Fort Smith, AR: March

31 March 2026: March 2026 averaged 63.4°F in Fort Smith, AR, the warmest March since 2012, 2nd warmest of 144.

March 2026

Mean temperature: 63.4°F; Warmest since 2012; 2nd warmest of 144
Precipitation: 2.57 in; Driest since 2025; 56th driest of 144

A normal March in Fort Smith, AR (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 53.9°F, between 49.5°F and 57.5°F in eight years of ten and 3.56 in of precipitation, between 1.83 in and 6.18 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every March in Fort Smith, AR since 1883: 63.4°F in 2026; the highest is 63.6°F, in 2012.

Normal range, 49.5 to 57.5°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every March 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	63.4	2	77.4	1	49.4	5	2.57	89	0
2025	59.4	8	73.5	4	45.2	22	1.70	116	0
2024	57.9	16	69.8	12	46.1	16	6.04	16	0
2023	54	49	64.2	67	43.7	35	7.74	10	0
2022	52.6	66	66.2	45	39.1	97	2.91	77	0
2021	56.8	20	68.9	19	44.6	27	3.61	57	0
2020	58.5	11	69	17	48.1	11	5.97	19	0
2019	50.4	97	61.3	99	39.6	87	2.86	80	0
2018	54.9	36	67	35	42.7	49	3.07	68	0
2017	57.4	19	69.8	12	45	24	3.75	55	0
2016	56.4	23	68.2	21	44.5	29	5.31	23	0
2015	52.5	68	63.1	80	42	58	4.50	38	0
2014	49.9	102	63	81	36.8	131	3.85	52	0
2013	49.7	103	60.7	104	38.7	103	3.42	61	0
2012	63.6	1	75.7	2	51.5	2	8.06	8	0
2011	56.2	28	66.7	39	45.7	18	0.80	138	0
2010	51.4	84	63.5	75	39.4	90	2.62	87	0
2009	54.1	47	65.1	52	43.1	42	3.54	59	0
2008	53.4	57	65.2	51	41.5	62	10.53	2	0
2007	60.5	6	72.4	7	48.7	7	0.50	144	0
2006	55	34	67.1	34	42.9	45	5.31	23	0
2005	51.4	84	63.5	75	39.3	93	2.30	96	0
2004	56.8	20	68	24	45.6	19	4.74	35	0
2003	52.4	70	64.9	57	39.9	80	1.98	108	0
2002	49	111	60.5	107	37.4	122	8.87	5	0
2001	49	111	59	120	39	99	1.23	130	0
2000	55.2	32	66.3	44	44.2	32	2.99	71	0
1999	50.6	92	61.8	93	39.4	90	4.78	34	0
1998	49.6	105	59.1	119	40	79	4.99	32	0
1997	54.7	40	68	24	41.5	62	4.18	44	0
1996	45.8	135	58	126	33.5	141	3.58	58	0
1995	54	49	65.1	52	42.9	45	2.20	101	0
1994	54.5	44	67.2	33	41.7	60	2.93	75	0
1993	49.6	105	60	113	39.2	94	1.90	111	0
1992	53.7	53	66.4	42	41	67	2.26	99	0
1991	54.8	37	66.9	36	42.7	49	3.86	51	0
1990	54.7	40	65.5	50	43.9	34	4.61	36	0
1989	53	61	66.4	42	39.6	87	5.99	17	0
1988	51.5	83	65.8	48	37.3	124	5.03	31	0
1987	52.1	75	65	55	39.2	94	3.90	49	0
1986	55.2	32	70.5	10	39.9	80	1.80	113	0
1985	56.6	22	67.3	32	46	17	7.45	11	0
1984	48.7	116	58.8	122	38.6	104	4.13	45	0
1983	50.4	97	61.6	96	39.2	94	2.08	103	0
1982	54.2	45	66.2	45	42.3	55	1.99	106	0
1981	51.8	78	63.9	70	39.6	87	3.04	69	0
1980	47.6	128	60.5	107	34.7	138	2.98	72	0
1979	52.3	72	62.8	83	41.8	59	5.74	20	0
1978	47.4	130	59.2	117	35.6	135	4.20	42	0
1977	53.4	57	66.7	39	40.2	77	6.29	14	0
1976	53.6	55	66.8	38	40.5	72	4.20	42	0
1975	46.7	133	56.8	132	36.6	132	6.70	13	0
1974	56.4	23	68.2	21	44.6	27	4.09	46	0
1973	54.6	42	64.8	59	44.4	31	8.24	7	0
1972	52.6	66	66.9	36	38.2	111	1.28	127	0
1971	48.9	114	62.9	82	34.8	137	0.80	138	0
1970	47.7	127	57.7	130	37.8	116	3.22	65	0
1969	45.3	137	56.8	132	33.8	140	2.60	88	0
1968	51.6	81	64.3	64	39	99	8.00	9	0
1967	58.2	14	73.3	5	43.2	40	1.21	131	0
1966	52.4	70	65.9	47	39	99	1.17	135	0
1965	41.7	143	52.4	142	31	144	2.26	99	0
1964	50.1	100	64.3	64	35.9	134	6.08	15	0
1963	55.4	30	69.5	14	41.3	65	1.62	119	0
1962	48.6	121	60.2	110	37	130	2.67	86	0
1961	54.1	47	64.9	57	43.3	38	5.26	25	0
1960	41.4	144	51.6	143	31.3	143	1.43	124	0
1959	51.2	87	64.6	61	37.7	118	4.87	33	0
1958	44.9	140	52.8	140	37.1	127	5.16	29	0
1957	49.2	109	58.6	123	39.9	80	2.40	94	0
1956	52.3	72	64.3	64	40.4	74	1.74	114	0
1955	52.1	75	63.6	73	40.6	70	5.18	27	0
1954	49.7	103	61.8	93	37.5	120	1.85	112	0
1953	55.4	30	67.6	29	43.1	42	8.52	6	0
1952	49.4	108	61.5	97	37.4	122	5.16	29	0
1951	50.2	99	62.2	91	38.3	107	1.40	125	0
1950	48.7	116	60.2	110	37.1	127	1.74	114	0
1949	51.7	79	63.2	78	40.3	75	3.32	64	0
1948	49.2	109	60.2	110	38.3	107	2.95	73	0
1947	45.1	138	56.8	132	33.4	142	1.99	106	0
1946	57.5	18	67.7	28	47.3	13	3.11	66	1
1945	58.5	11	68.2	21	48.7	7	13.03	1	0
1944	51	89	61.3	99	40.7	69	5.18	27	0
1943	47.3	131	57.2	131	37.3	124	3.80	54	0
1942	52.5	68	63.8	72	41.2	66	1.53	121	0
1941	48	124	58	126	38	114	0.80	138	0
1940	52.3	72	63.6	73	41	67	1.20	132	0
1939	56.4	23	67.5	30	45.2	22	1.24	129	0
1938	60.2	7	71.2	8	49.1	6	3.38	62	0
1937	48.7	116	57.8	129	39.7	84	2.37	95	0
1936	57.8	17	69.2	16	46.4	15	0.75	141	0
1935	58.4	13	68.7	20	48	12	8.98	4	0
1934	50	101	61.8	93	38.3	107	2.83	81	0
1933	52.7	65	62.7	85	42.6	53	2.56	90	0
1932	48	124	58.9	121	37.2	126	2.88	79	0
1931	47.2	132	56.1	135	38.2	111	2.78	83	0
1930	50.8	91	61.1	102	40.5	72	0.75	141	0
1929	55	34	65.1	52	44.9	25	5.45	22	0
1928	53.1	60	63.2	78	43	44	1.34	126	0
1927	52.9	64	62.4	88	43.3	38	2.93	75	0
1926	47.6	128	56	136	39.1	97	2.80	82	0
1925	56.3	26	68	24	44.5	29	0.85	137	0
1924	46.1	134	54.4	138	37.7	118	1.96	110	0
1923	48.7	116	59.3	116	38.1	113	2.12	102	0
1922	51.6	81	60.6	106	42.5	54	4.28	40	0
1921	60.7	5	70.7	9	50.8	3	3.81	53	0
1920	52	77	62.5	86	41.5	62	3.90	49	0
1919	54.2	45	65	55	43.5	37	1.25	128	0
1918	58	15	69.5	14	46.5	14	1.69	117	0
1917	53.6	55	64.6	61	42.7	49	1.18	134	0
1916	54.8	37	66.5	41	43.2	40	0.68	143	0
1915	41.9	142	49	144	34.9	136	3.92	48	0
1914	50.6	92	60.5	107	40.6	70	2.45	92	0
1913	48.5	122	59.2	117	37.8	116	2.43	93	0
1912	45.7	136	53.9	139	37.5	120	4.21	41	1
1911	56.3	26	68	24	44.7	26	1.97	109	0
1910	61.9	4	73.7	3	50.1	4	0.87	136	0
1909	51.7	79	61.4	98	42.1	57	2.03	104	0
1908	59.4	8	70.1	11	48.7	7	2.91	77	0
1907	62.5	3	72.7	6	52.4	1	2.03	104	0
1906	44.3	141	52.5	141	36.1	133	3.33	63	0
1905	58.6	10	69	17	48.3	10	2.56	90	0
1904	55.8	29	67.4	31	44.2	32	3.75	55	0
1903	54.8	37	63.9	70	45.6	19	3.96	47	0
1902	53	61	62.4	88	43.6	36	5.19	26	0
1901	50.6	92	61.1	102	40.1	78	3.44	60	0
1900	51.3	86	62.3	90	40.3	75	1.61	120	0
1899	50.5	95	62.5	86	38.5	105	1.48	123	0
1898	53	61	63.4	77	42.7	49	10.53	2	0
1897	54.6	42	64	69	45.3	21	5.72	21	0
1896	48.9	114	58.2	125	39.7	84	2.95	73	0
1895	50.9	90	62	92	39.8	83	2.78	83	0
1894	53.8	51	64.6	61	42.9	45	6.82	12	0
1893	49.5	107	60.7	104	38.4	106	2.28	97	0
1892	48	124	58	126	38	114	2.71	85	0
1891	45.1	138	55.6	137	34.6	139	4.32	39	0
1890	50.5	95	61.2	101	39.7	84	5.99	17	0
1889	53.2	59	64.1	68	42.3	55	4.53	37	0
1888	49	111	59.8	115	38.3	107	3.09	67	0
1887	53.7	53	65.6	49	41.7	60	1.53	121	0
1886	48.7	116	58.5	124	39	99	3.02	70	0
1885	48.5	122	59.9	114	37.1	127	1.68	118	0
1884	53.8	51	64.7	60	42.9	45	2.28	97	0
1883	51.1	88	62.8	83	39.4	90	1.20	132	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2012	63.6
2026	63.4
1907	62.5
1910	61.9
1921	60.7
2007	60.5
1938	60.2
2025	59.4
1908	59.4
1905	58.6

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1960	41.4
1965	41.7
1915	41.9
1906	44.3
1958	44.9
1947	45.1
1891	45.1
1969	45.3
1912	45.7
1996	45.8

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1945	13.03
2008	10.53
1898	10.53
1935	8.98
2002	8.87
1953	8.52
1973	8.24
2012	8.06
1968	8.00
2023	7.74

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2007	0.50
1916	0.68
1936	0.75
1930	0.75
2011	0.80
1971	0.80
1941	0.80
1925	0.85
1910	0.87
1966	1.17

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 95°F; 22 March 2026
Coldest night: 24°F; 17 March 2026
Wettest day: 1.26 in; 7 March 2026

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Every answer in words

March 2026 brought 2.57 in of precipitation in Fort Smith, AR, the driest March since 2025, 56th driest of 144.
The hottest day of March 2026 in Fort Smith, AR: 95°F on Sunday 22 March 2026.
The coldest night of March 2026 in Fort Smith, AR: a low of 24°F on Tuesday 17 March 2026.
The wettest day of March 2026 in Fort Smith, AR: 1.26 in on Saturday 7 March 2026.