Fort Smith October Climate Data

     |-----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   82/57   70  0.14  0.14  35.73  (96) 1953  62  1961 (75) 1911  35  1984    1 
 2   81/57   69  0.13  0.27  35.86   93 *2019  61  1961  73  1954  37  1975    2 
 3   81/56   69  0.13  0.40  35.99   95  1963  65  1945  73  1911  35  1987    3 
 4   81/56   69  0.13  0.53  36.12   94  2000  56  1902  73  1884  36  1987    4 
 5   80/55   68  0.13  0.66  36.25   95  1884  57  1932  72  1941  37  1975    5 
 
 6   80/55   68  0.14  0.79  36.38  (96) 1956  51  2012  74  1941  35  1964    6 
 7   79/55   67  0.12  0.91  36.50   94  1963  57  2000  72 *2007  34  1954    7 
 8   79/54   67  0.12  1.03  36.62  (96) 1963  56 *2000  73  1939  31  1952    8 
 9   79/54   67  0.12  1.15  36.74   95  2021  56  1945  71  1949  30  2000    9 
10   78/53   66  0.13  1.28  36.87   95  1963  52  2009  70  1904  32  2000   10 
 
11   78/53   66  0.12  1.40  36.99  (96) 1963  53  1987  69  1931  36  1932   11 
12   78/53   66  0.14  1.54  37.13   92  1989  53  1909  70  1962  32  1946   12 
13   77/52   65  0.13  1.67  37.26   94  1963  54  1969  70  1886  32  1977   13 
14   77/52   65  0.14  1.81  37.40   93  2015  52  1914  72  1941  34  1885   14 
15   76/51   64  0.14  1.96  37.55  (96) 2015  54 *2018  70  1897  34  1893   15 
 
16   76/51   64  0.15  2.11  37.70   92 *2011  55  2018  69  1980  29  1966   16 
17   76/51   64  0.16  2.27  37.86   91  1964  47  1898  69  1998  34  1976   17 
18   75/50   63  0.15  2.42  38.01   92  2005  51  1989  72  1938  26  1948   18 
19   75/50   63  0.14  2.58  38.17   91  2016  50  1989  70  2016  29  1989   19 
20   74/49   62  0.15  2.73  38.32   88 *2003  51  1913  74  1979  26  1989   20 
 
21   74/49   62  0.14  2.89  38.48   92  1978  48  1898  67  1978  29  1976   21 
22   74/49   62  0.16  3.05  38.64   90  1939  49  1937  66 *2012  32  1952   22 
23   74/49   62  0.16  3.21  38.80   90 *2003  49  1936  67  1941  27  1952   23 
24   73/48   61  0.16  3.37  38.96   91  2003  52  1926  69  2001  28  1982   24 
25   72/48   60  0.16  3.53  39.12   88  1950  47  1981  74  1939  29  1982   25 
 
26   72/47   60  0.15  3.68  39.27   90  1891  49  1957  68  2004  30  1994   26 
27   72/47   60  0.15  3.83  39.42   87 *1999  47  1936  67  2004  28  1957   27 
28   71/46   59  0.15  3.98  39.57   87  2016  48  1925  68  2004  25  1957   28 
29   71/46   59  0.15  4.13  39.72   89  1950 (37) 1925  66  1961 (22) 1952   29 
30   70/46   58  0.14  4.27  39.86   89  1968  39  1993  67  1946 (22) 1917   30 
 
31   70/45   58  0.15  4.42  40.01   89  2016  46  1993  68  1882  24  1993   31

* Indicates occurrences in previous years     ( ) Indicates monthly extremes

October Monthly Normals 1991-2020: 
 
Normal Max Temperature:   75.9F   Monthly Heating Degree Days:       129 
Normal Min Temperature:   51.0F   Season Total Heating Degree Days:  140 
Normal Mean Temperature:  63.5F   Monthly Cooling Degree Days:        81 
Normal Monthly Rainfall:  4.42"   Season Total Cooling Degree Days: 2168 
Normal Monthly Snowfall:  0.0" 
 
October Monthly Records: 
 
Warmest Month:  70.6F in 1963     Wettest Month: 12.05" in 1951 
Coolest Month:  55.1F in 1976     Driest Month:   Trace in 1964
                                  Most Snowfall:  Trace in 1993

(Monthly normals are computed by adding all of the daily mean data
 and then dividing by the number of days in the month)