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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 September Temperatures for Fort Smith, Arkansas

All temperatures in °F

For the 142 year period of September 1882 through September 2023

 

Warmest September was 83.4 recorded in 1939

Coldest September was 65.7 recorded in 1974

Difference between the warmest and coldest September was 17.7

 

Coldest September      Warmest September
           
RANK YEAR TEMP RANK YEAR TEMP
           
1 1974 65.7 71 1973 74.5
2 1975 68.6 72 1937 74.6
3 1918 68.6 73 1963 74.7
4 1902 68.6 74 1971 74.8
5 1890 69.8 75 1965 74.8
6 1967 70.1 76 1953 74.9
7 1889 70.2 77 1944 74.9
8 1996 70.3 78 1907 74.9
9 1989 70.3 79 1997 75.0
10 1976 70.3 80 1958 75.0
11 1949 70.3 81 1945 75.0
12 1995 70.6 82 1905 75.0
13 1934 70.8 83 1896 75.0
14 1924 70.9 84 1912 75.1
15 2006 71.3 85 2004 75.3
16 2003 71.3 86 1959 75.3
17 1966 71.3 87 1956 75.3
18 1888 71.3 88 1932 75.3
19 1992 71.4 89 1972 75.6
20 1984 71.4 90 1919 75.6
21 1979 71.5 91 1904 75.6
22 1903 71.5 92 1927 75.7
23 1892 71.5 93 1886 75.7
24 1994 71.7 94 2007 75.9
25 1968 71.8 95 1920 75.9
26 1957 71.8 96 1906 75.9
27 1950 71.8 97 2017 76.0
28 1928 71.9 98 2010 76.0
29 1901 72.0 99 1914 76.0
30 1981 72.1 100 1898 76.0
31 1894 72.1 101 1988 76.1
32 1982 72.2 102 1915 76.1
33 2001 72.3 103 2002 76.2
34 1940 72.4 104 1895 76.2
35 1913 72.4 105 2000 76.3
36 2009 72.5 106 1897 76.3
37 1962 72.5 107 1909 76.4
38 1961 72.5 108 2015 76.7
39 1951 72.5 109 1986 76.8
40 1999 72.6 110 1970 76.9
41 1993 72.6 111 1960 77.0
42 1991 72.6 112 1955 77.0
43 2008 72.7 113 1926 77.0
44 1885 72.7 114 1977 77.1
45 2011 72.8 115 1947 77.1
46 1987 72.8 116 2018 77.1
47 1942 72.9 117 1990 77.2
48 1882 72.9 118 2012 77.3
49 1964 73.0 119 2016 77.4
50 1899 73.0 120 1938 77.4
51 1883 73.2 121 1930 77.4
52 1952 73.3 122 2022 77.6
53 1917 73.3 123 1900 77.9
54 1908 73.3 124 1922 78.1
55 1935 73.4 125 1980 78.2
56 2020 73.5 126 2023 78.4
57 1941 73.5 127 2021 78.4
58 1891 73.5 128 1954 78.6
59 1943 73.6 129 2013 78.7
60 1985 73.8 130 1978 78.8
61 1923 73.9 131 1910 78.8
62 1948 74.0 132 2005 79.1
63 1929 74.1 133 1931 79.5
64 1916 74.1 134 1933 79.7
65 1893 74.2 135 1936 79.8
66 1983 74.4 136 1925 79.8
67 1969 74.4 137 1921 80.1
68 1946 74.4 138 1911 80.1
69 1887 74.4 139 1884 80.2
70 2014 74.5 140 1998 80.5
      141 2019 81.7
      142 1939 83.4
           
 
           
RANK YEAR TEMP RANK YEAR TEMP
           
1 1939 83.4 71 1937 74.6
2 2019 81.7 72 2014 74.5
3 1998 80.5 73 1973 74.5
4 1884 80.2 74 1983 74.4
5 1921 80.1 75 1969 74.4
6 1911 80.1 76 1946 74.4
7 1936 79.8 77 1887 74.4
8 1925 79.8 78 1893 74.2
9 1933 79.7 79 1929 74.1
10 1931 79.5 80 1916 74.1
11 2005 79.1 81 1948 74.0
12 1978 78.8 82 1923 73.9
13 1910 78.8 83 1985 73.8
14 2013 78.7 84 1943 73.6
15 1954 78.6 85 2020 73.5
16 2023 78.4 86 1941 73.5
17 2021 78.4 87 1891 73.5
18 1980 78.2 88 1935 73.4
19 1922 78.1 89 1952 73.3
20 1900 77.9 90 1917 73.3
21 2022 77.6 91 1908 73.3
22 2016 77.4 92 1883 73.2
23 1938 77.4 93 1964 73.0
24 1930 77.4 94 1899 73.0
25 2012 77.3 95 1942 72.9
26 1990 77.2 96 1882 72.9
27 1977 77.1 97 2011 72.8
28 1947 77.1 98 1987 72.8
29 2018 77.1 99 2008 72.7
30 1960 77.0 100 1885 72.7
31 1955 77.0 101 1999 72.6
32 1926 77.0 102 1993 72.6
33 1970 76.9 103 1991 72.6
34 1986 76.8 104 2009 72.5
35 2015 76.7 105 1962 72.5
36 1909 76.4 106 1961 72.5
37 2000 76.3 107 1951 72.5
38 1897 76.3 108 1940 72.4
39 1895 76.2 109 1913 72.4
40 2002 76.2 110 2001 72.3
41 1988 76.1 111 1982 72.2
42 1915 76.1 112 1981 72.1
43 2017 76.0 113 1894 72.1
44 2010 76.0 114 1901 72.0
45 1914 76.0 115 1928 71.9
46 1898 76.0 116 1968 71.8
47 2007 75.9 117 1957 71.8
48 1920 75.9 118 1950 71.8
49 1906 75.9 119 1994 71.7
50 1927 75.7 120 1979 71.5
51 1886 75.7 121 1903 71.5
52 1972 75.6 122 1892 71.5
53 1919 75.6 123 1992 71.4
54 1904 75.6 124 1984 71.4
55 2004 75.3 125 2006 71.3
56 1959 75.3 126 2003 71.3
57 1956 75.3 127 1966 71.3
58 1932 75.3 128 1888 71.3
59 1912 75.1 129 1924 70.9
60 1997 75.0 130 1934 70.8
61 1958 75.0 131 1995 70.6
62 1945 75.0 132 1996 70.3
63 1905 75.0 133 1989 70.3
64 1896 75.0 134 1976 70.3
65 1953 74.9 135 1949 70.3
66 1944 74.9 136 1889 70.2
67 1907 74.9 137 1967 70.1
68 1971 74.8 138 1890 69.8
69 1965 74.8 139 1975 68.6
70 1963 74.7 140 1918 68.6
      141 1902 68.6
      142 1974 65.7
           

 

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Updated: November 10, 2023