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Thunderstorms Across the Southeast U.S.; Elevated to Locally Critical Fire Weather in Colorado

A few strong to marginally severe thunderstorms are possible across the Southeast U.S. Friday. A Marginal Risk (Level 1 of 5) outlook has been issued. Strong winds and hail will be the main threats. Elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions will persist across south-central Colorado today due to dry conditions and gusty winds. Read More >

Fort Smith, Arkansas
August 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   95.0 2011 71.0 1971  1.63 1895  0.0  --    0    0      0   19   19   1269    1 
 2   98.0 2011 71.0 1973  1.74 1974  0.0  --    0    0      0   19   38   1288    2 
 3  (99.5)2011 69.5 1976  1.58 1933  0.0  --    0    0      0   19   57   1307    3 
 4   93.5 2012 69.5 1912  4.35 1931  0.0  --    0    0      0   19   76   1326    4 
 5   97.5 2011 68.0*1912  1.64 2010  0.0  --    0    0      0   19   95   1345    5 
 
 6   96.0 2011 68.5 1912 (5.09)1971  0.0  --    0    0      0   19  114   1364    6 
 7   94.0 1934 65.5 1997  0.90*1921  0.0  --    0    0      0   19  133   1383    7 
 8   93.0 1934 67.5 1997  4.25 1897  0.0  --    0    0      0   18  151   1401    8 
 9   95.5 1934 70.0 1989  1.94 1974  0.0  --    0    0      0   18  169   1419    9 
10   96.5 1936 71.0 1940  3.92 2008  0.0  --    0    0      0   18  187   1437   10 
 
11   92.5*1936 69.5*2004  2.40 1893  0.0  --    0    0      0   18  205   1455   11 
12   95.0 1934 67.5 1967  2.06 1957  0.0  --    0    0      0   18  223   1473   12 
13   93.0 1943 67.5*2004  2.52 2002  0.0  --    0    0      0   18  241   1491   13 
14   93.0 1943 67.0 1961  3.44 2020  0.0  --    0    0      0   18  259   1509   14 
15   93.0 1943 67.0 1964  3.63 2018  0.0  --    0    0      0   18  277   1527   15 
 
16   93.0 1943 66.5 1992  2.93 1938  0.0  --    0    0      0   18  295   1545   16 
17   93.0*1954 67.0 1992  2.60 1940  0.0  --    0    0      0   18  313   1563   17 
18   91.0 1934 67.5 1992  1.96 1915  0.0  --    0    0      0   17  330   1580   18 
19   94.0 1934 70.5 2015  3.99 1915  0.0  --    0    0      0   17  347   1597   19 
20   93.0 1934 68.5 1950  5.07 1890  0.0  --    0    0      0   17  364   1614   20 
 
21   92.0*2023 68.5 1956  1.42 1894  0.0  --    0    0      0   17  381   1631   21 
22   91.0 1922 70.0 1961  3.74 2019  0.0  --    0    0      0   17  398   1648   22 
23   91.0 2023 62.0 1891  1.29 2019  0.0  --    0    0      0   17  415   1665   23 
24   92.0 2023(60.5)1891  4.04 2019  0.0  --    0    0      0   16  431   1681   24 
25   92.5 2023 64.0 1887  1.76 2002  0.0  --    0    0      0   16  447   1697   25 
 
26   91.0 1998 67.0 1887  2.70 1944  0.0  --    0    0      0   16  463   1713   26 
27   90.5 1936 63.5 1927  1.62 1965  0.0  --    0    0      0   16  479   1729   27 
28   89.5 1963 64.5 1927  2.67 1964  0.0  --    0    0      0   15  495   1745   28 
29   89.0 1932 64.5 1986  1.22 1935  0.0  --    0    0      0   15  510   1760   29 
30   89.0 1954 63.5 1915  0.97 1944  0.0  --    0    0      0   15  525   1775   30
31   90.0 2011 62.5 1915  2.47 2020  0.0  --    0    0      0   15  540   1790   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:  November 1, 2023