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Powerful Pacific System Impacting the West; First Significant Snow for Portions of the East

Power Pacific system will continue to bring significant impacts for Pacific Northwest into northern California the remainder of the week. Dangerous coastal affects, heavy rain, flooding, strong winds, and higher elevation mountain snow continues. Meanwhile, a storm across the east is set to bring the first accumulating snow to many higher elevations of the Catskills into the central Appalachians. Read More >

Fort Smith, Arkansas
February Climate Data (Page 1)

     |-----Normals 1991-2020------| |--------- Record Temperatures ---------|
     Temperature   Precipitation     Hi        Lo        Hi        Lo
Day  Mx/Mn  Mean  Day  Month  Year   Max Year  Max Year  Min Year  Min Year    Day
 1   53/31   42  0.09  0.09   3.00   87  1911  14  1951  51  1911  -5  1979    1 
 2   54/31   43  0.09  0.18   3.09   77  1995  19  1917  50  1911  -9  1951    2 
 3   54/31   43  0.09  0.27   3.18   79  1962  19  1905  54  1890   2  1985    3 
 4   54/31   43  0.09  0.36   3.27   79  2008  18  1989  58  1927   2  1886    4 
 5   54/31   43  0.09  0.45   3.36   79  2019  19  1989  60  1938   7  1886    5 
 
 6   55/31   43  0.09  0.54   3.45   74  1904  23  2014  55  1999   6  1985    6 
 7   55/32   44  0.09  0.63   3.54   79  2017  (6) 1895  58  1931  -5  1895    7 
 8   55/32   44  0.10  0.73   3.64   77  1999  12  1933  65  2001  -7  1895    8 
 9   55/32   44  0.10  0.83   3.74   81  1957  23  1929  58  1943   7  1933    9 
10   55/32   44  0.09  0.92   3.83   80  1999  17  1885  61  1932   1  1885   10 
 
11   56/32   44  0.10  1.02   3.93   85  2017  15  1899  55  1938  -8  1899   11 
12   56/33   45  0.09  1.11   4.02   86  1962   7  1899  58  1938(-15) 1899   12 
13   56/33   45  0.09  1.20   4.11   85  1962  18  1905  59  1938  -8  1905   13 
14   56/33   45  0.09  1.29   4.20   78  1883  19  2021  58  1954   5  1905   14 
15   57/33   45  0.09  1.38   4.29   81  2005  11  2021  60  1954  -1  2021   15 
 
16   57/34   46  0.09  1.47   4.38   80 *2006  20  2021  61  1911  -8  2021   16 
17   57/34   46  0.10  1.57   4.48   78  1911  23  1910  64  1911   4  1903   17 
18   57/34   46  0.10  1.67   4.58   79  1986  26  1978  52  2011   1  1910   18 
19   58/34   46  0.09  1.76   4.67   80  1986  28  1908  58  1994   4  1978   19 
20   58/35   47  0.10  1.86   4.77   81  1981  24  1929  59  1922  12  1921   20 
 
21   58/35   47  0.09  1.95   4.86   82  1897  26  1894  57  1922  13  1939   21 
22   59/35   47  0.11  2.06   4.97   80  1996  27  1968  57  1930  10  1978   22 
23   59/36   48  0.10  2.16   5.07  (88) 2017  28  2022  57  2000  13  1899   23 
24   59/36   48  0.11  2.27   5.18   84  1918  29  1960 (68) 1930  18  1965   24 
25   59/36   48  0.10  2.37   5.28   81  2024  28  2003  63  1936  12  1967   25 
 
26   60/36   48  0.11  2.48   5.39   84  2024  27  1934  56  1999  13  1980   26 
27   60/37   49  0.10  2.58   5.49   79 *2024  25  2015  57  1948  15  1934   27 
28   60/37   49  0.11  2.69   5.60   83  2023  26  1890  59  2017   7  1890   28 
29   60/37   49  0.10  2.79   5.70   77 *2000  33  1916  64  1908  16  1884   29
* Indicates occurrences in previous years     ( ) Indicates monthly extremes
February Monthly Normals 1991-2020:
 
Normal Max Temperature:   56.6°F  Monthly Heating Degree Days:        561 
Normal Min Temperature:   33.4°F  (Leap Year use 576) 
Normal Mean Temperature:  45.0°F  Season Total Heating Degree Days:  2558 
Normal Monthly Rainfall:   2.69"  (Leap Year use 2574)
           (Leap year use  2.79")  Monthly Cooling Degree Days:         1
Normal Monthly Snowfall:   0.6"   Season Total Cooling Degree Days:     2 

February Monthly Records: 

Warmest Month:  54.3F in 2017     Wettest Month:  9.21" in 1938
Coolest Month:  31.5F in 1905     Driest Month:   0.14" in 1947
                                  Most Snowfall:  18.3" in 1921
(Monthly normals are computed by adding all of the daily mean data
 and then dividing by the number of days in the month)

 

Updated: April 17, 2024