Fort Smith, AR: December

31 December 2025: December 2025 averaged 47.7°F in Fort Smith, AR, the warmest December since 2021, 9th warmest of 144.

December 2025

Mean temperature: 47.7°F; Warmest since 2021; 9th warmest of 144
Precipitation: 0.07 in; Driest on record; Driest of 144, provisional

A normal December in Fort Smith, AR (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 43.2°F, between 40°F and 45.8°F in eight years of ten and 3.17 in of precipitation, between 1.42 in and 5.47 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every December in Fort Smith, AR since 1882: 47.7°F in 2025; the highest is 57.7°F, in 1889.

Normal range, 40 to 45.8°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every December in Fort Smith, AR from 1882 to 2025, 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
2025	47.7	9	59.6	4	35.8	30	0.07	144	0
2024	47.4	10	56.9	14	37.9	8	4.43	29	0
2023	46.9	12	57.1	13	36.7	19	1.95	94	0
2022	43.7	50	52.5	71	34.9	37	3.96	43	0
2021	54.3	2	66.1	2	42.5	2	4.44	27	0
2020	42.9	62	53.8	52	32	80	4.09	41	0
2019	45.8	23	56.7	15	34.9	37	0.87	126	0
2018	44.5	39	53	61	36.1	24	5.51	15	0
2017	42.9	62	52.9	64	32.9	66	2.28	82	0
2016	42.4	68	52.4	75	32.3	73	0.77	129	0
2015	49.3	3	61.2	3	37.4	13	10.81	1	0
2014	43.5	54	49.7	100	37.2	16	2.31	81	0
2013	39	123	48.8	111	29.3	113	4.10	40	0
2012	46.2	18	57.9	10	34.5	44	2.75	70	0
2011	44.8	35	54.5	40	35.2	35	3.44	53	0
2010	41.2	88	51.1	87	31.2	89	2.14	89	0
2009	37.7	133	46.5	130	28.9	121	2.87	67	0
2008	40.7	93	52.5	71	28.9	121	3.08	64	0
2007	42.4	68	52.7	67	32.1	78	3.59	51	0
2006	47.4	10	58.2	8	36.5	20	2.62	74	0
2005	40.3	98	52.7	67	27.9	130	0.39	138	0
2004	42.2	73	54.7	35	29.6	109	1.48	109	0
2003	43.4	56	54.6	39	32.2	74	1.83	99	0
2002	43.3	57	53.9	49	32.6	68	5.22	19	0
2001	44.5	39	54.7	35	34.2	47	5.72	12	0
2000	31.5	143	38.8	143	24.2	140	3.26	57	0
1999	44.8	35	56.6	17	33	65	5.01	23	0
1998	43.1	58	52.9	64	33.4	61	3.04	65	0
1997	40.5	96	47.8	122	33.1	64	4.49	26	0
1996	44.1	44	54.7	35	33.5	58	1.87	98	0
1995	40.1	102	48.8	111	31.4	86	4.19	37	0
1994	44.1	44	52.5	71	35.6	33	3.74	45	0
1993	43.7	50	54	46	33.4	61	2.87	67	0
1992	42.3	72	50.3	96	34.2	47	5.46	16	0
1991	45.4	32	54.3	44	36.5	20	4.43	29	0
1990	39.1	116	49.2	106	29	118	4.84	24	0
1989	33.1	142	46.8	129	19.4	144	0.74	130	0
1988	42.4	68	55.2	30	29.6	109	1.65	104	0
1987	43	60	53.5	54	32.5	69	8.12	3	0
1986	41.5	83	49.7	100	33.2	63	1.21	121	0
1985	35.2	138	47.2	128	23.2	141	0.40	137	0
1984	48.4	4	58.3	7	38.5	6	6.16	7	0
1983	28.9	144	36.4	144	21.4	143	1.92	95	0
1982	44.7	38	54.7	35	34.7	40	6.01	10	0
1981	39.1	116	49.4	104	28.8	124	0.27	141	0
1980	42.4	68	53.7	53	31	92	1.32	117	0
1979	42.2	73	54	46	30.4	104	2.74	71	0
1978	39.9	107	51.9	77	27.9	130	3.26	57	0
1977	39.7	109	51.4	85	28.1	128	1.30	118	0
1976	37.8	129	51.1	87	24.5	139	1.82	100	0
1975	40.9	92	50.9	90	30.8	98	3.66	47	0
1974	40.2	101	49.9	97	30.5	101	2.33	80	0
1973	40.1	102	51.4	85	28.8	124	3.78	44	0
1972	36.1	136	46.5	130	25.6	137	1.61	106	0
1971	46.4	16	56.4	20	36.3	22	10.09	2	0
1970	44.2	43	56.1	21	32.2	74	1.41	112	0
1969	41.2	88	50.8	92	31.5	83	4.16	38	0
1968	39.1	116	50.7	93	27.5	133	5.55	14	0
1967	41.3	87	51.7	80	30.9	94	5.26	18	0
1966	40.4	97	51.5	82	29.3	113	1.96	92	0
1965	46.3	17	58.7	6	34	52	1.37	115	0
1964	41.1	90	53.2	57	29	118	1.41	112	0
1963	34.1	140	45.4	138	22.9	142	2.24	83	0
1962	42.1	75	52.7	67	31.5	83	0.80	127	0
1961	40	104	48.6	113	31.3	88	3.60	50	0
1960	38.7	124	48.6	113	28.7	127	5.64	13	0
1959	45.2	33	54.4	41	36	27	4.21	36	0
1958	38.1	127	48.5	116	27.7	132	0.97	125	0
1957	46.7	13	59	5	34.3	45	1.38	114	0
1956	45.6	29	56.5	18	34.7	40	1.63	105	0
1955	40	104	51.1	87	28.8	124	0.66	131	0
1954	42.5	66	54	46	31.1	90	5.42	17	0
1953	40.3	98	51.5	82	29	118	3.02	66	0
1952	40.7	93	50.5	94	30.9	94	1.67	102	0
1951	42	77	52.8	66	31.1	90	1.34	116	0
1950	37.8	129	49.7	100	25.9	136	0.53	135	0
1949	43.8	48	55.1	33	32.5	69	2.55	77	0
1948	43.8	48	54.1	45	33.5	58	3.74	45	0
1947	43.6	52	55.3	29	31.9	81	5.11	20	0
1946	47.9	8	58.2	8	37.5	12	6.31	5	0
1945	36.3	135	45.9	136	26.7	134	0.58	133	0
1944	38.1	127	45.5	137	30.6	100	4.36	32	0
1943	39.9	107	47.5	124	32.4	71	2.57	76	0
1942	42.9	62	49.6	103	36.1	24	5.06	22	0
1941	45.6	29	53.9	49	37.3	15	2.24	83	0
1940	46	21	55.2	30	36.8	18	3.44	53	0
1939	46.5	15	55.9	23	37.1	17	1.57	108	0
1938	43.5	54	53.2	57	33.9	53	1.18	122	0
1937	41.7	82	48.5	116	34.9	37	3.15	61	0
1936	45.8	23	53.9	49	37.8	9	3.10	62	0
1935	37.8	129	45.1	139	30.5	101	3.63	49	0
1934	41	91	49.2	106	32.9	66	1.06	124	0
1933	48.4	4	57.9	10	38.8	5	1.92	95	0
1932	40	104	48	119	31.9	81	5.08	21	0
1931	48.3	6	56.7	15	39.9	4	1.46	110	0
1930	41.9	80	49.8	98	34.1	50	2.70	72	0
1929	44.5	39	54.8	34	34.2	47	4.12	39	0
1928	43.1	58	52.7	67	33.5	58	1.67	102	0
1927	39.2	115	48.6	113	29.8	107	7.69	4	0
1926	42.1	75	50.4	95	33.8	54	3.28	55	0
1925	39.1	116	47.9	121	30.2	106	2.00	91	0
1924	38.4	126	47.4	126	29.3	113	4.44	27	0
1923	48.3	6	56.5	18	40	3	4.26	34	0
1922	46.7	13	55.6	26	37.7	11	3.27	56	0
1921	45.2	33	54.4	41	36	27	2.23	85	0
1920	43	60	52	76	34.1	50	2.14	89	0
1919	39.3	114	49	109	29.5	111	0.15	142	0
1918	46.1	20	54.4	41	37.8	9	4.40	31	0
1917	35	139	43.3	140	26.6	135	0.36	139	0
1916	39.4	113	49.4	104	29.4	112	2.16	88	0
1915	44.1	44	53.1	60	35.2	35	1.61	106	0
1914	35.7	137	41	142	30.5	101	4.06	42	0
1913	42.5	66	47.5	124	37.4	13	4.79	25	0
1912	41.4	86	51.8	79	31	92	0.49	136	0
1911	42	77	49.8	98	34.3	45	3.21	60	0
1910	41.5	83	50.9	90	32.1	78	0.59	132	0
1909	34.1	140	42.5	141	25.6	137	2.18	86	0
1908	45.7	27	55.6	26	35.7	32	0.09	143	0
1907	44.4	42	53	61	35.8	30	2.79	69	0
1906	45.8	23	53.5	54	38.2	7	3.55	52	0
1905	39.5	110	48	119	30.9	94	2.17	87	0
1904	41.5	83	51.6	81	31.4	86	0.55	134	0
1903	40.6	95	51.9	77	29.3	113	2.64	73	0
1902	39.5	110	46.5	130	32.4	71	3.26	57	0
1901	38.6	125	48.9	110	28.9	121	1.88	97	1
1900	45.8	23	55.5	28	36.1	24	1.22	120	0
1899	40.3	98	48.5	116	32.2	74	3.65	48	0
1898	39.5	110	49.2	106	29.7	108	1.96	92	0
1897	39.1	116	47.8	122	30.3	105	6.04	9	0
1896	46.2	18	57.9	10	34.6	42	0.33	140	0
1895	42.6	65	51.5	82	33.7	56	6.00	11	0
1894	43.6	52	53.5	54	33.6	57	2.51	78	0
1893	45.7	27	55.2	30	36.3	22	1.09	123	0
1892	39.1	116	46	135	32.2	74	6.12	8	0
1891	46	21	56	22	36	27	2.41	79	0
1890	44.8	35	55.8	24	33.8	54	2.59	75	0
1889	57.7	1	68.2	1	47.3	1	1.43	111	0
1888	43.9	47	53.2	57	34.6	42	4.31	33	0
1887	39.1	116	47.3	127	30.9	94	4.22	35	0
1886	37.2	134	46.4	134	28.1	128	0.79	128	0
1885	42	77	52.5	71	31.5	83	1.26	119	0
1884	37.8	129	46.5	130	29.2	117	6.30	6	0
1883	45.6	29	55.7	25	35.6	33	3.09	63	0
1882	41.9	80	53	61	30.7	99	1.74	101	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1889	57.7
2021	54.3
2015	49.3
1984	48.4
1933	48.4
1931	48.3
1923	48.3
1946	47.9
2025	47.7
2024	47.4
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1983	28.9
2000	31.5
1989	33.1
1963	34.1
1909	34.1
1917	35
1985	35.2
1914	35.7
1972	36.1
1945	36.3

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2015	10.81
1971	10.09
1987	8.12
1927	7.69
1946	6.31
1884	6.30
1984	6.16
1892	6.12
1897	6.04
1982	6.01

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2025	0.07
1908	0.09
1919	0.15
1981	0.27
1896	0.33
1917	0.36
2005	0.39
1985	0.40
1912	0.49
1950	0.53

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 84°F; 27 December 2025
Coldest night: 21°F; 30 December 2025, 15 December 2025
Wettest day: 0.03 in; 18 December 2025

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Every answer in words

December 2025 brought 0.07 in of precipitation in Fort Smith, AR, the driest December on record, in 144 years since 1882; provisional.
The hottest day of December 2025 in Fort Smith, AR: 84°F on Saturday 27 December 2025.
The coldest night of December 2025 in Fort Smith, AR: a low of 21°F on Tuesday 30 December 2025 and Monday 15 December 2025.
The wettest day of December 2025 in Fort Smith, AR: 0.03 in on Thursday 18 December 2025.