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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 March Temperatures for Fort Smith, Arkansas

All temperatures in °F

For the 142 year period of March 1883 through March 2024

 

Warmest March was 63.6 recorded in 2012

Coldest March was 41.4 recorded in 1960

Difference between the warmest and coldest March was 22.2

 

Coldest March      Warmest March
           
RANK YEAR TEMP RANK YEAR TEMP
           
1 1960 41.4 71 1979 52.3
2 1965 41.7 72 1940 52.3
3 1915 42.0 73 2003 52.4
4 1906 44.3 74 1956 52.4
5 1958 44.9 75 2015 52.5
6 1947 45.1 76 1966 52.5
7 1891 45.1 77 1942 52.5
8 1969 45.3 78 2022 52.6
9 1912 45.7 79 1972 52.6
10 1996 45.8 80 1933 52.7
11 1924 46.1 81 1927 52.9
12 1975 46.7 82 1989 53.0
13 1931 47.2 83 1902 53.0
14 1943 47.3 84 1898 53.0
15 1978 47.4 85 1928 53.1
16 1980 47.6 86 1889 53.2
17 1926 47.6 87 2008 53.4
18 1970 47.8 88 1977 53.5
19 1941 48.0 89 1992 53.7
20 1892 48.0 90 1976 53.7
21 1932 48.1 91 1917 53.7
22 1913 48.5 92 1887 53.7
23 1885 48.5 93 1894 53.8
24 1962 48.6 94 1884 53.8
25 1984 48.7 95 2023 54.0
26 1950 48.7 96 1995 54.0
27 1923 48.7 97 2009 54.1
28 1886 48.7 98 1961 54.1
29 1937 48.8 99 1982 54.3
30 1971 48.9 100 1919 54.3
31 1896 48.9 101 1994 54.5
32 2002 49.0 102 1973 54.6
33 2001 49.0 103 1897 54.6
34 1888 49.0 104 1990 54.7
35 1957 49.3 105 1997 54.8
36 1948 49.3 106 1991 54.8
37 1952 49.5 107 1903 54.8
38 1893 49.5 108 2018 54.9
39 1998 49.6 109 1916 54.9
40 1993 49.6 110 2006 55.0
41 2013 49.7 111 1929 55.0
42 1954 49.7 112 1986 55.2
43 2014 50.1 113 2000 55.3
44 1964 50.1 114 1963 55.4
45 1934 50.1 115 1953 55.4
46 1951 50.3 116 1904 55.8
47 2019 50.4 117 2011 56.2
48 1983 50.4 118 1925 56.3
49 1899 50.5 119 2016 56.4
50 1890 50.5 120 1974 56.4
51 1999 50.6 121 1939 56.4
52 1914 50.6 122 1935 56.4
53 1901 50.6 123 1911 56.4
54 1930 50.8 124 1985 56.7
55 1895 50.9 125 2021 56.8
56 1944 51.0 126 2004 56.8
57 1883 51.1 127 2017 57.4
58 1959 51.2 128 1946 57.5
59 1900 51.3 129 1936 57.8
60 2010 51.4 130 2024 57.9
61 2005 51.4 131 1918 58.0
62 1988 51.6 132 1967 58.3
63 1922 51.6 133 1945 58.5
64 1968 51.7 134 2020 58.6
65 1981 51.8 135 1905 58.7
66 1949 51.8 136 1908 59.4
67 1909 51.8 137 1938 60.2
68 1920 52.0 138 2007 60.5
69 1987 52.1 139 1921 60.8
70 1955 52.1 140 1910 61.9
      141 1907 62.6
      142 2012 63.6
           
           
 
           
RANK YEAR TEMP RANK YEAR TEMP
           
1 2012 63.6 71 1979 52.3
2 1907 62.6 72 1940 52.3
3 1910 61.9 73 1987 52.1
4 1921 60.8 74 1955 52.1
5 2007 60.5 75 1920 52.0
6 1938 60.2 76 1981 51.8
7 1908 59.4 77 1949 51.8
8 1905 58.7 78 1909 51.8
9 2020 58.6 79 1968 51.7
10 1945 58.5 80 1988 51.6
11 1967 58.3 81 1922 51.6
12 1918 58.0 82 2010 51.4
13 2024 57.9 83 2005 51.4
14 1936 57.8 84 1900 51.3
15 1946 57.5 85 1959 51.2
16 2017 57.4 86 1883 51.1
17 2021 56.8 87 1944 51.0
18 2004 56.8 88 1895 50.9
19 1985 56.7 89 1930 50.8
20 2016 56.4 90 1999 50.6
21 1974 56.4 91 1914 50.6
22 1939 56.4 92 1901 50.6
23 1935 56.4 93 1899 50.5
24 1911 56.4 94 1890 50.5
25 1925 56.3 95 2019 50.4
26 2011 56.2 96 1983 50.4
27 1904 55.8 97 1951 50.3
28 1963 55.4 98 2014 50.1
29 1953 55.4 99 1964 50.1
30 2000 55.3 100 1934 50.1
31 1986 55.2 101 2013 49.7
32 2006 55.0 102 1954 49.7
33 1929 55.0 103 1998 49.6
34 2018 54.9 104 1993 49.6
35 1916 54.9 105 1952 49.5
36 1997 54.8 106 1893 49.5
37 1991 54.8 107 1957 49.3
38 1903 54.8 108 1948 49.3
39 1990 54.7 109 2002 49.0
40 1973 54.6 110 2001 49.0
41 1897 54.6 111 1888 49.0
42 1994 54.5 112 1971 48.9
43 1982 54.3 113 1896 48.9
44 1919 54.3 114 1937 48.8
45 2009 54.1 115 1984 48.7
46 1961 54.1 116 1950 48.7
47 2023 54.0 117 1923 48.7
48 1995 54.0 118 1886 48.7
49 1894 53.8 119 1962 48.6
50 1884 53.8 120 1913 48.5
51 1992 53.7 121 1885 48.5
52 1976 53.7 122 1932 48.1
53 1917 53.7 123 1941 48.0
54 1887 53.7 124 1892 48.0
55 1977 53.5 125 1970 47.8
56 2008 53.4 126 1980 47.6
57 1889 53.2 127 1926 47.6
58 1928 53.1 128 1978 47.4
59 1989 53.0 129 1943 47.3
60 1902 53.0 130 1931 47.2
61 1898 53.0 131 1975 46.7
62 1927 52.9 132 1924 46.1
63 1933 52.7 133 1996 45.8
64 2022 52.6 134 1912 45.7
65 1972 52.6 135 1969 45.3
66 2015 52.5 136 1947 45.1
67 1966 52.5 137 1891 45.1
68 1942 52.5 138 1958 44.9
69 2003 52.4 139 1906 44.3
70 1956 52.4 140 1915 42.0
      141 1965 41.7
      142 1960 41.4
           
           

 

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Updated: May 23, 2024