Fort Smith, AR: Summer

31 August 2026: Summer 2026 averaged 84.9°F in Fort Smith, AR, the warmest summer since 2011, 6th warmest of 145.

Summer 2026

Mean temperature: 84.9°F; Warmest since 2011; 6th warmest of 145
Precipitation: 11.73 in; Wettest since 2025; 52nd wettest of 145

A normal summer in Fort Smith, AR (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 81.1°F, between 79.1°F and 83.8°F in eight years of ten and 9.98 in of precipitation, between 6.78 in and 16.97 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every summer in Fort Smith, AR since 1882: 84.9°F in 2026; the highest is 88.2°F, in 2011.

Normal range, 79.1 to 83.8°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every summer 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	84.9	6	95.6	8	74.2	4	11.73	52	0
2025	82.7	19	92.5	45	72.9	8	13.53	36	0
2024	83	14	93.3	31	72.7	10	15.89	19	0
2023	83.4	12	94.3	18	72.5	12	11.36	56	0
2022	84.2	9	95.1	12	73.3	7	15.10	22	0
2021	81.5	48	91.5	67	71.5	28	11.85	48	0
2020	81.2	57	91.5	67	70.8	46	14.28	27	0
2019	80.9	63	90.5	94	71.3	33	23.50	3	0
2018	82.6	22	93	34	72.3	17	16.58	13	0
2017	80.4	79	89.9	103	70.9	43	20.03	5	0
2016	82.9	16	92.9	36	72.8	9	9.44	79	0
2015	81.8	37	91.8	59	71.9	20	16.35	15	0
2014	79.8	100	89.5	110	70.1	66	8.71	88	0
2013	81.3	54	91.6	65	71	42	13.89	31	0
2012	84.8	7	97.2	5	72.5	12	7.66	102	0
2011	88.2	1	100.3	1	76.1	1	4.79	135	0
2010	85.1	4	95.6	8	74.6	3	10.10	68	0
2009	80.2	82	90.6	92	69.8	70	11.85	48	0
2008	80.7	69	90.5	94	70.9	43	16.30	17	0
2007	81	59	90.7	88	71.3	33	9.80	73	0
2006	82.3	29	93.9	27	70.7	50	7.99	97	0
2005	81.9	35	93.2	32	70.6	53	6.95	112	0
2004	77.5	136	87.3	137	67.8	128	16.34	16	0
2003	80.2	82	90.9	84	69.5	82	7.37	107	0
2002	80.8	64	90.9	84	70.8	46	10.31	64	0
2001	82.6	22	94.1	22	71.1	40	4.19	138	0
2000	81.3	54	92.7	43	69.8	70	10.26	65	0
1999	81.7	40	92.8	39	70.6	53	8.03	96	0
1998	83.7	10	95	13	72.4	15	6.82	113	0
1997	79.1	111	89.5	110	68.7	108	9.86	71	0
1996	78.8	116	88.4	127	69.2	87	17.28	9	0
1995	80.6	73	91.5	67	69.7	77	9.14	82	0
1994	80.1	89	90.2	99	70	68	16.93	11	0
1993	83.2	13	94	25	72.5	12	7.78	100	0
1992	77.4	138	87.5	135	67.3	133	15.18	21	0
1991	80.4	79	91.8	59	68.9	103	6.40	120	0
1990	81.5	48	94	25	69.1	94	6.60	116	0
1989	78.6	122	89.3	114	67.9	126	15.05	23	0
1988	82.5	26	95.7	7	69.4	83	5.12	132	0
1987	80.8	64	92.2	51	69.4	83	8.58	89	0
1986	80.7	69	92.4	46	69.1	94	10.19	66	0
1985	79.9	97	91.7	64	68.2	118	8.37	91	0
1984	80	95	91.3	71	68.8	106	7.20	110	0
1983	79.8	100	90.6	92	69	99	8.22	95	0
1982	78.3	125	88.2	128	68.5	113	12.15	44	0
1981	79.7	102	89	118	70.4	62	13.61	35	0
1980	83.5	11	96.4	6	70.5	55	5.28	128	0
1979	77.8	130	87.1	140	68.5	113	14.69	25	0
1978	81.7	40	93.5	29	69.8	70	4.01	140	0
1977	81.5	48	92.6	44	70.4	62	9.39	80	0
1976	76.3	145	88	131	64.7	145	8.73	87	0
1975	78.2	126	88.1	129	68.3	117	13.24	38	0
1974	77.2	139	88.8	120	65.6	144	11.54	54	0
1973	78.1	128	89.4	113	66.8	138	9.61	77	0
1972	78.2	126	90.8	86	65.7	143	7.49	105	0
1971	79	114	89.8	105	68.1	122	12.54	42	0
1970	81	59	93.2	32	68.7	108	7.27	109	0
1969	80.2	82	91.3	71	69.1	94	8.87	86	0
1968	80.6	73	91.3	71	70	68	5.53	124	0
1967	77.8	130	88.6	122	66.9	137	6.61	115	0
1966	79.3	108	90.4	97	68.2	118	5.42	126	0
1965	80.2	82	92.3	48	68.1	122	8.46	90	0
1964	80.8	64	94.9	14	66.7	139	6.66	114	0
1963	82	33	94.5	15	69.6	81	11.15	58	0
1962	80.8	64	93	34	68.6	111	9.76	74	0
1961	77.6	133	88.6	122	66.6	140	17.78	8	0
1960	80.1	89	91.2	76	69	99	13.82	33	0
1959	79.7	102	90	101	69.3	85	14.64	26	0
1958	80.2	82	91	81	69.3	85	20.60	4	0
1957	81.3	54	92.1	55	70.5	55	12.26	43	0
1956	81.8	37	94.5	15	69	99	8.24	93	0
1955	80	95	91.3	71	68.6	111	6.37	121	0
1954	85.1	4	98.7	3	71.5	28	3.14	144	0
1953	81.6	45	93.5	29	69.7	77	10.01	70	0
1952	82.9	16	95.4	11	70.5	55	4.54	136	0
1951	80.6	73	91	81	70.2	65	17.03	10	0
1950	77.5	136	87.3	137	67.8	128	13.89	31	0
1949	80.7	69	91.6	65	69.8	70	4.97	134	0
1948	79.9	97	90.7	88	69.2	87	9.10	83	0
1947	81.6	45	94.2	19	69	99	4.22	137	0
1946	80.1	89	92.3	48	67.9	126	5.75	123	0
1945	78.8	116	87.9	134	69.7	77	23.70	2	0
1944	81.7	40	91.8	59	71.6	25	13.92	30	0
1943	84.8	7	95.6	8	74.1	5	6.42	119	1
1942	80.5	78	89.8	105	71.2	37	10.10	68	0
1941	80.6	73	90.4	97	70.9	43	11.90	47	0
1940	78.9	115	88.7	121	69.1	94	11.81	50	0
1939	82.8	18	93.8	28	71.8	23	5.94	122	1
1938	82.5	26	92.9	36	72.2	18	9.00	84	0
1937	82.7	19	92.8	39	72.6	11	7.87	99	1
1936	85.7	3	98	4	73.4	6	4.01	140	0
1935	81.6	45	91.9	56	71.3	33	12.87	40	0
1934	87	2	99.1	2	75	2	2.94	145	0
1933	81.8	37	92.2	51	71.5	28	9.86	71	0
1932	82.6	22	92.8	39	72.4	15	9.28	81	0
1931	80.3	81	90.5	94	70.1	66	13.38	37	0
1930	82.7	19	94.2	19	71.1	40	4.14	139	0
1929	81	59	91.2	76	70.7	50	8.33	92	0
1928	79.3	108	88	131	70.5	55	13.72	34	0
1927	77.9	129	87	142	68.9	103	15.33	20	0
1926	79.9	97	90.2	99	69.7	77	10.47	61	0
1925	82.5	26	92.8	39	72.1	19	7.89	98	0
1924	81.9	35	92.3	48	71.5	28	7.06	111	1
1923	81.7	40	91.9	56	71.5	28	7.42	106	0
1922	81.7	40	91.8	59	71.6	25	5.07	133	0
1921	81.4	52	91	81	71.8	23	14.10	28	0
1920	78.7	120	88.6	122	68.7	108	5.31	127	0
1919	81.4	52	91.5	67	71.3	33	7.65	103	0
1918	83	14	94.2	19	71.9	20	7.36	108	0
1917	78.8	116	89.6	109	68.2	118	7.75	101	1
1916	82.3	29	92.9	36	71.6	25	3.29	143	0
1915	77	142	86.1	145	67.8	128	15.92	18	0
1914	82	33	92.2	51	71.9	20	8.24	93	1
1913	82.3	29	94.1	22	70.5	55	5.17	131	0
1912	79.6	104	90	101	69.2	87	8.93	85	0
1911	81.2	57	91.2	76	71.2	37	12.08	46	0
1910	79.5	107	89.3	114	69.8	70	9.66	76	0
1909	81.5	48	91.9	56	71.2	37	6.58	117	0
1908	78.6	122	88.5	125	68.8	106	19.83	6	0
1907	80.2	82	90.7	88	69.8	70	10.35	62	0
1906	77.1	140	86.5	143	67.7	131	14.94	24	0
1905	78.8	116	88.5	125	69.2	87	12.61	41	0
1904	77.8	130	87.5	135	68.1	122	11.59	53	1
1903	77	142	86.4	144	67.6	132	7.52	104	0
1902	80.7	69	90.8	86	70.5	55	5.43	125	0
1901	82.3	29	94.1	22	70.5	55	5.25	129	0
1900	80.1	89	89.8	105	70.3	64	10.17	67	0
1899	81	59	91.2	76	70.7	50	11.80	51	0
1898	80.2	82	89.7	108	70.8	46	14.05	29	0
1897	80.1	89	91.3	71	68.9	103	13.21	39	0
1896	82.6	22	94.4	17	70.8	46	3.57	142	0
1895	77.1	140	87.1	140	67	136	26.61	1	0
1894	78.5	124	91.1	80	65.9	141	6.53	118	0
1893	77.6	133	88.1	129	67.1	135	11.17	57	0
1892	78.7	120	89.2	116	68.1	122	11.02	59	0
1891	76.6	144	87.3	137	65.8	142	16.55	14	0
1890	79.6	104	90.7	88	68.5	113	16.62	12	0
1889	77.6	133	88	131	67.2	134	11.45	55	0
1888	79.6	104	89.5	110	69.8	70	18.24	7	0
1887	79.1	111	89.9	103	68.2	118	9.53	78	0
1886	79.2	110	89.1	117	69.2	87	10.54	60	0
1885	79.1	111	89	118	69.2	87	10.35	62	0
1884	80.6	73	92.2	51	69.1	94	12.12	45	0
1883	80.8	64	92.4	46	69.2	87	9.68	75	0
1882	80.1	89	91.8	59	68.4	116	5.21	130	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2011	88.2
1934	87
1936	85.7
2010	85.1
1954	85.1
2026	84.9
2012	84.8
1943	84.8
2022	84.2
1998	83.7

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1976	76.3
1891	76.6
1915	77
1903	77
1906	77.1
1895	77.1
1974	77.2
1992	77.4
2004	77.5
1950	77.5

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1895	26.61
1945	23.70
2019	23.50
1958	20.60
2017	20.03
1908	19.83
1888	18.24
1961	17.78
1996	17.28
1951	17.03

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1934	2.94
1954	3.14
1916	3.29
1896	3.57
1978	4.01
1936	4.01
1930	4.14
2001	4.19
1947	4.22
1952	4.54

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 109°F; 19 August 2026, 18 August 2026
Coldest night: 67°F; 16 June 2026
Wettest day: 3.95 in; 6 June 2026

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Every answer in words

Summer 2026 brought 11.73 in of precipitation in Fort Smith, AR, the wettest summer since 2025, 52nd wettest of 145.
The hottest day of summer 2026 in Fort Smith, AR: 109°F on Wednesday 19 August 2026 and Tuesday 18 August 2026.
The coldest night of summer 2026 in Fort Smith, AR: a low of 67°F on Tuesday 16 June 2026.
The wettest day of summer 2026 in Fort Smith, AR: 3.95 in on Saturday 6 June 2026.