National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce

 

Average December Temperatures for Fort Smith, Arkansas

All temperatures in °F

For the 143 year period of December 1882 through December 2024

  

Warmest December was 57.7 recorded in 1889

Coldest December was 28.9 recorded in 1983

Difference between the warmest and coldest December was 28.8

 

 

Coldest December      Warmest December
           
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 1908 0.09 71 1903 2.64
2 1919 0.15 72 1930 2.70
3 1981 0.27 73 1979 2.74
4 1896 0.33 74 2012 2.75
5 1917 0.36 75 1907 2.79
6 2005 0.39 76 2009 2.87
7 1985 0.40 77 1993 2.87
8 1912 0.49 78 1953 3.02
9 1950 0.53 79 1998 3.04
10 1904 0.55 80 2008 3.08
11 1945 0.58 81 1883 3.09
12 1910 0.59 82 1936 3.10
13 1955 0.66 83 1937 3.15
14 1989 0.74 84 2000 3.19
15 2016 0.77 85 1911 3.21
16 1886 0.79 86 1978 3.26
17 1962 0.80 87 1902 3.26
18 2019 0.87 88 1922 3.27
19 1958 0.97 89 1926 3.28
20 1934 1.06 90 2011 3.44
21 1893 1.09 91 1940 3.44
22 1938 1.18 92 1906 3.55
23 1986 1.21 93 2007 3.59
24 1900 1.22 94 1961 3.60
25 1885 1.26 95 1935 3.63
26 1977 1.30 96 1899 3.65
27 1980 1.32 97 1975 3.66
28 1951 1.34 98 1994 3.74
29 1965 1.37 99 1948 3.74
30 1957 1.38 100 1973 3.78
31 1970 1.41 101 2022 3.96
32 1964 1.41 102 1914 4.06
33 1889 1.43 103 2020 4.09
34 1931 1.46 104 2013 4.10
35 2004 1.49 105 1929 4.12
36 1939 1.57 106 1969 4.16
37 1972 1.61 107 1995 4.19
38 1915 1.61 108 1959 4.21
39 1956 1.63 109 1887 4.22
40 1988 1.65 110 1923 4.26
41 1952 1.67 111 1888 4.31
42 1928 1.67 112 1944 4.36
43 1882 1.74 113 1918 4.40
44 1976 1.82 114 2024 4.43
45 2003 1.83 115 1991 4.43
46 1996 1.87 116 2021 4.44
47 1901 1.88 117 1924 4.44
48 1983 1.92 118 1997 4.49
49 1933 1.92 119 1913 4.79
50 2023 1.95 120 1990 4.84
51 1966 1.96 121 1999 5.01
52 1898 1.96 122 1942 5.06
53 1925 2.00 123 1932 5.08
54 2010 2.14 124 1947 5.11
55 1920 2.14 125 2002 5.22
56 1916 2.16 126 1967 5.26
57 1905 2.17 127 1954 5.42
58 1909 2.18 128 1992 5.46
59 1921 2.23 129 2018 5.51
60 1963 2.24 130 1968 5.55
61 1941 2.24 131 1960 5.64
62 2017 2.28 132 2001 5.70
63 2014 2.31 133 1895 6.00
64 1974 2.33 134 1982 6.01
65 1891 2.41 135 1897 6.04
66 1894 2.51 136 1892 6.12
67 1949 2.55 137 1984 6.16
68 1943 2.57 138 1884 6.30
69 1890 2.59 139 1946 6.31
70 2006 2.62 140 1927 7.69
      141 1987 8.12
      142 1971 10.09
      143 2015 10.81
           
 
           
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 2015 10.81 71 1979 2.74
2 1971 10.09 72 1930 2.70
3 1987 8.12 73 1903 2.64
4 1927 7.69 74 2006 2.62
5 1946 6.31 75 1890 2.59
6 1884 6.30 76 1943 2.57
7 1984 6.16 77 1949 2.55
8 1892 6.12 78 1894 2.51
9 1897 6.04 79 1891 2.41
10 1982 6.01 80 1974 2.33
11 1895 6.00 81 2014 2.31
12 2001 5.70 82 2017 2.28
13 1960 5.64 83 1963 2.24
14 1968 5.55 84 1941 2.24
15 2018 5.51 85 1921 2.23
16 1992 5.46 86 1909 2.18
17 1954 5.42 87 1905 2.17
18 1967 5.26 88 1916 2.16
19 2002 5.22 89 2010 2.14
20 1947 5.11 90 1920 2.14
21 1932 5.08 91 1925 2.00
22 1942 5.06 92 1966 1.96
23 1999 5.01 93 1898 1.96
24 1990 4.84 94 2023 1.95
25 1913 4.79 95 1983 1.92
26 1997 4.49 96 1933 1.92
27 2021 4.44 97 1901 1.88
28 1924 4.44 98 1996 1.87
29 2024 4.43 99 2003 1.83
30 1991 4.43 100 1976 1.82
31 1918 4.40 101 1882 1.74
32 1944 4.36 102 1952 1.67
33 1888 4.31 103 1928 1.67
34 1923 4.26 104 1988 1.65
35 1887 4.22 105 1956 1.63
36 1959 4.21 106 1972 1.61
37 1995 4.19 107 1915 1.61
38 1969 4.16 108 1939 1.57
39 1929 4.12 109 2004 1.49
40 2013 4.10 110 1931 1.46
41 2020 4.09 111 1889 1.43
42 1914 4.06 112 1970 1.41
43 2022 3.96 113 1964 1.41
44 1973 3.78 114 1957 1.38
45 1994 3.74 115 1965 1.37
46 1948 3.74 116 1951 1.34
47 1975 3.66 117 1980 1.32
48 1899 3.65 118 1977 1.30
49 1935 3.63 119 1885 1.26
50 1961 3.60 120 1900 1.22
51 2007 3.59 121 1986 1.21
52 1906 3.55 122 1938 1.18
53 2011 3.44 123 1893 1.09
54 1940 3.44 124 1934 1.06
55 1926 3.28 125 1958 0.97
56 1922 3.27 126 2019 0.87
57 1978 3.26 127 1962 0.80
58 1902 3.26 128 1886 0.79
59 1911 3.21 129 2016 0.77
60 2000 3.19 130 1989 0.74
61 1937 3.15 131 1955 0.66
62 1936 3.10 132 1910 0.59
63 1883 3.09 133 1945 0.58
64 2008 3.08 134 1904 0.55
65 1998 3.04 135 1950 0.53
66 1953 3.02 136 1912 0.49
67 2009 2.87 137 1985 0.40
68 1993 2.87 138 2005 0.39
69 1907 2.79 139 1917 0.36
70 2012 2.75 140 1896 0.33
      141 1981 0.27
      142 1919 0.15
      143 1908 0.09
           

 

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Updated: February 23, 2025