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Active Weather for the West, Warming in the East

The potential for heavy snow at higher elevations in the western U.S. will continue for many spots through the weekend. In the meantime, the eastern half of the continental U.S. will transition to above normal temperatures ahead of a pair of cold fronts next week that will bring readings back to closer to normal as we approach Thanksgiving Day. Read More >

 

Average January Temperatures for Fort Smith, Arkansas

All temperatures in °F

For the 142 year period of January 1883 through January 2024

 

Warmest January was 48.9 recorded in 1923

Coldest January was 25.6 recorded in 1979

Difference between the warmest and coldest January was 23.3

 

Coldest January      Warmest January
           
RANK YEAR TEMP RANK YEAR TEMP
           
1 1979 25.6 71 1987 39.6
2 1918 25.8 72 1968 39.6
3 1977 26.5 73 1951 39.7
4 1940 26.5 74 1946 39.7
5 1886 27.7 75 2015 39.8
6 1978 28.0 76 1945 39.9
7 1930 29.1 77 2019 40.0
8 1884 31.4 78 1980 40.0
9 1985 31.6 79 1995 40.3
10 1963 31.8 80 1926 40.3
11 1905 32.2 81 1891 40.3
12 1984 33.3 82 2016 40.4
13 1912 33.4 83 1943 40.4
14 1948 33.5 84 1964 40.6
15 1885 33.5 85 2004 40.7
16 1892 33.7 86 1969 40.7
17 1895 33.8 87 1903 40.7
18 1962 34.1 88 1913 40.9
19 1970 34.2 89 1967 41.0
20 1982 34.3 90 1955 41.0
21 1966 34.6 91 2002 41.1
22 1924 35.2 92 1896 41.1
23 1888 35.2 93 1986 41.2
24 1883 35.3 94 1889 41.2
25 1988 35.4 95 1992 41.4
26 1961 35.7 96 1927 41.4
27 1991 36.3 97 1944 41.5
28 1973 36.6 98 1919 41.5
29 2024 36.7 99 1975 41.6
30 1893 36.7 100 1947 41.7
31 2001 36.8 101 1910 41.7
32 1996 36.8 102 1894 41.7
33 1959 36.8 103 1908 41.8
34 2010 36.9 104 2021 41.9
35 1976 36.9 105 1965 42.0
36 1994 37.0 106 1917 42.2
37 1936 37.0 107 1999 42.3
38 1929 37.1 108 1906 42.3
39 2014 37.2 109 1909 42.4
40 1942 37.4 110 1935 42.5
41 2003 37.5 111 2000 42.6
42 1956 37.5 112 1989 42.6
43 1887 37.5 113 1916 42.6
44 2011 37.6 114 1938 42.8
45 1937 37.7 115 1953 42.9
46 1902 37.7 116 1928 42.9
47 2018 38.1 117 1934 43.0
48 1983 38.1 118 1931 43.1
49 1997 38.2 119 1900 43.1
50 1981 38.2 120 2013 43.2
51 1897 38.2 121 1941 43.3
52 1974 38.3 122 2005 43.7
53 1949 38.3 123 2020 44.2
54 1957 38.4 124 2006 44.7
55 1958 38.6 125 1932 44.5
56 1915 38.6 126 1898 44.5
57 1920 38.7 127 2017 44.7
58 2022 38.8 128 1998 44.8
59 1904 38.8 129 1914 45.0
60 1972 38.9 130 1990 45.1
61 1922 39.0 131 2023 45.3
62 1899 39.0 132 1901 45.4
63 2009 39.1 133 1939 45.6
64 1971 39.1 134 1921 45.6
65 1925 39.1 135 2012 45.8
66 2008 39.2 136 1952 46.1
67 1954 39.2 137 1890 46.4
68 1993 39.3 138 1911 46.5
69 1960 39.4 139 2006 47.6
70 2007 39.5 140 1907 48.0
      141 1933 48.6
      142 1923 48.9
           
 
           
RANK YEAR TEMP RANK YEAR TEMP
           
1 1923 48.9 71 1987 39.6
2 1933 48.6 72 1968 39.6
3 1907 48.0 73 2007 39.5
4 2006 47.6 74 1960 39.4
5 1911 46.5 75 1993 39.3
6 1890 46.4 76 2008 39.2
7 1952 46.1 77 1954 39.2
8 2012 45.8 78 2009 39.1
9 1939 45.6 79 1971 39.1
10 1921 45.6 80 1925 39.1
11 1901 45.4 81 1922 39.0
12 2023 45.3 82 1899 39.0
13 1990 45.1 83 1972 38.9
14 1914 45.0 84 2022 38.8
15 1998 44.8 85 1904 38.8
16 2017 44.7 86 1920 38.7
17 1932 44.5 87 1958 38.6
18 1898 44.5 88 1915 38.6
19 1950 44.4 89 1957 38.4
20 2020 44.2 90 1974 38.3
21 2005 43.7 91 1949 38.3
22 1941 43.3 92 1997 38.2
23 2013 43.2 93 1981 38.2
24 1931 43.1 94 1897 38.2
25 1900 43.1 95 2018 38.1
26 1934 43.0 96 1983 38.1
27 1953 42.9 97 1937 37.7
28 1928 42.9 98 1902 37.7
29 1938 42.8 99 2011 37.6
30 2000 42.6 100 2003 37.5
31 1989 42.6 101 1956 37.5
32 1916 42.6 102 1887 37.5
33 1935 42.5 103 1942 37.4
34 1909 42.4 104 2014 37.2
35 1999 42.3 105 1929 37.1
36 1906 42.3 106 1994 37.0
37 1917 42.2 107 1936 37.0
38 1965 42.0 108 2010 36.9
39 2021 41.9 109 1976 36.9
40 1908 41.8 110 2001 36.8
41 1947 41.7 111 1996 36.8
42 1910 41.7 112 1959 36.8
43 1894 41.7 113 2024 36.7
44 1975 41.6 114 1893 36.7
45 1944 41.5 115 1973 36.6
46 1919 41.5 116 1991 36.3
47 1992 41.4 117 1961 35.7
48 1927 41.4 118 1988 35.4
49 1986 41.2 119 1883 35.3
50 1889 41.2 120 1924 35.2
51 2002 41.1 121 1888 35.2
52 1896 41.1 122 1966 34.6
53 1967 41.0 123 1982 34.3
54 1955 41.0 124 1970 34.2
55 1913 40.9 125 1962 34.1
56 2004 40.7 126 1895 33.8
57 1969 40.7 127 1892 33.7
58 1903 40.7 128 1948 33.5
59 1964 40.6 129 1885 33.5
60 2016 40.4 130 1912 33.4
61 1943 40.4 131 1984 33.3
62 1995 40.3 132 1905 32.2
63 1926 40.3 133 1963 31.8
64 1891 40.3 134 1985 31.6
65 2019 40.0 135 1884 31.4
66 1980 40.0 136 1930 29.1
67 1945 39.9 137 1978 28.0
68 2015 39.8 138 1886 27.7
69 1951 39.7 139 1977 26.5
70 1946 39.7 140 1940 26.5
      141 1918 25.8
      142 1979 25.6
           

 

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Updated: February 19, 2024