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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
May 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 2002 49.0 1909  1.73 2011  0.0  --    2    2   3083    3    3     75    1 
 2   77.5 1938(45.5)2011  3.84 1990  0.0  --    2    4   3085    3    6     78    2 
 3   78.0 2012 48.0 2013  2.84 1990  0.0  --    2    6   3087    4   10     82    3 
 4   79.5 1950(45.5)2013  2.41 1935  0.0  --    2    8   3089    4   14     86    4 
 5   79.0 2012 51.0 1907  3.05 1960  0.0  --    2   10   3091    4   18     90    5 
 
 6   80.5*2007 51.5 1944  2.56 1899  0.0  --    2   12   3093    4   22     94    6 
 7   80.5 1918 54.0*1910  3.54 1950  0.0  --    2   14   3095    4   26     98    7 
 8   82.5 1918 53.5 1924  2.96 1943  0.0  --    2   16   3097    5   31    103    8 
 9   83.0 1933 52.5 1923  3.18 1943  0.0  --    1   17   3098    5   36    108    9 
10   80.5 1933 48.0 1924  3.96 2015  0.0  --    1   18   3099    5   41    113   10 
 
11   82.5*1967 53.5 1931  2.29 1918  0.0  --    1   19   3100    5   46    118   11 
12   82.5 1886 51.0 2020 (4.71)2011  0.0  --    1   20   3101    5   51    123   12 
13   82.5 1956 56.0 1912  4.33 1968  0.0  --    1   21   3102    6   57    129   13 
14   80.5 1963 52.0 2014  1.95 1923  0.0  --    1   22   3103    6   63    135   14 
15   80.5 1990 52.0 1907  2.11*1980  0.0  --    1   23   3104    6   69    141   15 
 
16   79.5 1974 52.0 1945  1.58 2003  0.0  --    1   24   3105    6   75    147   16 
17   81.0 1943 56.5*2014  3.68 1892  0.0  --    1   25   3106    6   81    153   17 
18   81.0 2013 57.5*2002  2.74 1960  0.0  --    1   26   3107    7   88    160   18 
19   82.0 2013 55.5*1981  1.85 2023  0.0  --    1   27   3108    7   95    167   19 
20   82.5 1902 56.0 1894  3.29 2001  0.0  --    1   28   3109    7  102    174   20 
 
21   82.5 1902 48.5 1892  2.46 2013  0.0  --    0   22   3109    7  109    181   21 
22  (85.0)1953 53.5 1963  3.58 1957  0.0  --    0   22   3109    8  117    188   22 
23   82.5 1953 53.5 1963  2.40 1946  0.0  --    0   22   3109    8  125    196   23 
24   83.0 1953 60.0 1935  2.90 1909  0.0  --    0   22   3109    8  133    204   24 
25   83.0 2012 58.0 1925  2.22 1994  0.0  --    0   22   3109    8  141    212   25 
 
26   82.5 2012 56.0 1979  3.57 1965  0.0  --    0   22   3109    9  150    221   26 
27   82.5*2012 56.5 1992  2.04 2008  0.0  --    0   22   3109    9  159    230   27 
28   84.5 2012 51.5 1907  2.90 1982  0.0  --    0   22   3109    9  168    239   28 
29   84.5 1927 56.0 1947  2.68 2019  0.0  --    0   22   3109   10  178    249   29 
30   84.0 1942 55.5 1889  1.92 2001  0.0  --    0   22   3109   10  188    259   30
31  (85.0)1998 56.0 1903  2.25 1890  0.0  --    0   22   3109   10  198    269   31
* 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 1, 2023