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Heat Continues for the East and South-Central U.S.; Strong to Severe Storms Across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast

The extremely dangerous heat wave continues across the East Coast and much of the South-Central U.S. today. Record high temperatures are expected for some areas especially across the Mid-Atlantic where extreme heat risk conditions reside. There is a Slight Risk (level 2 of 5) of severe thunderstorms today for the northern Mid-Atlantic into portions of southern New England. Read More >

 

Average November Temperatures for Fort Smith, Arkansas

All temperatures in °F

For the 142 year period of November 1882 through November 2023

 

Warmest November was 59.7 recorded in 1909

Coldest November was 42.0 recorded in 1976

Difference between the warmest and coldest November was 17.7

 

Coldest November      Warmest November
           
RANK YEAR TEMP RANK YEAR TEMP
           
1 1976 42.0 71 1923 51.1
2 1972 43.2 72 1897 51.1
3 1929 45.2 73 1975 51.2
4 1959 45.3 74 1930 51.2
5 2000 45.4 75 1912 51.3
6 1951 45.4 76 1983 51.4
7 1979 45.9 77 1896 51.4
8 1889 46.1 78 2021 51.5
9 1911 46.2 79 1917 51.5
10 1996 46.3 80 1981 51.7
11 2018 46.5 81 1954 51.7
12 2014 46.6 82 1884 51.7
13 1993 46.6 83 1960 52.0
14 1991 46.9 84 1885 52.0
15 1920 46.9 85 1910 52.1
16 1950 47.2 86 1987 52.2
17 1893 47.5 87 1977 52.3
18 1947 47.6 88 1963 52.3
19 1891 47.6 89 1916 52.3
20 1932 47.8 90 1949 52.4
21 1936 47.9 91 1946 52.4
22 1926 47.9 92 1989 52.5
23 1986 48.0 93 1901 52.5
24 1898 48.0 94 1882 52.7
25 1895 48.0 95 1958 52.9
26 1992 48.1 96 1985 53.0
27 1968 48.1 97 1978 53.0
28 1997 48.2 98 2012 53.1
29 1956 48.2 99 2007 53.2
30 1935 48.2 100 1904 53.2
31 1903 48.2 101 2023 53.3
32 1886 48.3 102 1945 53.4
33 1995 48.4 103 1922 53.4
34 1955 48.5 104 1908 53.5
35 1952 48.5 105 1905 53.5
36 2019 48.6 106 1944 53.6
37 2002 48.6 107 1890 53.6
38 1937 48.6 108 2005 53.8
39 1970 48.9 109 2003 53.9
40 1888 49.0 110 1934 53.9
41 1969 49.1 111 1900 53.9
42 1894 49.1 112 2010 54.0
43 1892 49.1 113 2004 54.0
44 1939 49.2 114 1998 54.1
45 1967 49.3 115 1964 54.1
46 1953 49.3 116 1924 54.1
47 1957 49.4 117 1921 54.1
48 1974 49.5 118 1933 54.2
49 1928 49.5 119 1994 54.3
50 1907 49.6 120 1966 54.3
51 2013 49.7 121 1914 54.4
52 1984 49.7 122 2011 54.5
53 1940 49.7 123 2006 54.5
54 1961 49.9 124 1973 54.5
55 1938 50.0 125 1899 54.5
56 1919 50.0 126 1942 54.6
57 2008 50.1 127 1883 54.8
58 1887 50.1 128 2020 54.9
59 1982 50.2 129 2015 54.9
60 1925 50.2 130 1990 55.0
61 1906 50.2 131 1965 55.2
62 1980 50.3 132 2017 55.5
63 1962 50.3 133 2009 55.6
64 1943 50.3 134 1927 55.8
65 1971 50.4 135 1915 55.9
66 1948 50.4 136 1902 55.9
67 1918 50.7 137 2001 56.2
68 1941 50.9 138 2016 57.0
69 2022 51.1 139 1931 57.0
70 1988 51.1 140 1999 57.4
      141 1913 57.8
      142 1909 59.7
           
 
           
RANK YEAR TEMP RANK YEAR TEMP
           
1 1909 59.7 71 2022 51.1
2 1913 57.8 72 1988 51.1
3 1999 57.4 73 1923 51.1
4 2016 57.0 74 1897 51.1
5 1931 57.0 75 1941 50.9
6 2001 56.2 76 1918 50.7
7 1915 55.9 77 1971 50.4
8 1902 55.9 78 1948 50.4
9 1927 55.8 79 1980 50.3
10 2009 55.6 80 1962 50.3
11 2017 55.5 81 1943 50.3
12 1965 55.2 82 1982 50.2
13 1990 55.0 83 1925 50.2
14 2020 54.9 84 1906 50.2
15 2015 54.9 85 2008 50.1
16 1883 54.8 86 1887 50.1
17 1942 54.6 87 1938 50.0
18 2011 54.5 88 1919 50.0
19 2006 54.5 89 1961 49.9
20 1973 54.5 90 2013 49.7
21 1899 54.5 91 1984 49.7
22 1914 54.4 92 1940 49.7
23 1994 54.3 93 1907 49.6
24 1966 54.3 94 1974 49.5
25 1933 54.2 95 1928 49.5
26 1998 54.1 96 1957 49.4
27 1964 54.1 97 1967 49.3
28 1924 54.1 98 1953 49.3
29 1921 54.1 99 1939 49.2
30 2010 54.0 100 1969 49.1
31 2004 54.0 101 1894 49.1
32 2003 53.9 102 1892 49.1
33 1934 53.9 103 1888 49.0
34 1900 53.9 104 1970 48.9
35 2005 53.8 105 2019 48.6
36 1944 53.6 106 2002 48.6
37 1890 53.6 107 1937 48.6
38 1908 53.5 108 1955 48.5
39 1905 53.5 109 1952 48.5
40 1945 53.4 110 1995 48.4
41 1922 53.4 111 1886 48.3
42 2023 53.3 112 1997 48.2
43 2007 53.2 113 1956 48.2
44 1904 53.2 114 1935 48.2
45 2012 53.1 115 1903 48.2
46 1985 53.0 116 1992 48.1
47 1978 53.0 117 1968 48.1
48 1958 52.9 118 1986 48.0
49 1882 52.7 119 1898 48.0
50 1989 52.5 120 1895 48.0
51 1901 52.5 121 1936 47.9
52 1949 52.4 122 1926 47.9
53 1946 52.4 123 1932 47.8
54 1977 52.3 124 1947 47.6
55 1963 52.3 125 1891 47.6
56 1916 52.3 126 1893 47.5
57 1987 52.2 127 1950 47.2
58 1910 52.1 128 1991 46.9
59 1960 52.0 129 1920 46.9
60 1885 52.0 130 2014 46.6
61 1981 51.7 131 1993 46.6
62 1954 51.7 132 2018 46.5
63 1884 51.7 133 1996 46.3
64 2021 51.5 134 1911 46.2
65 1917 51.5 135 1889 46.1
66 1983 51.4 136 1979 45.9
67 1896 51.4 137 2000 45.4
68 1912 51.3 138 1951 45.4
69 1975 51.2 139 1959 45.3
70 1930 51.2 140 1929 45.2
      141 1972 43.2
      142 1976 42.0
           

 

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Updated: January 29, 2024