1941	64.6	24	74.1	55	55.1	10	4.32	60	1
1940	59.9	109	69.6	127	50.2	77	5.85	38	0
1939	59.7	115	70.3	118	49.1	100	4.35	58	0
1938	62.5	59	72.5	84	52.6	38	4.79	53	0
1937	61.6	79	71.6	98	51.6	48	2.88	101	0
1936	60.8	90	73.3	71	48.2	112	0.73	141	0
1935	59.8	111	68.7	135	50.9	65	3.27	89	0
1934	63.2	46	73.7	62	52.7	37	4.05	69	0
1933	61.7	72	73	73	50.4	74	3.98	71	0
1932	65.1	20	75.3	39	54.8	14	1.57	133	0
1931	59	124	69.3	128	48.8	104	2.97	96	0
1930	66.4	10	77.1	15	55.7	6	1.85	128	0
1929	64.4	28	73.7	62	55	12	3.78	75	0
1928	57	138	66.6	142	47.5	119	7.31	20	0
1927	65.3	17	74.8	46	55.8	5	9.67	2	0
1926	58.5	129	69.3	128	47.6	117	1.86	127	0
1925	67.6	3	77.1	15	58	1	5.01	47	0
1924	61.7	72	72.1	89	51.4	52	7.57	15	0
1923	61.8	69	72.5	84	51	61	4.12	65	0
1922	63.6	37	73.4	70	53.8	24	4.30	61	0
1921	60.2	101	70.8	112	49.6	86	5.40	43	0
1920	58.8	127	69.3	128	48.3	107	3.40	83	0
1919	61.9	67	72.9	77	51	61	2.90	100	0
1918	59.9	109	70.5	116	49.3	97	4.12	65	0
1917	60.1	105	70.8	112	49.4	94	3.14	91	0
1916	59.7	115	68.8	134	50.5	73	4.19	64	0
1915	65.3	17	75.2	42	55.4	7	4.77	55	0
1914	61.7	72	71.6	98	51.7	47	2.57	111	0
1913	62.1	62	73.1	72	51.1	58	2.70	106	0
1912	62.1	62	72.5	84	51.6	48	2.60	110	0
1911	60.2	101	69.9	123	50.6	70	4.20	63	0
1910	60	106	70.2	119	49.7	82	2.22	120	0
1909	60.6	93	71.5	100	49.6	86	2.53	112	0
1908	62	66	71.1	109	52.8	33	6.71	29	0
1907	55	143	63.8	144	46.2	133	3.32	86	0
1906	64.6	24	75.5	35	53.7	25	2.21	121	0
1905	61.2	85	70.2	119	52.3	41	3.95	72	0
1904	57.7	136	67.5	141	47.8	115	2.39	115	0
1903	61.8	69	72.6	81	51	61	0.36	144	0
1902	62.8	55	72.6	81	53.1	28	1.81	130	0
1901	59	124	69.3	128	48.6	106	3.35	85	0
1900	63.2	46	73.6	65	52.8	33	3.99	70	0
1899	61	88	70.7	115	51.3	54	3.28	87	0
1898	59.8	111	69.8	125	49.7	82	2.73	104	0
1897	61.7	72	72.6	81	50.8	66	3.17	90	0
1896	68	2	78.6	7	57.3	2	0.46	143	0
1895	61.6	79	73.5	68	49.6	86	1.41	134	0
1894	62.6	58	73.7	62	51.4	52	6.56	31	0
1893	64	33	75.2	42	52.8	33	7.89	13	0
1892	61.5	81	71.8	92	51.1	58	4.91	49	0
1891	62.7	57	74.8	46	50.6	70	3.66	80	0
1890	62.1	62	71.3	104	53	31	8.17	10	0
1889	65.7	14	77.3	12	54.1	22	1.83	129	0
1888	65.9	12	76.4	24	55.4	7	7.24	23	0
1887	63.3	44	76.4	24	50.3	75	2.31	116	0
1886	60.6	93	71.7	95	49.5	90	7.29	21	0
1885	62.9	52	73.6	65	52.2	42	7.63	14	0
1884	59.5	119	70.2	119	48.8	104	2.62	108	0
1883	63	49	74.8	46	51.1	58	4.33	59	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2026	68.3
1896	68
1925	67.6
2012	67.5
2006	67.4
1981	66.9
1954	66.9
1948	66.8
2001	66.7
1930	66.4

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1983	54.8
1907	55
2018	56.5
1982	56.6
1997	56.9
1953	57
1928	57
1973	57.6
1904	57.7
1993	57.8

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1957	10.32
1927	9.67
2011	9.55
1970	9.42
2022	9.30
1964	9.17
2025	8.69
1966	8.50
1990	8.48
1890	8.17

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1903	0.36
1896	0.46
1989	0.56
1936	0.73
1955	0.90
1998	1.01
1977	1.04
1987	1.13
1982	1.27
1961	1.38

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 90°F; 27 April 2026
Coldest night: 40°F; 19 April 2026
Wettest day: 1.64 in; 4 April 2026

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Every answer in words

April 2026 brought 5.51 in of precipitation in Fort Smith, AR, the wettest April since 2025, 42nd wettest of 144.
The hottest day of April 2026 in Fort Smith, AR: 90°F on Monday 27 April 2026.
The coldest night of April 2026 in Fort Smith, AR: a low of 40°F on Sunday 19 April 2026.
The wettest day of April 2026 in Fort Smith, AR: 1.64 in on Saturday 4 April 2026.