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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
April Climate Data (Page 2)

 

    |-- Temp. Records --||- Precip Records -||------ Degree Day Normals -------|
     Hi        Lo         Record    Record    Heating          Cooling
Day  Mean Year Mean Year  Rain Year Snow Year Day Month Season Day Month Season  Day
 1   78.0 1940 41.0 1901  3.44 1988  0.0  --    8    8   2945    1    1     16    1 
 2  (82.0)1918(35.0)1936  1.48 1905  0.0  --    8   16   2953    1    2     17    2 
 3   77.5 1934 37.0 1975 (5.12)1964  0.0  --    7   23   2960    1    3     18    3 
 4   76.5 1929 37.5 1886  1.87 1934  0.0  --    7   30   2967    1    4     19    4 
 5   79.0*1893 41.5*1937  2.31 1928  0.3 1885   7   37   2974    1    5     20    5 
 
 6   77.5*2001 39.5 1994  1.63 1940  0.0  --    7   44   2981    1    6     21    6 
 7   79.0 1893 37.5 2007  4.56 2002  0.0  --    6   50   2987    1    7     22    7 
 8   79.0 1890 37.0 2007  2.07 1942  0.0  --    6   56   2993    1    8     23    8 
 9   78.5 2011 39.5 1973  2.46 2008  0.0  --    6   62   2999    2   10     25    9 
10   78.5 2011 42.0*1973  1.91 2008  0.0  --    6   68   3005    2   12     27   10 
 
11   77.0 1948 42.5*1989  2.57 1943  0.0  --    6   74   3011    2   13     29   11 
12   77.5 1941 38.0 1940  2.35 2020  0.0  --    5   79   3016    2   15     31   12 
13   81.0 1972 41.0 1957  2.52 2015  0.0  --    5   84   3021    2   17     33   13 
14   76.0*2012 40.5 1928  2.12 1993  0.0  --    5   89   3026    2   19     35   14 
15   76.5 1924 40.5 1933  1.76 1954 (0.7)1933   5   94   3031    2   21     37   15 
 
16   80.5 2006 46.5 1961  2.27 1939  0.0  --    5   99   3036    2   23     39   16 
17   78.5 2013 43.5 1921  1.76 1991  0.0  --    4  103   3040    2   25     41   17 
18  (82.0)2006 46.0 1939  1.47 1959  0.0  --    4  107   3044    2   27     43   18 
19   79.0 1925 41.5 1983  2.00 1986  0.0  --    4  111   3048    2   29     45   19 
20   78.0 1925 43.5 1918  2.13 1928  0.0  --    4  115   3052    2   31     47   20 
 
21   79.5 1925 46.0 1931  1.78 2017  0.0  --    4  119   3056    2   33     49   21 
22   79.0 1925 43.0 1884  4.30 1885  0.0  --    3  122   3059    2   35     51   22 
23   79.0 1925 45.0 1995  2.31 1970  0.0  --    3  125   3062    2   37     53   23 
24   76.0*1989 44.5 1910  2.94 2022  0.0  --    3  128   3065    2   39     55   24 
25   78.0 1896 41.5 1910  3.21 1924  0.0  --    3  131   3068    2   41     57   25 
 
26   77.5 1943 44.5 1919  2.00 2017  0.0  --    3  134   3071    3   44     60   26 
27   78.5 2012 49.0 1920  1.96 1923  0.0  --    3  137   3074    3   47     63   27 
28   79.0 1989 49.5 1979  3.40 1888  0.0  --    3  140   3077    3   50     66   28 
29   79.5 1899 49.5 1908  3.01 2016  0.0  --    2  142   3079    3   53     69   29 
30   78.5 1936 45.0 1907  3.76 1893  0.0  --    2  144   3081    3   56     72   30
* Indicates occurrences in previous years     ( ) Indicates monthly extremes
Period of Record:
Temperature:  June 1882 - Present
Rainfall:     June 1882 - Present
Snowfall:     October 1883 - Present
Normals:      1991-2020 (30 year average)
(Monthly normals are computed by adding all of the daily mean data
 and then dividing by the number of days in the month)

 

Updated: July 5, 2024