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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
November 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   69/45   57  0.14  0.14  40.15   86 *2016  40  1991  67  1882  25  2023    1 
 2   69/45   57  0.14  0.28  40.29  (87) 2017  34  1991  66  1938  20  1966    2 
 3   69/44   57  0.15  0.43  40.44   86  2003  36  1991  65  2016  15  1966    3 
 4   68/44   56  0.14  0.57  40.58   85  1909  46  1951  61  1944  20  1991    4 
 5   68/44   56  0.14  0.71  40.72   86  2017  38  1951  61  2015  22  1976    5 
 
 6   67/43   55  0.14  0.85  40.86   83 *2023  38  1959 (70) 1924  21  1959    6 
 7   67/43   55  0.14  0.99  41.00   86  2023  39  1938  69  1945  20  1959    7 
 8   67/42   55  0.14  1.13  41.14   86  1915  40  1991  66  1915  20  1991    8 
 9   66/42   54  0.14  1.27  41.28   86  2006  38  2000  65  2002  21  1991    9 
10   66/42   54  0.14  1.41  41.42   84  1989  40  1950  62  1882  22  1950   10 
 
11   65/41   53  0.15  1.56  41.57   85  1989  40 *1995  65  1909  15  1950   11 
12   65/41   53  0.13  1.69  41.70   85  1955  33  1911  67  1931  16  1911   12 
13   64/41   53  0.13  1.82  41.83   86  1955  37  1976  67  2011  17  1986   13 
14   64/40   52  0.13  1.95  41.96   82 *1999  34  1976  62  1897  19  1963   14 
15   64/40   52  0.13  2.08  42.09   83  1955  37  1959  65  1964  18  1940   15 
 
16   63/40   52  0.12  2.20  42.21  (87) 2016  39  1927  68  1942  20  1932   16 
17   63/39   51  0.13  2.33  42.34   82 *2016  35  1959  64  1942  15  1959   17 
18   62/39   51  0.13  2.46  42.47   84  1930  36  1926  65  1934  18 *2014   18 
19   62/39   51  0.12  2.58  42.59   80  1950  33  1937  67  1913  18  1903   19 
20   62/38   50  0.12  2.70  42.71   82  1989  38  1937  68  1942  18  1914   20 
 
21   61/38   50  0.12  2.82  42.83   79  1913  34  1937  66  1913  19  1898   21 
22   61/38   50  0.11  2.93  42.94   82  1900  31  1898  69  1927  17  1964   22 
23   60/38   49  0.11  3.04  43.05   79  1900  36  1970  62  1973  19  1948   23 
24   60/37   49  0.11  3.15  43.16   80 *2010  33  2013  57  1966  15  1970   24 
25   60/37   49  0.12  3.27  43.28   81  1965  32  1993  61  1883  17  1950   25 
 
26   59/37   48  0.11  3.38  43.39   82  1965  34  1938  62  1970  17  1975   26 
27   59/36   48  0.11  3.49  43.50   81  1964  37  1898  62  1927  13  1975   27 
28   58/36   47  0.12  3.61  43.62   79  1905 (29) 1976  62  1927  11  1976   28 
29   58/36   47  0.12  3.73  43.74   78 *2006  31  1911  63  1933  (8) 1976   29 
30   58/36   47  0.12  3.85  43.86   79  2014  35  1905  61  1933  16  1911   30 

* Indicates occurrences in previous years     ( ) Indicates monthly extremes
November Monthly Normals 1991-2020:

Normal Max Temperature:   63.4F   Monthly Heating Degree Days:       407 
Normal Min Temperature:   40.0F   Season Total Heating Degree Days:  547 
Normal Mean Temperature:  51.7F   Monthly Cooling Degree Days:         8 
Normal Monthly Rainfall:  3.85"   Season Total Cooling Degree Days: 2176 
Normal Monthly Snowfall:    0

November Monthly Records:

Warmest Month:  59.7F in 1909     Wettest Month: 14.01" in 1946 
Coolest Month:  42.0F in 1976     Driest Month:   0.26" in 1904 
                                  Most Snowfall:   4.7" in 1976
(Monthly normals are computed by adding all of the daily mean data 
 and then dividing by the number of days in the month)

 

Updated:  January 1, 2024