Average January Temperatures for Fort Smith, Arkansas
All temperatures in °F
For the 143-year period of January 1883 through January 2025
Warmest January was 48.9 recorded in 1923
Coldest January was 25.6 recorded in 1979
Difference between the warmest and coldest January was 23.3
Coldest January |
|
Warmest January |
RANK |
YEAR |
TEMP |
RANK |
YEAR |
TEMP |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
1979 |
25.6 |
76 |
2015 |
39.8 |
2 |
1918 |
25.8 |
77 |
1945 |
39.9 |
3 |
1977 |
26.5 |
78 |
2019 |
40.0 |
4 |
1940 |
26.5 |
79 |
1980 |
40.0 |
5 |
1886 |
27.7 |
80 |
1995 |
40.3 |
6 |
1978 |
28.0 |
81 |
1926 |
40.3 |
7 |
1930 |
29.1 |
82 |
1891 |
40.3 |
8 |
1884 |
31.4 |
83 |
2016 |
40.4 |
9 |
1985 |
31.6 |
84 |
1943 |
40.4 |
10 |
1963 |
31.8 |
85 |
1964 |
40.6 |
11 |
1905 |
32.2 |
86 |
2004 |
40.7 |
12 |
1984 |
33.3 |
87 |
1969 |
40.7 |
13 |
1912 |
33.4 |
88 |
1903 |
40.7 |
14 |
1948 |
33.5 |
89 |
1913 |
40.9 |
15 |
1885 |
33.5 |
90 |
1967 |
41.0 |
16 |
1892 |
33.7 |
91 |
1955 |
41.0 |
17 |
1895 |
33.8 |
92 |
2002 |
41.1 |
18 |
1962 |
34.1 |
93 |
1896 |
41.1 |
19 |
1970 |
34.2 |
94 |
1986 |
41.2 |
20 |
1982 |
34.3 |
95 |
1889 |
41.2 |
21 |
1966 |
34.6 |
96 |
1992 |
41.4 |
22 |
1924 |
35.2 |
97 |
1927 |
41.4 |
23 |
1888 |
35.2 |
98 |
1944 |
41.5 |
24 |
1883 |
35.3 |
99 |
1919 |
41.5 |
25 |
1988 |
35.4 |
100 |
1975 |
41.6 |
26 |
1961 |
35.7 |
101 |
1947 |
41.7 |
27 |
1991 |
36.3 |
102 |
1910 |
41.7 |
28 |
2025 |
36.6 |
103 |
1894 |
41.7 |
29 |
1973 |
36.6 |
104 |
1908 |
41.8 |
30 |
2024 |
36.7 |
105 |
2021 |
41.9 |
31 |
1893 |
36.7 |
106 |
1965 |
42.0 |
32 |
2001 |
36.8 |
107 |
1917 |
42.2 |
33 |
1996 |
36.8 |
108 |
1999 |
42.3 |
34 |
1959 |
36.8 |
109 |
1906 |
42.3 |
35 |
2010 |
36.9 |
110 |
1909 |
42.4 |
36 |
1976 |
36.9 |
111 |
1935 |
42.5 |
37 |
1994 |
37.0 |
112 |
2000 |
42.6 |
38 |
1936 |
37.0 |
113 |
1989 |
42.6 |
39 |
1929 |
37.1 |
114 |
1916 |
42.6 |
40 |
2014 |
37.2 |
115 |
1938 |
42.8 |
41 |
1942 |
37.4 |
116 |
1953 |
42.9 |
42 |
2003 |
37.5 |
117 |
1928 |
42.9 |
43 |
1956 |
37.5 |
118 |
1934 |
43.0 |
44 |
1887 |
37.5 |
119 |
1931 |
43.1 |
45 |
2011 |
37.6 |
120 |
1900 |
43.1 |
46 |
1937 |
37.7 |
121 |
2013 |
43.2 |
47 |
1902 |
37.7 |
122 |
1941 |
43.3 |
48 |
2018 |
38.1 |
123 |
2005 |
43.7 |
49 |
1983 |
38.1 |
124 |
2020 |
44.2 |
50 |
1997 |
38.2 |
125 |
2006 |
44.7 |
51 |
1981 |
38.2 |
126 |
1932 |
44.5 |
52 |
1897 |
38.2 |
127 |
1898 |
44.5 |
53 |
1974 |
38.3 |
128 |
2017 |
44.7 |
54 |
1949 |
38.3 |
129 |
1998 |
44.8 |
55 |
1957 |
38.4 |
130 |
1914 |
45.0 |
56 |
1958 |
38.6 |
131 |
1990 |
45.1 |
57 |
1915 |
38.6 |
132 |
2023 |
45.3 |
58 |
1920 |
38.7 |
133 |
1901 |
45.4 |
59 |
2022 |
38.8 |
134 |
1939 |
45.6 |
60 |
1904 |
38.8 |
135 |
1921 |
45.6 |
61 |
1972 |
38.9 |
136 |
2012 |
45.8 |
62 |
1922 |
39.0 |
137 |
1952 |
46.1 |
63 |
1899 |
39.0 |
138 |
1890 |
46.4 |
64 |
2009 |
39.1 |
139 |
1911 |
46.5 |
65 |
1971 |
39.1 |
140 |
2006 |
47.6 |
66 |
1925 |
39.1 |
141 |
1907 |
48.0 |
67 |
2008 |
39.2 |
142 |
1933 |
48.6 |
68 |
1954 |
39.2 |
143 |
1923 |
48.9 |
69 |
1993 |
39.3 |
|
|
|
70 |
1960 |
39.4 |
|
|
|
71 |
2007 |
39.5 |
|
|
|
72 |
1987 |
39.6 |
|
|
|
73 |
1968 |
39.6 |
|
|
|
74 |
1951 |
39.7 |
|
|
|
75 |
1946 |
39.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
|
RANK |
YEAR |
TEMP |
RANK |
YEAR |
TEMP |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
1923 |
48.9 |
76 |
2008 |
39.2 |
2 |
1933 |
48.6 |
77 |
1954 |
39.2 |
3 |
1907 |
48.0 |
78 |
2009 |
39.1 |
4 |
2006 |
47.6 |
79 |
1971 |
39.1 |
5 |
1911 |
46.5 |
80 |
1925 |
39.1 |
6 |
1890 |
46.4 |
81 |
1922 |
39.0 |
7 |
1952 |
46.1 |
82 |
1899 |
39.0 |
8 |
2012 |
45.8 |
83 |
1972 |
38.9 |
9 |
1939 |
45.6 |
84 |
2022 |
38.8 |
10 |
1921 |
45.6 |
85 |
1904 |
38.8 |
11 |
1901 |
45.4 |
86 |
1920 |
38.7 |
12 |
2023 |
45.3 |
87 |
1958 |
38.6 |
13 |
1990 |
45.1 |
88 |
1915 |
38.6 |
14 |
1914 |
45.0 |
89 |
1957 |
38.4 |
15 |
1998 |
44.8 |
90 |
1974 |
38.3 |
16 |
2017 |
44.7 |
91 |
1949 |
38.3 |
17 |
1932 |
44.5 |
92 |
1997 |
38.2 |
18 |
1898 |
44.5 |
93 |
1981 |
38.2 |
19 |
1950 |
44.4 |
94 |
1897 |
38.2 |
20 |
2020 |
44.2 |
95 |
2018 |
38.1 |
21 |
2005 |
43.7 |
96 |
1983 |
38.1 |
22 |
1941 |
43.3 |
97 |
1937 |
37.7 |
23 |
2013 |
43.2 |
98 |
1902 |
37.7 |
24 |
1931 |
43.1 |
99 |
2011 |
37.6 |
25 |
1900 |
43.1 |
100 |
2003 |
37.5 |
26 |
1934 |
43.0 |
101 |
1956 |
37.5 |
27 |
1953 |
42.9 |
102 |
1887 |
37.5 |
28 |
1928 |
42.9 |
103 |
1942 |
37.4 |
29 |
1938 |
42.8 |
104 |
2014 |
37.2 |
30 |
2000 |
42.6 |
105 |
1929 |
37.1 |
31 |
1989 |
42.6 |
106 |
1994 |
37.0 |
32 |
1916 |
42.6 |
107 |
1936 |
37.0 |
33 |
1935 |
42.5 |
108 |
2010 |
36.9 |
34 |
1909 |
42.4 |
109 |
1976 |
36.9 |
35 |
1999 |
42.3 |
110 |
2001 |
36.8 |
36 |
1906 |
42.3 |
111 |
1996 |
36.8 |
37 |
1917 |
42.2 |
112 |
1959 |
36.8 |
38 |
1965 |
42.0 |
113 |
2024 |
36.7 |
39 |
2021 |
41.9 |
114 |
1893 |
36.7 |
40 |
1908 |
41.8 |
115 |
2025 |
36.6 |
41 |
1947 |
41.7 |
116 |
1973 |
36.6 |
42 |
1910 |
41.7 |
117 |
1991 |
36.3 |
43 |
1894 |
41.7 |
118 |
1961 |
35.7 |
44 |
1975 |
41.6 |
119 |
1988 |
35.4 |
45 |
1944 |
41.5 |
120 |
1883 |
35.3 |
46 |
1919 |
41.5 |
121 |
1924 |
35.2 |
47 |
1992 |
41.4 |
122 |
1888 |
35.2 |
48 |
1927 |
41.4 |
123 |
1966 |
34.6 |
49 |
1986 |
41.2 |
124 |
1982 |
34.3 |
50 |
1889 |
41.2 |
125 |
1970 |
34.2 |
51 |
2002 |
41.1 |
126 |
1962 |
34.1 |
52 |
1896 |
41.1 |
127 |
1895 |
33.8 |
53 |
1967 |
41.0 |
128 |
1892 |
33.7 |
54 |
1955 |
41.0 |
129 |
1948 |
33.5 |
55 |
1913 |
40.9 |
130 |
1885 |
33.5 |
56 |
2004 |
40.7 |
131 |
1912 |
33.4 |
57 |
1969 |
40.7 |
132 |
1984 |
33.3 |
58 |
1903 |
40.7 |
133 |
1905 |
32.2 |
59 |
1964 |
40.6 |
134 |
1963 |
31.8 |
60 |
2016 |
40.4 |
135 |
1985 |
31.6 |
61 |
1943 |
40.4 |
136 |
1884 |
31.4 |
62 |
1995 |
40.3 |
137 |
1930 |
29.1 |
63 |
1926 |
40.3 |
138 |
1978 |
28.0 |
64 |
1891 |
40.3 |
139 |
1886 |
27.7 |
65 |
2019 |
40.0 |
140 |
1977 |
26.5 |
66 |
1980 |
40.0 |
141 |
1940 |
26.5 |
67 |
1945 |
39.9 |
142 |
1918 |
25.8 |
68 |
2015 |
39.8 |
143 |
1979 |
25.6 |
69 |
1951 |
39.7 |
|
|
|
70 |
1946 |
39.7 |
|
|
|
71 |
1987 |
39.6 |
|
|
|
72 |
1968 |
39.6 |
|
|
|
73 |
2007 |
39.5 |
|
|
|
74 |
1960 |
39.4 |
|
|
|
75 |
1993 |
39.3 |
|
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Updated: May 15, 2025