National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce

 

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      
           
 
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