Fort Smith December Ranked Monthly Temperatures

Average December Temperatures for Fort Smith, Arkansas

All temperatures in °F

For the 144-year period of December 1882 through December 2025

Warmest December was 57.7 recorded in 1889

Coldest December was 28.9 recorded in 1983

Difference between the warmest and coldest December was 28.8

Coldest December

Warmest December

RANK	YEAR	TEMP	RANK	YEAR	TEMP

1	1983	28.9	76	1988	42.4
2	2000	31.5	77	1980	42.4
3	1989	33.1	78	1913	42.5
4	1909	34.1	79	1954	42.6
5	1963	34.2	80	1895	42.6
6	1917	35.0	81	2020	42.9
7	1985	35.2	82	2017	42.9
8	1914	35.8	83	1942	42.9
9	1972	36.1	84	1987	43.0
10	1945	36.3	85	1928	43.1
11	1886	37.2	86	1920	43.1
12	2009	37.7	87	1998	43.2
13	1976	37.8	88	2002	43.3
14	1950	37.8	89	2003	43.4
15	1935	37.8	90	2014	43.5
16	1884	37.8	91	1947	43.6
17	1958	38.1	92	1938	43.6
18	1944	38.1	93	1894	43.6
19	1924	38.4	94	2022	43.7
20	1960	38.7	95	1993	43.7
21	2013	39.0	96	1949	43.8
22	1990	39.1	97	1948	43.8
23	1981	39.1	98	1888	43.9
24	1968	39.1	99	1996	44.1
25	1925	39.1	100	1994	44.1
26	1897	39.1	101	1970	44.2
27	1892	39.1	102	1915	44.2
28	1887	39.1	103	1907	44.4
29	1927	39.2	104	2001	44.5
30	1919	39.3	105	1929	44.5
31	1916	39.4	106	2018	44.6
32	1905	39.5	107	1982	44.7
33	1902	39.5	108	2011	44.8
34	1898	39.5	109	1890	44.8
35	1901	39.7	110	1999	44.9
36	1977	39.8	111	1959	45.2
37	1978	39.9	112	1921	45.2
38	1961	39.9	113	1991	45.4
39	1955	39.9	114	1956	45.6
40	1943	40.0	115	1941	45.6
41	1932	40.0	116	1883	45.6
42	1995	40.1	117	1908	45.7
43	1973	40.1	118	1893	45.7
44	1974	40.2	119	2019	45.8
45	2005	40.3	120	1900	45.8
46	1953	40.3	121	1936	45.9
47	1899	40.3	122	1906	45.9
48	1997	40.4	123	1940	46.0
49	1966	40.4	124	1891	46.0
50	1903	40.6	125	1918	46.1
51	2008	40.7	126	2012	46.2
52	1952	40.7	127	1896	46.2
53	1975	40.9	128	1971	46.4
54	1964	41.1	129	1965	46.4
55	1934	41.1	130	1939	46.5
56	2010	41.2	131	1957	46.7
57	1969	41.2	132	1922	46.7
58	1967	41.3	133	2023	46.9
59	1912	41.4	134	2006	47.4
60	1986	41.5	135	2024	47.6
61	1910	41.5	136	2025	47.7
62	1904	41.5	137	1946	47.9
63	1937	41.7	138	1931	48.3
64	1930	41.9	139	1923	48.3
65	1882	41.9	140	1984	48.4
66	1951	42.0	141	1933	48.4
67	1885	42.0	142	2015	49.3
68	1962	42.1	143	2021	54.3
69	1926	42.1	144	1889	57.7
70	1911	42.1
71	2004	42.2
72	1979	42.2
73	1992	42.3
74	2016	42.4
75	2007	42.4

RANK	YEAR	TEMP	RANK	YEAR	TEMP

1	1889	57.7	76	1926	42.1
2	2021	54.3	77	1911	42.1
3	2015	49.3	78	1951	42.0
4	1984	48.4	79	1885	42.0
5	1933	48.4	80	1930	41.9
6	1931	48.3	81	1882	41.9
7	1923	48.3	82	1937	41.7
8	1946	47.9	83	1986	41.5
9	2025	47.7	84	1910	41.5
10	2024	47.6	85	1904	41.5
11	2006	47.4	86	1912	41.4
12	2023	46.9	87	1967	41.3
13	1957	46.7	88	2010	41.2
14	1922	46.7	89	1969	41.2
15	1939	46.5	90	1964	41.1
16	1971	46.4	91	1934	41.1
17	1965	46.4	92	1975	40.9
18	2012	46.2	93	2008	40.7
19	1896	46.2	94	1952	40.7
20	1918	46.1	95	1903	40.6
21	1940	46.0	96	1997	40.4
22	1891	46.0	97	1966	40.4
23	1936	45.9	98	2005	40.3
24	1906	45.9	99	1953	40.3
25	2019	45.8	100	1899	40.3
26	1900	45.8	101	1974	40.2
27	1908	45.7	102	1995	40.1
28	1893	45.7	103	1973	40.1
29	1956	45.6	104	1943	40.0
30	1941	45.6	105	1932	40.0
31	1883	45.6	106	1978	39.9
32	1991	45.4	107	1961	39.9
33	1959	45.2	108	1955	39.9
34	1921	45.2	109	1977	39.8
35	1999	44.9	110	1901	39.7
36	2011	44.8	111	1905	39.5
37	1890	44.8	112	1902	39.5
38	1982	44.7	113	1898	39.5
39	2018	44.6	114	1916	39.4
40	2001	44.5	115	1919	39.3
41	1929	44.5	116	1927	39.2
42	1907	44.4	117	1990	39.1
43	1970	44.2	118	1981	39.1
44	1915	44.2	119	1968	39.1
45	1996	44.1	120	1925	39.1
46	1994	44.1	121	1897	39.1
47	1888	43.9	122	1892	39.1
48	1949	43.8	123	1887	39.1
49	1948	43.8	124	2013	39.0
50	2022	43.7	125	1960	38.7
51	1993	43.7	126	1924	38.4
52	1947	43.6	127	1958	38.1
53	1938	43.6	128	1944	38.1
54	1894	43.6	129	1976	37.8
55	2014	43.5	130	1950	37.8
56	2003	43.4	131	1935	37.8
57	2002	43.3	132	1884	37.8
58	1998	43.2	133	2009	37.7
59	1928	43.1	134	1886	37.2
60	1920	43.1	135	1945	36.3
61	1987	43.0	136	1972	36.1
62	2020	42.9	137	1914	35.8
63	2017	42.9	138	1985	35.2
64	1942	42.9	139	1917	35.0
65	1954	42.6	140	1963	34.2
66	1895	42.6	141	1909	34.1
67	1913	42.5	142	1989	33.1
68	2016	42.4	143	2000	31.5
69	2007	42.4	144	1983	28.9
70	1988	42.4
71	1980	42.4
72	1992	42.3
73	2004	42.2
74	1979	42.2
75	1962	42.1

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Updated: January 8, 2026