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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 Spring (March, April, May) Temperatures for Fort Smith, Arkansas

All temperatures in °F

For the 141 year period of Spring 1883 through Spring 2023

 

Warmest Spring was 69.0 recorded in 2012

Coldest Spring was 56.9 recorded in 1983

Difference between the warmest and coldest Spring was 12.1

 

Coldest Spring      Warmest Spring
           
RANK YEAR TEMP RANK YEAR TEMP
           
1 1983 56.9 71 1932 61.2
2 1960 57.5 72 1900 61.2
3 1931 57.5 73 1884 61.2
4 1924 57.5 74 1883 61.2
5 1947 57.9 75 2021 61.3
6 1984 58.0 76 1981 61.3
7 1891 58.1 77 1962 61.3
8 1980 58.3 78 1944 61.3
9 1971 58.3 79 1919 61.3
10 1993 58.5 80 1903 61.3
11 1975 58.5 81 1948 61.6
12 1958 58.7 82 1898 61.6
13 1892 58.7 83 2019 61.7
14 1952 58.9 84 1989 61.7
15 1926 58.9 85 1959 61.7
16 1915 58.9 86 1934 61.7
17 1923 59.1 87 1899 61.7
18 1917 59.2 88 1956 61.8
19 1973 59.3 89 1949 61.8
20 1965 59.3 90 1897 61.8
21 1950 59.4 91 1894 61.8
22 1906 59.4 92 2015 61.9
23 1885 59.4 93 1964 61.9
24 1996 59.5 94 1942 62.0
25 1978 59.5 95 1930 62.0
26 1951 59.5 96 2003 62.1
27 1997 59.6 97 2001 62.1
28 1912 59.6 98 1933 62.1
29 1979 59.7 99 1929 62.2
30 1976 59.7 100 1922 62.2
31 1901 59.7 101 2022 62.3
32 2013 59.9 102 2020 62.3
33 1969 59.9 103 1994 62.3
34 1909 60.0 104 1916 62.3
35 1893 60.0 105 1889 62.3
36 1895 60.1 106 2000 62.4
37 1961 60.2 107 1939 62.4
38 1940 60.2 108 1887 62.5
39 1904 60.2 109 1987 62.6
40 1928 60.3 110 2023 62.7
41 1913 60.3 111 2010 62.7
42 1982 60.4 112 1910 62.7
43 1968 60.4 113 2018 62.8
44 1966 60.4 114 2016 62.8
45 1957 60.4 115 1986 62.9
46 2002 60.5 116 1985 62.9
47 1972 60.5 117 1974 62.9
48 1907 60.5 118 1946 62.9
49 1890 60.5 119 1945 62.9
50 1995 60.6 120 1911 62.9
51 1954 60.6 121 1902 63.2
52 1937 60.6 122 2011 63.3
53 2014 60.7 123 2007 63.3
54 1999 60.7 124 1977 63.3
55 1914 60.7 125 1927 63.4
56 1970 60.8 126 1955 63.5
57 1941 60.8 127 1905 63.5
58 1886 60.8 128 1896 63.6
59 2005 60.9 129 1963 63.7
60 1990 60.9 130 1918 63.7
61 2009 61.0 131 1967 63.8
62 1992 61.0 132 1908 63.8
63 1953 61.0 133 2004 63.9
64 1943 61.0 134 1991 63.9
65 1935 61.0 135 1936 63.9
66 1920 61.0 136 1925 64.1
67 1998 61.1 137 1921 64.2
68 1888 61.1 138 2017 64.3
69 2008 61.2 139 1938 64.6
70 1988 61.2 140 2006 64.7
      141 2012 69.0
           
 
           
RANK YEAR TEMP RANK YEAR TEMP
           
1 2012 69.0 71 1900 61.2
2 2006 64.7 72 1884 61.2
3 1938 64.6 73 1883 61.2
4 2017 64.3 74 1998 61.1
5 1921 64.2 75 1888 61.1
6 1925 64.1 76 2009 61.0
7 2004 63.9 77 1992 61.0
8 1991 63.9 78 1953 61.0
9 1936 63.9 79 1943 61.0
10 1967 63.8 80 1935 61.0
11 1908 63.8 81 1920 61.0
12 1963 63.7 82 2005 60.9
13 1918 63.7 83 1990 60.9
14 1896 63.6 84 1970 60.8
15 1955 63.5 85 1941 60.8
16 1905 63.5 86 1886 60.8
17 1927 63.4 87 2014 60.7
18 2011 63.3 88 1999 60.7
19 2007 63.3 89 1914 60.7
20 1977 63.3 90 1995 60.6
21 1902 63.2 91 1954 60.6
22 1986 62.9 92 1937 60.6
23 1985 62.9 93 2002 60.5
24 1974 62.9 94 1972 60.5
25 1946 62.9 95 1907 60.5
26 1945 62.9 96 1890 60.5
27 1911 62.9 97 1982 60.4
28 2018 62.8 98 1968 60.4
29 2016 62.8 99 1966 60.4
30 2023 62.7 100 1957 60.4
31 2010 62.7 101 1928 60.3
32 1910 62.7 102 1913 60.3
33 1987 62.6 103 1961 60.2
34 1887 62.5 104 1940 60.2
35 2000 62.4 105 1904 60.2
36 1939 62.4 106 1895 60.1
37 2022 62.3 107 1909 60.0
38 2020 62.3 108 1893 60.0
39 1994 62.3 109 2013 59.9
40 1916 62.3 110 1969 59.9
41 1889 62.3 111 1979 59.7
42 1929 62.2 112 1976 59.7
43 1922 62.2 113 1901 59.7
44 2003 62.1 114 1997 59.6
45 2001 62.1 115 1912 59.6
46 1933 62.1 116 1996 59.5
47 1942 62.0 117 1978 59.5
48 1930 62.0 118 1951 59.5
49 2015 61.9 119 1950 59.4
50 1964 61.9 120 1906 59.4
51 1956 61.8 121 1885 59.4
52 1949 61.8 122 1973 59.3
53 1897 61.8 123 1965 59.3
54 1894 61.8 124 1917 59.2
55 2019 61.7 125 1923 59.1
56 1989 61.7 126 1952 58.9
57 1959 61.7 127 1926 58.9
58 1934 61.7 128 1915 58.9
59 1899 61.7 129 1958 58.7
60 1948 61.6 130 1892 58.7
61 1898 61.6 131 1993 58.5
62 2021 61.3 132 1975 58.5
63 1981 61.3 133 1980 58.3
64 1962 61.3 134 1971 58.3
65 1944 61.3 135 1891 58.1
66 1919 61.3 136 1984 58.0
67 1903 61.3 137 1947 57.9
68 2008 61.2 138 1960 57.5
69 1988 61.2 139 1931 57.5
70 1932 61.2 140 1924 57.5
      141 1983 56.9
           

 

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Updated: July 8, 2023