Fort Smith, AR: October

10 October 2026: October 2026 so far averaged 74.5°F in Fort Smith, AR, the warmest 1 to 10 October since 2025, tied 11th warmest of 144 (with 2025).

October 2026 so far, to 10 October 2026

Mean temperature: 74.5°F; Warmest since 2025; 11th warmest of 144
Precipitation: 1.45 in; Wettest since 2019; 46th wettest of 144

A normal 1 to 10 October in Fort Smith, AR (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 66.6°F, between 62.9°F and 73.6°F in eight years of ten and 0.85 in of precipitation, between 0.02 in and 3.78 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 to 10 October in Fort Smith, AR since 1882: 74.5°F in 2026; the highest is 77.1°F, in 1898.

Normal range, 62.9 to 73.6°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 to 10 October 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	74.5	11	86.7	9	62.3	18	1.45	46	0
2025	74.5	11	85.6	17	63.4	12	0.00	129	0
2024	72.7	22	88.6	3	56.7	59	0.00	129	0
2023	70.7	39	83.7	32	57.6	52	0.38	85	0
2022	68.9	59	84.7	26	53.1	92	trace	119	0
2021	74.4	13	86.7	9	62	22	0.64	70	0
2020	66.4	84	79	81	53.7	89	trace	119	0
2019	72.9	20	84.8	23	60.9	28	2.26	27	0
2018	77	2	86.3	16	67.7	3	0.75	65	0
2017	73.6	18	84	30	63.1	13	1.01	55	0
2016	69.3	54	83.2	37	55.3	76	0.23	98	0
2015	66.7	81	79.1	78	54.3	83	0.04	107	0
2014	70.1	45	81.8	43	58.3	46	4.25	5	0
2013	69.2	55	81.3	51	57.1	54	1.03	54	0
2012	60.6	136	71.7	137	49.5	121	0.26	91	0
2011	69.8	47	83.7	32	55.9	70	0.68	68	0
2010	63.7	110	79.7	70	47.6	132	0.00	129	0
2009	61.6	126	70.5	140	52.7	97	5.18	2	0
2008	65.3	96	76.2	109	54.3	83	3.22	16	0
2007	76.7	3	86.5	12	66.9	4	6.95	1	0
2006	70.6	41	83.6	34	57.5	53	0.04	107	0
2005	69.4	52	80.3	63	58.4	43	trace	119	0
2004	68.6	61	78.2	85	59	41	2.72	21	0
2003	65.7	91	75.4	121	56	67	0.92	57	0
2002	68.4	64	78.4	84	58.4	43	0.52	78	0
2001	63.2	113	77.4	95	49	127	1.82	38	0
2000	63	116	76.6	101	49.3	124	0.77	64	0
1999	63.6	111	79.6	71	47.6	132	0.43	81	0
1998	66	88	75.5	118	56.5	61	3.73	8	0
1997	73.7	17	86.4	15	60.9	28	2.80	19	0
1996	64.4	105	76.6	101	52.2	99	0.08	105	0
1995	63.6	111	76.5	104	50.6	115	1.31	49	0
1994	69.1	56	81.6	47	56.5	61	1.93	34	0
1993	65.8	90	77.6	94	53.9	86	1.23	50	0
1992	62.4	121	77.8	93	46.9	136	0.02	114	0
1991	65.4	94	80.7	56	50.1	118	0.03	109	0
1990	66.4	84	76.4	105	56.3	63	3.06	18	0
1989	67	78	81.9	42	52.1	101	0.31	88	0
1988	60.1	140	70.4	142	49.7	119	0.39	84	0
1987	60.4	138	77.9	90	42.9	144	0.00	129	0
1986	70	46	78.7	83	61.3	27	2.76	20	0
1985	61.2	128	75.6	115	46.8	137	0.03	109	0
1984	65.6	92	76.4	105	54.8	80	3.69	9	0
1983	70.6	41	85	22	56.1	66	0.02	114	0
1982	72.4	23	84.2	29	60.6	30	2.47	24	0
1981	65	102	75.2	122	54.8	80	0.38	85	0
1980	66.5	82	81.5	48	51.4	107	trace	119	0
1979	63.1	114	81	53	45.1	139	0.00	129	0
1978	64	107	79.9	65	48.1	130	0.10	104	0
1977	62.2	123	72.7	135	51.6	106	0.25	93	0
1976	59.6	142	74.1	126	45.1	139	2.00	31	0
1975	61	133	77.2	99	44.8	141	0.19	100	0
1974	62.1	124	73.1	132	51.1	109	0.03	109	0
1973	71.8	25	81.8	43	61.7	24	0.63	72	0
1972	65.2	99	78.2	85	52.1	101	0.11	103	0
1971	66.4	84	79.5	73	53.2	91	1.63	44	0
1970	65.2	99	76.6	101	53.8	88	3.28	14	0
1969	71.2	33	86.5	12	55.9	70	4.40	4	0
1968	62.4	121	75.5	118	49.2	125	1.40	47	0
1967	67.7	71	82.5	40	52.9	93	0.46	79	0
1966	62.9	117	78.1	87	47.6	132	0.01	116	0
1965	63.1	114	79.8	68	46.3	138	trace	119	0
1964	58.7	144	74	127	43.3	142	0.00	129	0
1963	71.8	25	91.7	1	51.9	103	0.00	129	0
1962	69.5	51	81.2	52	57.7	50	0.85	59	0
1961	62.9	117	74.7	124	51.1	109	1.46	45	0
1960	71.7	28	82.9	39	60.5	31	0.30	89	0
1959	67.1	77	76.4	105	57.7	50	3.92	6	0
1958	64.4	105	75.8	112	52.9	93	0.82	62	0
1957	66.8	80	79	81	54.6	82	trace	119	0
1956	71.1	35	86.7	9	55.4	75	trace	119	0
1955	69.1	56	79.6	71	58.6	42	0.42	82	0
1954	76.5	5	87.6	7	65.3	6	0.05	106	0
1953	66.5	82	80.5	60	52.5	98	0.24	94	0
1952	59.3	143	75.5	118	43	143	1.32	48	0
1951	68.6	61	81.4	49	55.7	72	0.22	99	0
1950	64	107	76.3	108	51.7	105	0.73	67	0
1949	71.3	32	79.9	65	62.7	15	3.10	17	0
1948	64.9	103	79.1	78	50.7	113	0.26	91	0
1947	71	37	85.1	21	56.8	56	0.00	129	0
1946	69.7	49	84.3	28	55.1	77	0.24	94	0
1945	61.1	129	68.3	144	53.9	86	0.63	72	0
1944	71.2	33	80.7	56	61.6	25	3.23	15	0
1943	65.3	96	74.9	123	55.6	73	1.90	35	0
1942	67.8	70	79.4	74	56.2	65	0.83	60	0
1941	75.2	10	81.8	43	68.5	2	3.81	7	0
1940	68.2	65	80.4	62	56	67	0.24	94	0
1939	72.8	21	85.2	19	60.3	32	1.18	52	0
1938	75.5	9	89.4	2	61.6	25	0.00	129	0
1937	69.8	47	79.2	77	60.3	32	0.66	69	0
1936	67	78	75.7	113	58.2	47	0.63	72	0
1935	60.8	135	70.2	143	51.3	108	2.48	23	0
1934	65.9	89	77.4	95	54.3	83	0.00	129	0
1933									2
1932	60.2	139	70.9	139	49.4	122	2.18	29	0
1931	76.3	7	88.4	4	64.1	9	0.00	129	0
1930	69.4	52	79.1	78	59.7	39	2.33	26	0
1929	64.7	104	73.8	130	55.6	73	1.73	40	0
1928	76.4	6	88	6	64.8	8	0.32	87	0
1927	67.5	72	78.1	87	56.8	56	2.00	31	0
1926	70.9	38	79.4	74	62.3	18	4.63	3	0
1925	67.4	74	75.6	115	59.1	40	3.32	13	0
1924	71.5	31	83.1	38	59.8	37	1.06	53	0
1923	68.1	67	76	111	60.2	35	0.55	77	0
1922	68.2	65	77.9	90	58.4	43	0.83	60	0
1921	65.4	94	79.9	65	50.9	112	trace	119	0
1920	67.2	75	80.9	54	53.5	90	0.00	129	0
1919	71.6	29	81.4	49	61.8	23	3.44	11	0
1918	73.9	16	84.8	23	62.9	14	0.64	70	0
1917	62.5	120	75.6	115	49.4	122	0.03	109	0
1916	70.7	39	83.3	36	58.1	48	0.00	129	0
1915	61.1	129	72.6	136	49.6	120	0.40	83	0
1914	71.8	25	80.9	54	62.6	16	0.44	80	0
1913	74	15	83.9	31	64	10	1.83	36	0
1912	73.4	19	86.5	12	60.3	32	0.00	129	0
1911	69.7	49	77.3	97	62.1	21	0.18	101	0
1910	68.7	60	80.5	60	56.8	56	1.69	43	0
1909	70.3	43	84.5	27	56	67	1.81	39	0
1908	60.9	134	73	133	48.8	128	trace	119	0
1907	68.1	67	79.3	76	56.9	55	1.83	36	0
1906	61.6	126	73.9	128	49.2	125	0.01	116	0
1905	69	58	77.9	90	60.1	36	3.44	11	0
1904	72.1	24	81.8	43	62.3	18	0.79	63	0
1903	67.5	72	77	100	57.9	49	1.72	42	0
1902	60.5	137	70.5	140	50.5	116	2.36	25	0
1901	67.2	75	78	89	56.3	63	1.94	33	0
1900	70.2	44	80.6	59	59.8	37	0.56	76	0
1899	65.3	96	79.8	68	50.7	113	0.01	116	0
1898	77.1	1	85.4	18	68.7	1	0.60	75	0
1897	71.1	35	87.2	8	55	78	0.75	65	0
1896	65.1	101	77.3	97	52.9	93	0.24	94	0
1895	59.7	141	71.6	138	47.7	131	0.90	58	0
1894	61.1	129	74.7	124	47.5	135	1.73	40	0
1893	68.5	63	82	41	54.9	79	1.21	51	0
1892	67.9	69	83.5	35	52.2	99	0.00	129	0
1891	61.1	129	73.9	128	48.3	129	0.17	102	0
1890	66.4	84	76.1	110	56.6	60	0.97	56	0
1889	65.6	92	80.2	64	51	111	0.00	129	0
1888	62.9	117	73	133	52.8	96	2.20	28	0
1887	71.6	29	80.7	56	62.4	17	3.47	10	0
1886	63.8	109	75.7	113	51.9	103	0.28	90	0
1885	62	125	73.7	131	50.3	117	0.03	109	0
1884	76.7	3	88.2	5	65.1	7	trace	119	0
1883	75.6	8	84.8	23	66.3	5	2.04	30	0
1882	74.4	13	85.2	19	63.6	11	2.63	22	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1898	77.1
2018	77
2007	76.7
1884	76.7
1954	76.5
1928	76.4
1931	76.3
1883	75.6
1938	75.5
1941	75.2

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1964	58.7
1952	59.3
1976	59.6
1895	59.7
1988	60.1
1932	60.2
1987	60.4
1902	60.5
2012	60.6
1935	60.8

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2007	6.95
2009	5.18
1926	4.63
1969	4.40
2014	4.25
1959	3.92
1941	3.81
1998	3.73
1984	3.69
1887	3.47

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2025	0.00
2024	0.00
2010	0.00
1987	0.00
1979	0.00
1964	0.00
1963	0.00
1947	0.00
1938	0.00
1934	0.00
More years share the last value

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 93°F; 10 October 2026, 8 October 2026
Coldest night: 55°F; 7 October 2026
Wettest day: 1.22 in; 2 October 2026

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Every answer in words

October 2026 so far brought 1.45 in of precipitation in Fort Smith, AR, the wettest 1 to 10 October since 2019, 46th wettest of 144.
The hottest day of October 2026 so far in Fort Smith, AR: 93°F on Saturday 10 October 2026 and Thursday 8 October 2026.
The coldest night of October 2026 so far in Fort Smith, AR: a low of 55°F on Wednesday 7 October 2026.
The wettest day of October 2026 so far in Fort Smith, AR: 1.22 in on Friday 2 October 2026.