Fort Smith, AR: May

31 May 2026: May 2026 averaged 72°F in Fort Smith, AR, the warmest May since 2024, 27th warmest of 144.

May 2026

Mean temperature: 72°F; Warmest since 2024; 27th warmest of 144
Precipitation: 3.74 in; Driest since 2023; 52nd driest of 144

A normal May in Fort Smith, AR (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 70°F, between 68.2°F and 73.4°F in eight years of ten and 5.20 in of precipitation, between 2.24 in and 8.80 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every May in Fort Smith, AR since 1883: 72°F in 2026; the highest is 76.8°F, in 2018.

Normal range, 68.2 to 73.4°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every May 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	72	27	82.8	25	61.3	35	3.74	92	0
2025	70	68	80.1	78	59.8	57	8.61	17	0
2024	74.6	4	84.1	10	65.2	2	6.20	45	0
2023	72.4	20	82.7	28	62	23	3.13	106	0
2022	72.2	22	81.9	41	62.5	17	6.64	32	0
2021	67.9	109	77	122	58.7	86	6.74	29	0
2020	68.3	101	78.7	103	57.9	100	6.23	44	0
2019	71.4	38	81.5	50	61.3	35	8.01	21	0
2018	76.8	1	87.9	2	65.7	1	2.00	131	0
2017	70	68	82.1	37	57.9	100	6.45	37	0
2016	68.3	101	78.5	109	58.1	96	3.70	94	0
2015	69.8	73	78.7	103	61	41	19.85	1	0
2014	70.2	64	81.2	54	59.1	75	6.18	47	0
2013	69	89	79.4	89	58.5	89	5.40	61	0
2012	75.8	2	87.5	3	64	5	1.15	142	0
2011	69.1	85	79.8	81	58.5	89	11.91	5	0
2010	72.2	22	82.7	28	61.7	27	3.58	97	0
2009	68.4	98	77	122	59.8	57	8.91	12	0
2008	70	68	80.2	75	59.7	61	5.08	69	0
2007	71.2	44	80.9	61	61.5	31	4.49	80	0
2006	71.9	28	83.1	22	60.7	44	6.39	40	0
2005	69.1	85	80.8	65	57.5	111	2.84	112	0
2004	71.8	32	82.4	32	61.2	38	2.27	126	0
2003	70.8	50	81	60	60.6	46	3.33	103	0
2002	68.4	98	77.8	118	59	79	3.94	86	0
2001	70.5	59	81.9	41	59.2	72	8.79	14	0
2000	71.7	34	82.2	35	61.3	35	3.55	98	0
1999	68.8	92	79.9	80	57.7	105	8.79	14	0
1998	73.5	10	85.4	6	61.6	30	2.62	117	0
1997	67.1	123	79.2	94	55.1	135	1.62	135	0
1996	72.8	18	82.4	32	63.1	9	4.41	81	0
1995	68.2	104	76.8	126	59.6	64	6.46	35	0
1994	68.7	94	79.1	96	58.4	91	6.52	33	0
1993	68	107	77.8	118	58.1	96	5.31	65	0
1992	67.4	118	77.6	120	57.2	114	5.60	55	0
1991	73.4	11	83.3	17	63.5	7	3.43	101	0
1990	67.6	116	78.6	107	56.5	123	13.45	3	0
1989	69.2	81	80.5	68	58	98	10.21	9	0
1988	70.7	52	85.7	4	55.6	130	1.26	140	0
1987	74.1	5	85.3	7	62.9	13	6.46	35	0
1986	70.1	66	81.2	54	59.1	75	5.33	64	0
1985	69.3	79	80.3	72	58.3	92	2.78	113	0
1984	67.3	120	78.3	112	56.3	125	4.70	76	0
1983	65.5	137	76.8	126	54.1	140	5.34	63	0
1982	70.2	64	80.9	61	59.5	67	11.23	7	0
1981	65.5	137	75.3	139	55.6	130	5.46	58	0
1980	69.1	85	79.4	89	58.8	85	4.61	79	0
1979	66.7	128	76.2	130	57.2	114	8.04	20	0
1978	68.1	106	78.7	103	57.6	108	5.16	67	0
1977	72.5	19	83.5	16	61.4	33	2.17	129	0
1976	63.9	142	75.9	134	51.9	144	4.91	72	0
1975	69.8	73	80.2	75	59.4	68	6.91	28	0
1974	71.7	34	82	39	61.4	33	1.93	134	0
1973	65.6	136	78.5	109	52.7	143	3.76	91	0
1972	67.1	123	79.6	85	54.6	138	2.33	125	0
1971	66.3	133	77.9	116	54.8	136	4.36	84	0
1970	71.2	44	83.6	13	58.9	82	0.79	143	0
1969	70.7	52	82	39	59.3	69	1.99	132	0
1968	68.2	104	78.1	114	58.3	92	11.35	6	0
1967	67.4	118	79	98	55.7	129	5.79	51	0
1966	68.3	101	80.4	71	56.2	126	3.14	105	0
1965	71.8	32	82.8	25	60.9	42	7.85	22	0
1964	71.3	41	83.6	13	59	79	5.16	67	0
1963	71.3	41	82.9	24	59.7	61	3.88	88	0
1962	75.7	3	89.4	1	62.1	21	1.37	139	0
1961	67.7	112	79.7	83	55.8	128	5.56	56	0
1960	67.9	109	80.2	75	55.5	132	8.79	14	0
1959	73.3	13	83.6	13	63	10	4.84	73	0
1958	70.7	52	82.1	37	59.3	69	5.61	54	0
1957	71.2	44	81.4	52	61.1	40	12.09	4	0
1956	73.8	7	85.1	8	62.5	17	3.44	100	0
1955	72.3	21	82.8	25	61.7	27	6.38	41	0
1954	65.3	140	76.9	125	53.7	141	2.67	116	0
1953	70.6	55	80.8	65	60.4	50	3.88	88	0
1952	69.2	81	81.7	47	56.6	119	3.45	99	0
1951	69.9	71	82.6	30	57.1	116	1.58	136	0
1950	70.3	63	80.5	68	60.2	54	6.45	37	0
1949	72.9	17	83.7	11	62.1	21	4.38	82	0
1948	69	89	79.7	83	58.3	92	5.41	60	0
1947	67.5	117	78.3	112	56.6	119	6.19	46	0
1946	66.1	135	76.2	130	56	127	8.55	18	0
1945	67.8	111	78	115	57.5	111	5.72	52	0
1944	71.6	37	80.9	61	62.3	20	6.06	49	0
1943	70.9	49	78.9	99	62.8	14	13.67	2	0
1942	68.7	94	78.6	107	58.9	82	5.01	70	0
1941	73.4	11	83.3	17	63.6	6	2.19	128	0
1940	68.5	96	79.3	93	57.7	105	2.70	114	0
1939	71.2	44	81.1	58	60.9	42	3.43	101	1
1938	70.8	50	80.3	72	61.2	38	6.65	30	0
1937	71.3	41	81.2	54	61.5	31	3.86	90	0
1936	73.1	15	83.7	11	62.5	17	1.96	133	0
1935	66.6	129	74.6	142	58.7	86	6.25	43	0
1934	71.9	28	83.3	17	60.5	47	2.44	123	0
1933	71.7	34	81.8	44	61.7	27	6.26	42	0
1932	70.6	55	80.9	61	60.3	52	2.62	117	0
1931	65.5	137	75.5	137	55.5	132	4.35	85	0
1930	68.8	92	78.4	111	59.2	72	7.44	25	0
1929	67.3	120	76.1	132	58.6	88	7.10	27	1
1928	70.6	55	81.1	58	60.1	55	5.43	59	0
1927	72.1	26	81.7	47	62.6	16	6.41	39	0
1926	70.6	55	81.6	49	59.6	64	2.86	110	0
1925	68.4	98	78.8	102	58	98	1.44	138	0
1924	65.2	141	75.6	136	54.8	136	3.06	107	0
1923	66.8	126	76.1	132	57.6	108	8.87	13	0
1922	71.4	38	80	79	62.8	14	2.85	111	0
1921	71.4	38	82.3	34	60.5	47	1.18	141	0
1920	72.2	22	81.4	52	63	10	2.12	130	0
1919	67.7	112	75.8	135	59.6	64	4.70	76	0
1918	73.1	15	83	23	63.3	8	3.64	96	0
1917	63.9	142	74	143	53.7	141	2.37	124	0
1916	72.2	22	82.5	31	62	23	3.29	104	0
1915	69.6	76	79.5	87	59.8	57	6.65	30	0
1914	69.6	76	79.5	87	59.8	57	4.75	75	0
1913	70.4	61	80.8	65	60	56	2.99	108	0
1912	71.1	48	81.8	44	60.4	50	2.54	120	0
1911	71.9	28	83.3	17	60.5	47	1.56	137	0
1910	66.2	134	75.5	137	56.9	118	4.82	74	0
1909	67.7	112	77.5	121	57.9	100	7.23	26	0
1908	69.9	71	79.4	89	60.3	52	9.79	10	0
1907	63.6	144	73	144	54.2	139	6.13	48	0
1906	69.3	79	79.6	85	59.1	75	5.20	66	1
1905	70.4	61	78.9	99	62	23	4.92	71	0
1904	67.1	123	76.7	128	57.4	113	4.38	82	0
1903	67.2	122	75.2	140	59.2	72	9.23	11	0
1902	73.7	8	83.3	17	64.1	4	2.26	127	0
1901	69.5	78	79.8	81	59.1	75	2.52	122	0
1900	69.2	81	78.7	103	59.7	61	3.92	87	0
1899	73.7	8	82.2	35	65.2	2	8.38	19	0
1898	71.9	28	81.9	41	62	23	7.48	24	0
1897	69.2	81	80.5	68	57.9	100	2.90	109	0
1896	74	6	85	9	63	10	5.99	50	0
1895	67.7	112	79.1	96	56.4	124	3.74	92	0
1894	69.1	85	79.4	89	58.9	82	2.53	121	0
1893	66.6	129	76.7	128	56.6	119	7.61	23	0
1892	66.6	129	75.1	141	58.2	95	10.59	8	0
1891	66.5	132	77.9	116	55.2	134	2.68	115	0
1890	69	89	80.3	72	57.6	108	5.36	62	0
1889	68	107	78.9	99	57	117	4.70	76	0
1888	68.5	96	79.2	94	57.7	105	5.49	57	0
1887	70.5	59	81.8	44	59.3	69	6.51	34	0
1886	73.2	14	85.7	4	60.7	44	0.38	144	0
1885	66.8	126	77	122	56.6	119	2.59	119	0
1884	70.1	66	81.2	54	59	79	3.70	94	0
1883	69.7	75	81.5	50	57.9	100	5.65	53	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2018	76.8
2012	75.8
1962	75.7
2024	74.6
1987	74.1
1896	74
1956	73.8
1902	73.7
1899	73.7
1998	73.5

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1907	63.6
1976	63.9
1917	63.9
1924	65.2
1954	65.3
1983	65.5
1981	65.5
1931	65.5
1973	65.6
1946	66.1

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2015	19.85
1943	13.67
1990	13.45
1957	12.09
2011	11.91
1968	11.35
1982	11.23
1892	10.59
1989	10.21
1908	9.79

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1886	0.38
1970	0.79
2012	1.15
1921	1.18
1988	1.26
1962	1.37
1925	1.44
1911	1.56
1951	1.58
1997	1.62

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 94°F; 31 May 2026, 30 May 2026
Coldest night: 44°F; 7 May 2026
Wettest day: 1.23 in; 27 May 2026

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May 2026 brought 3.74 in of precipitation in Fort Smith, AR, the driest May since 2023, tied 52nd driest of 144 (with 1895).
The hottest day of May 2026 in Fort Smith, AR: 94°F on Sunday 31 May 2026 and Saturday 30 May 2026.
The coldest night of May 2026 in Fort Smith, AR: a low of 44°F on Thursday 7 May 2026.
The wettest day of May 2026 in Fort Smith, AR: 1.23 in on Wednesday 27 May 2026.