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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 >

Fort Smith, Arkansas
August 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   95/72   84  0.11  0.11  28.06   111  2011  77  2017  84  1934  60  1971    1
 2   95/72   84  0.11  0.22  28.17   113  2011  79  1927 (85) 1934  56  1965    2
 3   95/72   84  0.11  0.33  28.28  (115) 2011  76  1915  84  2011  55  1976    3
 4   95/72   84  0.11  0.44  28.39   110  1964  74  1883  83  2011  54  1974    4
 5   95/72   84  0.11  0.55  28.50   113  2011  71  1883  82  2011  54  1894    5

 6   95/72   84  0.11  0.66  28.61   111  2011  72  1912  81 *2011  54  1894    6
 7   95/72   84  0.11  0.77  28.72   107  1954 (68) 1997  82  1934  62 *2004    7
 8   95/72   84  0.11  0.88  28.83   109  2011  71  1997  80  2015  55  1989    8
 9   95/72   84  0.11  0.99  28.94   109  1936  78  1948  82  1934  55  1989    9
10   95/72   84  0.12  1.11  29.06   113  1936  75  1940  81  1943  58  1989   10

11   95/72   84  0.11  1.22  29.17   108  1935  72  2008  81  1937  58  1989   11
12   95/72   84  0.12  1.34  29.29   107  1934  74  1917  83  1934  53  1967   12
13   94/72   83  0.12  1.46  29.41   105 *2007  76  1991  83  1943  51  1967   13
14   94/71   83  0.11  1.57  29.52   106  1923  78  2002  82  1943  55  1967   14
15   94/71   83  0.11  1.68  29.63   106  1956  76  2008  82  1943  55  1992   15

16   94/71   83  0.11  1.79  29.74   109  1956  79  2013  81  1934  53  1992   16
17   94/71   83  0.11  1.90  29.85   108  1909  74  1981  81  1954  54  1992   17
18   94/71   83  0.12  2.02  29.97   104  1999  75  1915  79  2011  58  1992   18
19   94/71   83  0.13  2.15  30.10   107  2011  73  1915  82  1936  57  1976   19
20   93/71   82  0.13  2.28  30.23   107  2023  74 *2008  82  1934  58 *2015   20

21   93/71   82  0.12  2.40  30.35   106  1993  78  1894  79 *2023  56  1956   21
22   93/70   82  0.12  2.52  30.47   103 *2000  75  1891  80  1936  54  1956   22
23   93/70   82  0.12  2.64  30.59   103  1910  71  1891  80 *2023  53  1891   23
24   93/70   82  0.12  2.76  30.71   104  2023  74  1928  80  2023 (45) 1891   24
25   93/70   82  0.12  2.88  30.83   106  2023 (68) 1887  81  1922  52  1891   25

26   92/70   82  0.13  3.01  30.96   106  1999  70  1946  79  1998  55  1985   26
27   92/69   81  0.12  3.13  31.08   105  2000 (68) 1927  79  1936  58  1967   27
28   92/69   81  0.12  3.25  31.20   106  1963  70  1927  79  1998  52  1967   28
29   92/69   81  0.11  3.36  31.31   105 *2000  72  1917  80  1932  54  1893   29
30   91/69   80  0.12  3.48  31.43   107  2000  72  1915  78  1932  53  1988   30

31   91/68   80  0.12  3.60  31.55   108  2000  73  1976  77 *2011  51  1915   31
*Indicates occurrences in previous years     ( ) Indicates monthly extremes
August Monthly Normals 1991-2020:

Normal Max Temperature:   93.7F   Monthly Heating Degree Days:         0
Normal Min Temperature:   70.9F   Season Total Heating Degree Days:    0
Normal Mean Temperature:  82.3F   Monthly Cooling Degree Days:       536
Normal Monthly Rainfall:  3.60"   Season Total Cooling Degree Days: 1783
Normal Monthly Snowfall:   0.0"

August Monthly Records:

Warmest August:  88.4F in 1936    Wettest Month: 11.70" in 2019
Coolest August:  75.4F in 1915    Driest Month:  Trace in 2000
(Monthly normals are computed by adding all of the daily mean data
 and then dividing by the number of days in the month)

 

Updated: November 1, 2023