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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 February Temperatures for Fort Smith, Arkansas

All temperatures in °F

For the 142 year period of February 1883 through February 2024

 

Warmest February was 54.3 recorded in 2017

Coldest February was 31.5 recorded in 1905

Difference between the warmest and coldest February was 22.8

 

Coldest February      Warmest February
           
RANK YEAR TEMP RANK YEAR TEMP
           
1 1905 31.5 71 1919 43.3
2 1899 31.8 72 1937 43.4
3 1978 31.9 73 1891 43.5
4 1929 32.6 74 1945 43.6
5 1895 33.0 75 1983 43.6
6 1979 33.8 76 1972 43.6
7 2021 35.7 77 2008 43.8
8 1936 35.9 78 1920 44.2
9 1989 36.2 79 1951 44.3
10 1902 36.5 80 1908 44.3
11 1947 36.6 81 1996 44.5
12 1985 37.1 82 1974 44.5
13 1960 37.4 83 2013 44.6
14 1885 37.4 84 2001 44.7
15 2015 37.6 85 1904 44.7
16 2010 37.9 86 1907 44.8
17 1958 38.0 87 1984 45.0
18 1980 38.3 88 1995 45.1
19 1912 38.3 89 1953 45.1
20 1910 38.7 90 1949 45.1
21 1963 38.9 91 1935 45.1
22 1913 39.1 92 1888 45.1
23 1886 39.1 93 1956 45.2
24 1968 39.5 94 1918 45.2
25 1900 39.6 95 2020 45.3
26 1982 39.7 96 1928 45.3
27 2014 39.8 97 1896 45.3
28 2003 39.8 98 1887 45.3
29 1975 39.8 99 1915 45.6
30 1903 39.9 100 2018 45.7
31 1967 40.0 101 1961 45.8
32 1914 40.1 102 2019 46.0
33 1894 40.1 103 1986 46.0
34 1973 40.2 104 1997 46.1
35 1893 40.2 105 1897 46.2
36 1993 40.4 106 1898 46.3
37 1923 40.4 107 1998 46.6
38 1964 40.5 108 1921 46.7
39 1933 40.8 109 1909 46.7
40 1941 41.1 110 1987 46.8
41 1966 41.3 111 1950 46.8
42 1883 41.3 112 1892 46.9
43 1965 41.4 113 1962 47.0
44 1939 41.5 114 1922 47.2
45 1971 41.6 115 1952 47.3
46 2004 41.7 116 1946 47.4
47 1942 41.7 117 1944 47.4
48 1906 41.7 118 2012 47.7
49 1940 41.8 119 2009 47.7
50 1901 41.9 120 1991 47.7
51 2007 42.0 121 2016 48.1
52 1916 42.0 122 1890 48.1
53 2022 42.1 123 1990 48.2
54 2002 42.1 124 1943 48.3
55 1917 42.1 125 1925 48.3
56 1988 42.2 126 1926 48.4
57 1924 42.2 127 2005 48.8
58 1889 42.3 128 1931 49.1
59 1948 42.4 129 1911 49.3
60 1955 42.5 130 1957 49.7
61 1969 42.8 131 2023 49.8
62 1994 43.0 132 1954 49.9
63 1934 43.0 133 1938 49.9
64 2011 43.1 134 1992 50.1
65 2006 43.1 135 2000 50.2
66 1959 43.1 136 1999 50.6
67 1884 43.1 137 1976 50.6
68 1981 43.3 138 1927 50.6
69 1977 43.3 139 1932 51.2
70 1970 43.3 140 1930 53.0
      141 2024 53.1
      142 2017 54.3
           
           
 
           
RANK YEAR TEMP RANK YEAR TEMP
           
1 2017 54.3 71 1937 43.4
2 2024 53.1 72 1981 43.3
3 1930 53.0 73 1977 43.3
4 1932 51.2 74 1970 43.3
5 1999 50.6 75 1919 43.3
6 1976 50.6 76 2011 43.1
7 1927 50.6 77 2006 43.1
8 2000 50.2 78 1959 43.1
9 1992 50.1 79 1884 43.1
10 1954 49.9 80 1994 43.0
11 1938 49.9 81 1934 43.0
12 2023 49.8 82 1969 42.8
13 1957 49.7 83 1955 42.5
14 1911 49.3 84 1948 42.4
15 1931 49.1 85 1889 42.3
16 2005 48.8 86 1988 42.2
17 1926 48.4 87 1924 42.2
18 1943 48.3 88 2022 42.1
19 1925 48.3 89 2002 42.1
20 1990 48.2 90 1917 42.1
21 2016 48.1 91 2007 42.0
22 1890 48.1 92 1916 42.0
23 2012 47.7 93 1901 41.9
24 2009 47.7 94 1940 41.8
25 1991 47.7 95 2004 41.7
26 1946 47.4 96 1942 41.7
27 1944 47.4 97 1906 41.7
28 1952 47.3 98 1971 41.6
29 1922 47.2 99 1939 41.5
30 1962 47.0 100 1965 41.4
31 1892 46.9 101 1966 41.3
32 1987 46.8 102 1883 41.3
33 1950 46.8 103 1941 41.1
34 1921 46.7 104 1933 40.8
35 1909 46.7 105 1964 40.5
36 1998 46.6 106 1993 40.4
37 1898 46.3 107 1923 40.4
38 1897 46.2 108 1973 40.2
39 1997 46.1 109 1893 40.2
40 2019 46.0 110 1914 40.1
41 1986 46.0 111 1894 40.1
42 1961 45.8 112 1967 40.0
43 2018 45.7 113 1903 39.9
44 1915 45.6 114 2014 39.8
45 2020 45.3 115 2003 39.8
46 1928 45.3 116 1975 39.8
47 1896 45.3 117 1982 39.7
48 1887 45.3 118 1900 39.6
49 1956 45.2 119 1968 39.5
50 1918 45.2 120 1913 39.1
51 1995 45.1 121 1886 39.1
52 1953 45.1 122 1963 38.9
53 1949 45.1 123 1910 38.7
54 1935 45.1 124 1980 38.3
55 1888 45.1 125 1912 38.3
56 1984 45.0 126 1958 38.0
57 1907 44.8 127 2010 37.9
58 2001 44.7 128 2015 37.6
59 1904 44.7 129 1960 37.4
60 2013 44.6 130 1885 37.4
61 1996 44.5 131 1985 37.1
62 1974 44.5 132 1947 36.6
63 1951 44.3 133 1902 36.5
64 1908 44.3 134 1989 36.2
65 1920 44.2 135 1936 35.9
66 2008 43.8 136 2021 35.7
67 1983 43.6 137 1979 33.8
68 1972 43.6 138 1895 33.0
69 1945 43.6 139 1929 32.6
70 1891 43.5 140 1978 31.9
      141 1899 31.8
      142 1905 31.5
           
           

 

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Updated: April 17, 2024