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Fort Smith December Ranked Monthly Temperatures

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Average December Temperatures for Fort Smith, Arkansas

All temperatures in °F

For the 142 year period of December 1882 through December 2023

  

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 TEMP RANK YEAR TEMP
           
1 1983 28.9 71 2004 42.2
2 2000 31.5 72 1979 42.2
3 1989 33.1 73 1992 42.3
4 1909 34.1 74 2016 42.4
5 1963 34.2 75 2007 42.4
6 1917 35.0 76 1988 42.4
7 1985 35.2 77 1980 42.4
8 1914 35.8 78 1913 42.5
9 1972 36.1 79 1954 42.6
10 1945 36.3 80 1895 42.6
11 1886 37.2 81 2020 42.9
12 2009 37.7 82 2017 42.9
13 1976 37.8 83 1942 42.9
14 1950 37.8 84 1987 43.0
15 1935 37.8 85 1928 43.1
16 1884 37.8 86 1920 43.1
17 1958 38.1 87 1998 43.2
18 1944 38.1 88 2002 43.3
19 1924 38.4 89 2003 43.4
20 1960 38.7 90 2014 43.5
21 2013 39.0 91 1947 43.6
22 1990 39.1 92 1938 43.6
23 1981 39.1 93 1894 43.6
24 1968 39.1 94 2022 43.7
25 1925 39.1 95 1993 43.7
26 1897 39.1 96 1949 43.8
27 1892 39.1 97 1948 43.8
28 1887 39.1 98 1888 43.9
29 1927 39.2 99 1996 44.1
30 1919 39.3 100 1994 44.1
31 1916 39.4 101 1970 44.2
32 1905 39.5 102 1915 44.2
33 1902 39.5 103 1907 44.4
34 1898 39.5 104 2001 44.5
35 1901 39.7 105 1929 44.5
36 1977 39.8 106 2018 44.6
37 1978 39.9 107 1982 44.7
38 1961 39.9 108 2011 44.8
39 1955 39.9 109 1890 44.8
40 1943 40.0 110 1999 44.9
41 1932 40.0 111 1959 45.2
42 1995 40.1 112 1921 45.2
43 1973 40.1 113 1991 45.4
44 1974 40.2 114 1956 45.6
45 2005 40.3 115 1941 45.6
46 1953 40.3 116 1883 45.6
47 1899 40.3 117 1908 45.7
48 1997 40.4 118 1893 45.7
49 1966 40.4 119 2019 45.8
50 1903 40.6 120 1900 45.8
51 2008 40.7 121 1936 45.9
52 1952 40.7 122 1906 45.9
53 1975 40.9 123 1940 46.0
54 1964 41.1 124 1891 46.0
55 1934 41.1 125 1918 46.1
56 2010 41.2 126 2012 46.2
57 1969 41.2 127 1896 46.2
58 1967 41.3 128 1971 46.4
59 1912 41.4 129 1965 46.4
60 1986 41.5 130 1939 46.5
61 1910 41.5 131 1957 46.7
62 1904 41.5 132 1922 46.7
63 1937 41.7 133 2023 46.9
64 1930 41.9 134 2006 47.4
65 1882 41.9 135 1946 47.9
66 1951 42.0 136 1931 48.3
67 1885 42.0 137 1923 48.3
68 1962 42.1 138 1984 48.4
69 1926 42.1 139 1933 48.4
70 1911 42.1 140 2015 49.3
      141 2021 54.3
      142 1889 57.7
           
 
           
RANK YEAR TEMP RANK YEAR TEMP
           
1 1889 57.7 71 2004 42.2
2 2021 54.3 72 1979 42.2
3 2015 49.3 73 1962 42.1
4 1984 48.4 74 1926 42.1
5 1933 48.4 75 1911 42.1
6 1931 48.3 76 1951 42.0
7 1923 48.3 77 1885 42.0
8 1946 47.9 78 1930 41.9
9 2006 47.4 79 1882 41.9
10 2023 46.9 80 1937 41.7
11 1957 46.7 81 1986 41.5
12 1922 46.7 82 1910 41.5
13 1939 46.5 83 1904 41.5
14 1971 46.4 84 1912 41.4
15 1965 46.4 85 1967 41.3
16 2012 46.2 86 2010 41.2
17 1896 46.2 87 1969 41.2
18 1918 46.1 88 1964 41.1
19 1940 46.0 89 1934 41.1
20 1891 46.0 90 1975 40.9
21 1936 45.9 91 2008 40.7
22 1906 45.9 92 1952 40.7
23 2019 45.8 93 1903 40.6
24 1900 45.8 94 1997 40.4
25 1908 45.7 95 1966 40.4
26 1893 45.7 96 2005 40.3
27 1956 45.6 97 1953 40.3
28 1941 45.6 98 1899 40.3
29 1883 45.6 99 1974 40.2
30 1991 45.4 100 1995 40.1
31 1959 45.2 101 1973 40.1
32 1921 45.2 102 1943 40.0
33 1999 44.9 103 1932 40.0
34 2011 44.8 104 1978 39.9
35 1890 44.8 105 1961 39.9
36 1982 44.7 106 1955 39.9
37 2018 44.6 107 1977 39.8
38 2001 44.5 108 1901 39.7
39 1929 44.5 109 1905 39.5
40 1907 44.4 110 1902 39.5
41 1970 44.2 111 1898 39.5
42 1915 44.2 112 1916 39.4
43 1996 44.1 113 1919 39.3
44 1994 44.1 114 1927 39.2
45 1888 43.9 115 1990 39.1
46 1949 43.8 116 1981 39.1
47 1948 43.8 117 1968 39.1
48 2022 43.7 118 1925 39.1
49 1993 43.7 119 1897 39.1
50 1947 43.6 120 1892 39.1
51 1938 43.6 121 1887 39.1
52 1894 43.6 122 2013 39.0
53 2014 43.5 123 1960 38.7
54 2003 43.4 124 1924 38.4
55 2002 43.3 125 1958 38.1
56 1998 43.2 126 1944 38.1
57 1928 43.1 127 1976 37.8
58 1920 43.1 128 1950 37.8
59 1987 43.0 129 1935 37.8
60 2020 42.9 130 1884 37.8
61 2017 42.9 131 2009 37.7
62 1942 42.9 132 1886 37.2
63 1954 42.6 133 1945 36.3
64 1895 42.6 134 1972 36.1
65 1913 42.5 135 1914 35.8
66 2016 42.4 136 1985 35.2
67 2007 42.4 137 1917 35.0
68 1988 42.4 138 1963 34.2
69 1980 42.4 139 1909 34.1
70 1992 42.3 140 1989 33.1
      141 2000 31.5
      142 1983 28.9
           

 

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