Fort Smith, AR: August

31 August 2026: August 2026 averaged 88°F in Fort Smith, AR, the warmest August since 2011, tied 3rd warmest of 145 (with 1943).

August 2026

Mean temperature: 88°F; Warmest since 2011; 3rd warmest of 145
Precipitation: 0.26 in; Driest since 2000; 6th driest of 145

A normal August in Fort Smith, AR (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 82.4°F, between 78.7°F and 85.4°F in eight years of ten and 2.64 in of precipitation, between 0.93 in and 7.63 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every August in Fort Smith, AR since 1882: 88°F in 2026; the highest is 88.4°F, in 1936.

Normal range, 78.7 to 85.4°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every August 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	88	3	101.4	2	74.5	6	0.26	140	0
2025	82.7	51	93	63	72.3	36	3.09	57	0
2024	83.7	40	94.4	47	73	22	7.20	9	0
2023	85.5	11	96.9	18	74.2	10	2.65	72	0
2022	83.8	37	94.3	50	73.3	18	2.02	90	0
2021	83.6	42	93.6	57	73.6	13	0.86	126	0
2020	79.8	100	90.1	101	69.5	93	9.98	3	0
2019	83	46	92.3	74	73.6	13	11.70	1	0
2018	80.9	77	90.7	94	71.1	66	9.53	5	0
2017	79.7	101	88.1	130	71.2	64	7.00	11	0
2016	82.6	54	92.1	79	73.2	21	3.88	43	0
2015	80.2	93	90.4	98	69.9	84	4.43	37	0
2014	81.7	70	92.3	74	71.2	64	1.58	108	0
2013	82.2	61	92.2	76	72.2	39	3.84	45	0
2012	83.8	37	95.8	34	71.7	49	2.18	86	0
2011	88.2	2	100.4	4	76	4	4.13	40	0
2010	87.4	6	99.3	9	75.5	5	2.27	85	0
2009	78.8	119	89.2	113	68.4	110	5.10	26	0
2008	80.5	88	89.6	106	71.4	60	7.42	7	0
2007	84.9	18	96	29	73.9	12	0.98	124	0
2006	85.1	15	96.5	22	73.6	13	2.87	63	0
2005	84.6	22	96.5	22	72.7	27	1.82	95	0
2004	77.3	137	88.1	130	66.4	138	1.27	116	0
2003	83.3	44	94.4	47	72.2	39	2.70	70	0
2002	82	63	92.5	67	71.4	60	4.74	33	0
2001	84.2	32	96.5	22	72	43	1.88	93	0
2000	87	7	101.5	1	72.5	32	trace	145	0
1999	84.9	18	98.9	11	71	68	0.20	142	0
1998	84.4	29	96.2	28	72.6	29	1.73	101	0
1997	79	113	89	117	68.9	104	2.16	88	0
1996	78.9	116	88.2	127	69.7	88	4.38	38	0
1995	84.5	26	96.4	25	72.5	32	0.50	135	0
1994	78	127	88.6	120	67.4	127	2.91	62	0
1993	85.2	13	96	29	74.4	7	2.57	74	0
1992	75.9	144	87	142	64.8	143	2.34	84	0
1991	80	96	91.5	86	68.5	108	1.80	97	0
1990	82	63	94.3	50	69.6	91	3.60	49	0
1989	80.2	93	92.2	76	68.3	114	2.45	78	0
1988	84.2	32	97	16	71.4	60	1.05	122	0
1987	83.4	43	95.4	40	71.5	57	2.83	65	0
1986	78.3	126	89.3	111	67.2	131	5.63	21	0
1985	81.1	75	92.5	67	69.7	88	3.57	50	0
1984	80.9	77	92.4	71	69.3	96	2.00	92	0
1983	84.1	34	95.6	37	72.6	29	2.39	79	0
1982	81.2	73	91.4	88	71	68	2.35	83	0
1981	78	127	87.4	140	68.7	106	2.17	87	0
1980	85.6	10	99.4	8	71.8	47	0.65	132	0
1979	78.5	122	87.9	134	69.1	100	4.44	36	0
1978	83	46	95.6	37	70.4	77	0.47	137	0
1977	81.8	68	92.5	67	71.1	66	2.61	73	0
1976	77.4	136	89.9	104	64.8	143	2.82	67	0
1975	79.4	104	89.1	115	69.7	88	4.91	32	0
1974	77.2	139	87.6	137	66.8	135	6.22	16	0
1973	79.4	104	92.6	66	66.2	140	0.44	138	0
1972	79.9	98	93.2	59	66.6	137	1.13	121	0
1971	77.9	130	88	132	67.7	120	6.57	12	0
1970	84.3	30	97.6	15	70.9	70	3.11	56	0
1969	80	96	92.2	76	67.7	120	2.37	81	0
1968	82.7	51	93.7	55	71.7	49	1.27	116	0
1967	76.7	142	88.6	120	64.8	143	1.64	105	0
1966	77.7	134	87.8	135	67.5	125	2.87	63	0
1965	80.8	82	95.3	42	66.4	138	3.81	46	0
1964	80.6	84	93.7	55	67.4	127	5.62	22	0
1963	82.8	50	96.3	26	69.3	96	0.86	126	0
1962	81.9	66	95.6	37	68.3	114	2.55	75	0
1961	77.7	134	88.2	127	67.2	131	5.17	25	0
1960	81.9	66	93.2	59	70.7	72	1.63	106	0
1959	81.8	68	92	80	71.5	57	1.76	100	0
1958	80.6	84	91.7	83	69.6	91	4.51	34	0
1957	80.9	77	91.8	82	70	82	5.83	20	0
1956	84.1	34	98.9	11	69.4	94	2.36	82	0
1955	80.9	77	92.4	71	69.3	96	2.83	65	0
1954	86.7	8	100.4	4	72.9	23	2.02	90	0
1953	79.4	104	91.5	86	67.3	129	2.52	76	0
1952	82.6	54	95	44	70.2	81	2.50	77	0
1951	83.3	44	94.9	45	71.7	49	4.96	28	0
1950	77.3	137	86.9	143	67.6	123	2.12	89	0
1949	79.6	102	91.6	85	67.5	125	1.42	110	0
1948	79.4	104	89.5	109	69.2	99	3.39	53	0
1947	86.4	9	99.9	6	72.9	23	1.38	111	0
1946	81.4	72	94.4	47	68.4	110	0.78	130	0
1945	80.7	83	90.5	97	70.8	71	2.78	68	0
1944	81.6	71	91.3	90	71.9	45	7.19	10	0
1943	88	3	99.6	7	76.5	1	1.22	118	1
1942	80.5	88	89.6	106	71.3	63	3.46	52	0
1941	81.2	73	90.9	93	71.6	53	3.48	51	0
1940	78.9	116	88.4	125	69.4	94	5.26	23	0
1939	83.7	40	95.7	36	71.7	49	1.19	119	1
1938	85.5	11	96.7	19	74.4	7	3.03	59	0
1937	84.6	22	94.8	46	74.4	7	1.29	115	0
1936	88.4	1	100.6	3	76.1	3	0.50	135	0
1935	84.6	22	95.9	31	73.3	18	1.60	107	0
1934	87.8	5	99.3	9	76.3	2	1.80	97	0
1933	80.6	84	89.6	106	71.6	53	6.19	17	0
1932	84	36	95.3	42	72.7	27	0.12	143	0
1931	77.9	130	87.4	140	68.5	108	8.71	6	0
1930	84.8	20	97	16	72.5	32	0.95	125	0
1929	83.8	37	95.4	40	72.2	39	0.12	143	0
1928	82.4	58	92	80	72.9	23	4.02	41	0
1927	77.2	139	85.3	144	69	101	4.93	30	0
1926	82.6	54	92.8	65	72.3	36	2.70	70	0
1925	82	63	93.5	58	70.5	74	0.76	131	0
1924	84.5	26	95.8	34	73.3	18	1.72	103	0
1923	84.7	21	95.9	31	73.4	16	0.29	139	0
1922	82.9	49	93.9	52	72	43	1.88	93	0
1921	82.7	51	92.5	67	72.9	23	4.45	35	0
1920	78.4	124	88.5	123	68.4	110	1.68	104	0
1919	82.5	57	93	63	71.9	45	4.92	31	0
1918	85	17	96.6	20	73.4	16	0.99	123	0
1917	78.5	122	88.3	126	68.8	105	3.18	55	0
1916	85.1	15	96.3	26	74	11	0.23	141	0
1915	75.3	145	83.3	145	67.3	129	9.64	4	0
1914	79.4	104	88.5	123	70.3	79	5.21	24	0
1913	85.2	13	98.1	13	72.3	36	0.84	128	0
1912	80.4	91	90.7	94	70	82	2.76	69	0
1911	79.3	109	88	132	70.7	72	6.25	15	0
1910	80.9	77	90	103	71.8	47	3.91	42	0
1909	84.3	30	95.9	31	72.6	29	0.82	129	0
1908	80.1	95	90.4	98	69.8	87	7.32	8	0
1907	83	46	93.9	52	72.1	42	0.52	134	0
1906	78	127	87.6	137	68.4	110	6.48	13	0
1905	80.6	84	91.3	90	69.9	84	1.73	101	0
1904	79	113	88.9	118	69	101	2.38	80	0
1903	79.3	109	88.6	120	69.9	84	4.15	39	0
1902	82.4	58	93.2	59	71.6	53	3.07	58	0
1901	82.2	61	93.8	54	70.5	74	0.58	133	0
1900	82.3	60	93.1	62	71.6	53	3.01	60	0
1899	84.5	26	96.6	20	72.4	35	1.15	120	0
1898	80.4	91	90.2	100	70.5	74	6.10	18	0
1897	79.3	109	91.4	88	67.1	133	5.97	19	0
1896	84.6	22	97.7	14	71.5	57	1.31	114	0
1895	78.4	124	89.2	113	67.7	120	4.98	27	0
1894	78.8	119	90.7	94	66.9	134	3.74	47	0
1893	76.9	141	87.7	136	66.1	141	3.87	44	0
1892	78.9	116	89.8	105	68	117	3.36	54	0
1891	76.5	143	87.6	137	65.4	142	1.80	97	0
1890	77.9	130	88.2	127	67.6	123	10.89	2	0
1889	77.9	130	89.1	115	66.7	136	1.44	109	0
1888	79.9	98	89.5	109	70.4	77	6.26	14	0
1887	79.2	112	89.3	111	69	101	4.94	29	0
1886	81	76	91.7	83	70.3	79	1.82	95	0
1885	78.6	121	88.9	118	68.2	116	2.99	61	0
1884	79	113	90.1	101	67.9	118	3.73	48	0
1883	80.5	88	92.4	71	68.6	107	1.32	113	0
1882	79.5	103	91.1	92	67.9	118	1.34	112	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1936	88.4
2011	88.2
2026	88
1943	88
1934	87.8
2010	87.4
2000	87
1954	86.7
1947	86.4
1980	85.6

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1915	75.3
1992	75.9
1891	76.5
1967	76.7
1893	76.9
1974	77.2
1927	77.2
2004	77.3
1950	77.3
1976	77.4

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2019	11.70
1890	10.89
2020	9.98
1915	9.64
2018	9.53
1931	8.71
2008	7.42
1908	7.32
2024	7.20
1944	7.19

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2000	trace
1932	0.12
1929	0.12
1999	0.20
1916	0.23
2026	0.26
1923	0.29
1973	0.44
1978	0.47
1995	0.50
More years share the last value

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 109°F; 19 August 2026, 18 August 2026
Coldest night: 70°F; 29 August 2026, 28 August 2026, 3 August 2026, 2 August 2026
Wettest day: 0.13 in; 21 August 2026

Every month, season and year

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Fort Smith, AR the day's answers

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Every answer in words

August 2026 brought 0.26 in of precipitation in Fort Smith, AR, the driest August since 2000, 6th driest of 145.
The hottest day of August 2026 in Fort Smith, AR: 109°F on Wednesday 19 August 2026 and Tuesday 18 August 2026.
The coldest night of August 2026 in Fort Smith, AR: a low of 70°F on Saturday 29 August 2026, Friday 28 August 2026, Monday 3 August 2026 and 1 other day.
The wettest day of August 2026 in Fort Smith, AR: 0.13 in on Friday 21 August 2026.