Fort Smith, AR: records

4 October 2026: The hottest day on record in Fort Smith, AR: 115°F on Wednesday 3 August 2011.

The record begins: 1882

All-time records

Hottest day: 115°F; 3 August 2011
Coldest night: -15°F; 12 February 1899
Wettest day: 6.81 in; 24 November 1973
Warmest night: 85°F; 2 August 1934
Coldest day: 3°F; 8 January 1886

Daily records by decade

New daily records set in Fort Smith, AR by decade since the 1910s: the most record highs, 105, came in the 1930s; the most record lows, 82, in the 1950s.

Record highs
Record lows

Every decade as a table

Decade	Record highs	Record lows	Years in the record
1880s	0	0	8
1890s	0	0	10
1900s	0	0	10
1910s	86	67	10
1920s	60	40	10
1930s	105	29	10
1940s	36	39	10
1950s	87	82	10
1960s	58	69	10
1970s	12	72	10
1980s	29	54	10
1990s	19	18	10
2000s	30	9	10
2010s	53	2	10
2020s	53	7	7

Records by month

Month	Highest	Lowest	Wettest day
January	81°F 19 January 1952	-11°F 12 January 1918	4.83 in 24 January 1949
February	88°F 23 February 2017	-15°F 12 February 1899	3.85 in 10 February 1884
March	95°F 22 March 2026	7°F 11 March 1948	4.66 in 3 March 2008
April	96°F 18 April 2006	22°F 3 April 1975	5.12 in 3 April 1964
May	99°F 31 May 1934	34°F 1 May 1903	4.71 in 12 May 2011
June	106°F 28 June 2012, 27 June 2012, 22 June 1936 and 1 more	47°F 1 June 1972, 3 June 1964	5.41 in 10 June 1945
July	111°F 14 July 1954, 13 July 1954	50°F 6 July 1972	5.73 in 23 July 1960
August	115°F 3 August 2011	45°F 24 August 1891	5.09 in 6 August 1971
September	109°F 3 September 2000, 2 September 2000, 4 September 1998	33°F 29 September 1967	4.44 in 21 September 2018
October	96°F 15 October 2015, 11 October 1963, 8 October 1963 and 3 more	22°F 29 October 1952, 30 October 1917	5.72 in 3 October 2007
November	89°F 18 November 2025	8°F 29 November 1976	6.81 in 24 November 1973
December	84°F 27 December 2025	-5°F 23 December 1989	5.63 in 27 December 2015

Streaks, months and years

Longest heat streak	97 days	31 May to 4 September 2011	A high of 90°F or above
Longest cold streak	12 days	19 December to 30 December 1983	A high of 32°F or below
Wettest month	19.85 in	May 2015
Driest month	a trace	September 2017	and 3 more
Wettest year	73.93 in	2015
Driest year	22.77 in	1901

Every record in words

The coldest night on record in Fort Smith, AR: a low of -15°F on Sunday 12 February 1899.
The wettest day on record in Fort Smith, AR: 6.81 in on Saturday 24 November 1973.
The warmest night on record in Fort Smith, AR: a low of 85°F on Thursday 2 August 1934.
The coldest day on record in Fort Smith, AR: a high of 3°F on Friday 8 January 1886.
The longest run of days with a high of 90°F or above in Fort Smith, AR: 97 days, from Tuesday 31 May to Sunday 4 September 2011.
The longest run of days with a high of 32°F or below in Fort Smith, AR: 12 days, from Monday 19 December to Friday 30 December 1983.
The wettest month on record in Fort Smith, AR: May 2015, with 19.85 in of precipitation.
The driest month on record in Fort Smith, AR: September 2017, with a trace of precipitation (shared with 3 other months).
The wettest year on record in Fort Smith, AR: 2015, with 73.93 in of precipitation.
The driest year on record in Fort Smith, AR: 1901, with 22.77 in of precipitation.

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