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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 April Temperatures for Fort Smith, Arkansas

All temperatures in °F

For the 142 year period of April 1883 through April 2024

 

Warmest April was 68.0 recorded in 1896

Coldest April was 54.8 recorded in 1983

Difference between the warmest and coldest April was 13.2

 

Coldest April      Warmest April
           
RANK RANK TEMP RANK YEAR TEMP
           
1 1983 54.8 71 1972 61.7
2 1907 55.0 72 1933 61.7
3 2018 56.5 73 1914 61.7
4 1982 56.6 74 1897 61.7
5 1997 56.9 75 2023 61.8
6 1953 57.0 76 1923 61.8
7 1928 57.1 77 1903 61.8
8 1973 57.6 78 1992 61.9
9 1904 57.7 79 1919 62.0
10 1993 57.8 80 1908 62.0
11 2007 58.0 81 2005 62.1
12 1984 58.1 82 1913 62.1
13 1980 58.2 83 1912 62.1
14 1952 58.2 84 1890 62.1
15 1951 58.4 85 2022 62.2
16 1926 58.5 86 2002 62.4
17 1961 58.8 87 1945 62.4
18 1920 58.8 88 1938 62.6
19 1956 59.0 89 1894 62.6
20 1901 59.0 90 1891 62.7
21 1975 59.1 91 1985 62.8
22 1950 59.1 92 1999 62.9
23 1931 59.1 93 1989 62.9
24 2021 59.3 94 1902 62.9
25 1962 59.5 95 1885 62.9
26 1884 59.5 96 2004 63.0
27 1995 59.7 97 1978 63.0
28 1971 59.7 98 1883 63.0
29 1939 59.7 99 2003 63.1
30 1916 59.7 100 1934 63.2
31 2020 59.8 101 1900 63.2
32 1996 59.8 102 2019 63.3
33 1935 59.8 103 1887 63.3
34 1898 59.8 104 1960 63.4
35 1940 59.9 105 2015 63.5
36 1918 59.9 106 1991 63.5
37 2000 60.0 107 1986 63.5
38 1910 60.0 108 1970 63.5
39 1979 60.1 109 1922 63.6
40 1917 60.1 110 1994 63.7
41 2008 60.2 111 1969 63.7
42 1998 60.2 112 2016 63.8
43 1921 60.2 113 1977 63.9
44 1911 60.3 114 1893 64.0
45 1990 60.4 115 1963 64.3
46 1974 60.5 116 1965 64.4
47 1966 60.5 117 1964 64.4
48 1957 60.5 118 1929 64.4
49 2009 60.6 119 2011 64.5
50 1909 60.6 120 2010 64.5
51 1886 60.6 121 1906 64.6
52 1959 60.7 122 1943 64.9
53 1958 60.7 123 1942 64.9
54 1949 60.7 124 2024 65.0
55 1941 60.8 125 1932 65.1
56 1936 60.8 126 1946 65.3
57 2013 60.9 127 1927 65.3
58 1899 61.0 128 1915 65.3
59 1947 61.2 129 2017 65.5
60 1944 61.2 130 1889 65.7
61 1968 61.3 131 1967 65.9
62 1905 61.3 132 1888 65.9
63 1988 61.4 133 1955 66.2
64 1924 61.4 134 1930 66.4
65 1892 61.5 135 2001 66.7
66 1987 61.6 136 1948 66.8
67 1937 61.6 137 1981 66.9
68 1895 61.6 138 1954 66.9
69 2014 61.7 139 2006 67.4
70 1976 61.7 140 2012 67.5
      141 1925 67.6
      142 1896 68.0
           
 
           
RANK YEAR TEMP RANK YEAR TEMP
           
1 1896 68.0 71 1972 61.7
2 1925 67.6 72 1933 61.7
3 2012 67.5 73 1914 61.7
4 2006 67.4 74 1897 61.7
5 1981 66.9 75 1987 61.6
6 1954 66.9 76 1937 61.6
7 1948 66.8 77 1895 61.6
8 2001 66.7 78 1892 61.5
9 1930 66.4 79 1988 61.4
10 1955 66.2 80 1924 61.4
11 1967 65.9 81 1968 61.3
12 1888 65.9 82 1905 61.3
13 1889 65.7 83 1947 61.2
14 2017 65.5 84 1944 61.2
15 1946 65.3 85 1899 61.0
16 1927 65.3 86 2013 60.9
17 1915 65.3 87 1941 60.8
18 1932 65.1 88 1936 60.8
19 2024 65.0 89 1959 60.7
20 1943 64.9 90 1958 60.7
21 1942 64.9 91 1949 60.7
22 1906 64.6 92 2009 60.6
23 2011 64.5 93 1909 60.6
24 2010 64.5 94 1886 60.6
25 1965 64.4 95 1974 60.5
26 1964 64.4 96 1966 60.5
27 1929 64.4 97 1957 60.5
28 1963 64.3 98 1990 60.4
29 1893 64.0 99 1911 60.3
30 1977 63.9 100 2008 60.2
31 2016 63.8 101 1998 60.2
32 1994 63.7 102 1921 60.2
33 1969 63.7 103 1979 60.1
34 1922 63.6 104 1917 60.1
35 2015 63.5 105 2000 60.0
36 1991 63.5 106 1910 60.0
37 1986 63.5 107 1940 59.9
38 1970 63.5 108 1918 59.9
39 1960 63.4 109 2020 59.8
40 2019 63.3 110 1996 59.8
41 1887 63.3 111 1935 59.8
42 1934 63.2 112 1898 59.8
43 1900 63.2 113 1995 59.7
44 2003 63.1 114 1971 59.7
45 2004 63.0 115 1939 59.7
46 1978 63.0 116 1916 59.7
47 1883 63.0 117 1962 59.5
48 1999 62.9 118 1884 59.5
49 1989 62.9 119 2021 59.3
50 1902 62.9 120 1975 59.1
51 1885 62.9 121 1950 59.1
52 1985 62.8 122 1931 59.1
53 1891 62.7 123 1956 59.0
54 1938 62.6 124 1901 59.0
55 1894 62.6 125 1961 58.8
56 2002 62.4 126 1920 58.8
57 1945 62.4 127 1926 58.5
58 2022 62.2 128 1951 58.4
59 2005 62.1 129 1980 58.2
60 1913 62.1 130 1952 58.2
61 1912 62.1 131 1984 58.1
62 1890 62.1 132 2007 58.0
63 1919 62.0 133 1993 57.8
64 1908 62.0 134 1904 57.7
65 1992 61.9 135 1973 57.6
66 2023 61.8 136 1928 57.1
67 1923 61.8 137 1953 57.0
68 1903 61.8 138 1997 56.9
69 2014 61.7 139 1982 56.6
70 1976 61.7 140 2018 56.5
      141 1907 55.0
      142 1983 54.8
           

 

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Updated:  July 12, 2024