Average March Temperatures for Fort Smith, Arkansas
All temperatures in °F
For the 143-year period of March 1883 through March 2025
 
Warmest March was 63.6 recorded in 2012
Coldest March was 41.4 recorded in 1960
Difference between the warmest and coldest March was 22.2
 
	
		
			| Coldest March | 
			     | 
			Warmest March | 
		
		
			
			
				
					
						| RANK | 
						YEAR | 
						TEMP | 
						RANK | 
						YEAR | 
						TEMP | 
					 
					
						|   | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
					 
					
						| 1 | 
						1960 | 
						41.4 | 
						76 | 
						1966 | 
						52.5 | 
					 
					
						| 2 | 
						1965 | 
						41.7 | 
						77 | 
						1942 | 
						52.5 | 
					 
					
						| 3 | 
						1915 | 
						42.0 | 
						78 | 
						2022 | 
						52.6 | 
					 
					
						| 4 | 
						1906 | 
						44.3 | 
						79 | 
						1972 | 
						52.6 | 
					 
					
						| 5 | 
						1958 | 
						44.9 | 
						80 | 
						1933 | 
						52.7 | 
					 
					
						| 6 | 
						1947 | 
						45.1 | 
						81 | 
						1927 | 
						52.9 | 
					 
					
						| 7 | 
						1891 | 
						45.1 | 
						82 | 
						1989 | 
						53.0 | 
					 
					
						| 8 | 
						1969 | 
						45.3 | 
						83 | 
						1902 | 
						53.0 | 
					 
					
						| 9 | 
						1912 | 
						45.7 | 
						84 | 
						1898 | 
						53.0 | 
					 
					
						| 10 | 
						1996 | 
						45.8 | 
						85 | 
						1928 | 
						53.1 | 
					 
					
						| 11 | 
						1924 | 
						46.1 | 
						86 | 
						1889 | 
						53.2 | 
					 
					
						| 12 | 
						1975 | 
						46.7 | 
						87 | 
						2008 | 
						53.4 | 
					 
					
						| 13 | 
						1931 | 
						47.2 | 
						88 | 
						1977 | 
						53.5 | 
					 
					
						| 14 | 
						1943 | 
						47.3 | 
						89 | 
						1992 | 
						53.7 | 
					 
					
						| 15 | 
						1978 | 
						47.4 | 
						90 | 
						1976 | 
						53.7 | 
					 
					
						| 16 | 
						1980 | 
						47.6 | 
						91 | 
						1917 | 
						53.7 | 
					 
					
						| 17 | 
						1926 | 
						47.6 | 
						92 | 
						1887 | 
						53.7 | 
					 
					
						| 18 | 
						1970 | 
						47.8 | 
						93 | 
						1894 | 
						53.8 | 
					 
					
						| 19 | 
						1941 | 
						48.0 | 
						94 | 
						1884 | 
						53.8 | 
					 
					
						| 20 | 
						1892 | 
						48.0 | 
						95 | 
						2023 | 
						54.0 | 
					 
					
						| 21 | 
						1932 | 
						48.1 | 
						96 | 
						1995 | 
						54.0 | 
					 
					
						| 22 | 
						1913 | 
						48.5 | 
						97 | 
						2009 | 
						54.1 | 
					 
					
						| 23 | 
						1885 | 
						48.5 | 
						98 | 
						1961 | 
						54.1 | 
					 
					
						| 24 | 
						1962 | 
						48.6 | 
						99 | 
						1982 | 
						54.3 | 
					 
					
						| 25 | 
						1984 | 
						48.7 | 
						100 | 
						1919 | 
						54.3 | 
					 
					
						| 26 | 
						1950 | 
						48.7 | 
						101 | 
						1994 | 
						54.5 | 
					 
					
						| 27 | 
						1923 | 
						48.7 | 
						102 | 
						1973 | 
						54.6 | 
					 
					
						| 28 | 
						1886 | 
						48.7 | 
						103 | 
						1897 | 
						54.6 | 
					 
					
						| 29 | 
						1937 | 
						48.8 | 
						104 | 
						1990 | 
						54.7 | 
					 
					
						| 30 | 
						1971 | 
						48.9 | 
						105 | 
						1997 | 
						54.8 | 
					 
					
						| 31 | 
						1896 | 
						48.9 | 
						106 | 
						1991 | 
						54.8 | 
					 
					
						| 32 | 
						2002 | 
						49.0 | 
						107 | 
						1903 | 
						54.8 | 
					 
					
						| 33 | 
						2001 | 
						49.0 | 
						108 | 
						2018 | 
						54.9 | 
					 
					
						| 34 | 
						1888 | 
						49.0 | 
						109 | 
						1916 | 
						54.9 | 
					 
					
						| 35 | 
						1957 | 
						49.3 | 
						110 | 
						2006 | 
						55.0 | 
					 
					
						| 36 | 
						1948 | 
						49.3 | 
						111 | 
						1929 | 
						55.0 | 
					 
					
						| 37 | 
						1952 | 
						49.5 | 
						112 | 
						1986 | 
						55.2 | 
					 
					
						| 38 | 
						1893 | 
						49.5 | 
						113 | 
						2000 | 
						55.3 | 
					 
					
						| 39 | 
						1998 | 
						49.6 | 
						114 | 
						1963 | 
						55.4 | 
					 
					
						| 40 | 
						1993 | 
						49.6 | 
						115 | 
						1953 | 
						55.4 | 
					 
					
						| 41 | 
						2013 | 
						49.7 | 
						116 | 
						1904 | 
						55.8 | 
					 
					
						| 42 | 
						1954 | 
						49.7 | 
						117 | 
						2011 | 
						56.2 | 
					 
					
						| 43 | 
						2014 | 
						50.1 | 
						118 | 
						1925 | 
						56.3 | 
					 
					
						| 44 | 
						1964 | 
						50.1 | 
						119 | 
						2016 | 
						56.4 | 
					 
					
						| 45 | 
						1934 | 
						50.1 | 
						120 | 
						1974 | 
						56.4 | 
					 
					
						| 46 | 
						1951 | 
						50.3 | 
						121 | 
						1939 | 
						56.4 | 
					 
					
						| 47 | 
						2019 | 
						50.4 | 
						122 | 
						1935 | 
						56.4 | 
					 
					
						| 48 | 
						1983 | 
						50.4 | 
						123 | 
						1911 | 
						56.4 | 
					 
					
						| 49 | 
						1899 | 
						50.5 | 
						124 | 
						1985 | 
						56.7 | 
					 
					
						| 50 | 
						1890 | 
						50.5 | 
						125 | 
						2021 | 
						56.8 | 
					 
					
						| 51 | 
						1999 | 
						50.6 | 
						126 | 
						2004 | 
						56.8 | 
					 
					
						| 52 | 
						1914 | 
						50.6 | 
						127 | 
						2017 | 
						57.4 | 
					 
					
						| 53 | 
						1901 | 
						50.6 | 
						128 | 
						1946 | 
						57.5 | 
					 
					
						| 54 | 
						1930 | 
						50.8 | 
						129 | 
						1936 | 
						57.8 | 
					 
					
						| 55 | 
						1895 | 
						50.9 | 
						130 | 
						2024 | 
						57.9 | 
					 
					
						| 56 | 
						1944 | 
						51.0 | 
						131 | 
						1918 | 
						58.0 | 
					 
					
						| 57 | 
						1883 | 
						51.1 | 
						132 | 
						1967 | 
						58.3 | 
					 
					
						| 58 | 
						1959 | 
						51.2 | 
						133 | 
						1945 | 
						58.5 | 
					 
					
						| 59 | 
						1900 | 
						51.3 | 
						134 | 
						2020 | 
						58.6 | 
					 
					
						| 60 | 
						2010 | 
						51.4 | 
						135 | 
						1905 | 
						58.7 | 
					 
					
						| 61 | 
						2005 | 
						51.4 | 
						136 | 
						2025 | 
						59.4 | 
					 
					
						| 62 | 
						1988 | 
						51.6 | 
						137 | 
						1908 | 
						59.4 | 
					 
					
						| 63 | 
						1922 | 
						51.6 | 
						138 | 
						1938 | 
						60.2 | 
					 
					
						| 64 | 
						1968 | 
						51.7 | 
						139 | 
						2007 | 
						60.5 | 
					 
					
						| 65 | 
						1981 | 
						51.8 | 
						140 | 
						1921 | 
						60.8 | 
					 
					
						| 66 | 
						1949 | 
						51.8 | 
						141 | 
						1910 | 
						61.9 | 
					 
					
						| 67 | 
						1909 | 
						51.8 | 
						142 | 
						1907 | 
						62.6 | 
					 
					
						| 68 | 
						1920 | 
						52.0 | 
						143 | 
						2012 | 
						63.6 | 
					 
					
						| 69 | 
						1987 | 
						52.1 | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
					 
					
						| 70 | 
						1955 | 
						52.1 | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
					 
					
						| 71 | 
						1979 | 
						52.3 | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
					 
					
						| 72 | 
						1940 | 
						52.3 | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
					 
					
						| 73 | 
						2003 | 
						52.4 | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
					 
					
						| 74 | 
						1956 | 
						52.4 | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
					 
					
						| 75 | 
						2015 | 
						52.5 | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
					 
					
						|   | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
					 
				
			 
			 | 
			  | 
			
			
				
					
						| RANK | 
						YEAR | 
						TEMP | 
						RANK | 
						YEAR | 
						TEMP | 
					 
					
						|   | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
					 
					
						| 1 | 
						2012 | 
						63.6 | 
						76 | 
						1920 | 
						52.0 | 
					 
					
						| 2 | 
						1907 | 
						62.6 | 
						77 | 
						1981 | 
						51.8 | 
					 
					
						| 3 | 
						1910 | 
						61.9 | 
						78 | 
						1949 | 
						51.8 | 
					 
					
						| 4 | 
						1921 | 
						60.8 | 
						79 | 
						1909 | 
						51.8 | 
					 
					
						| 5 | 
						2007 | 
						60.5 | 
						80 | 
						1968 | 
						51.7 | 
					 
					
						| 6 | 
						1938 | 
						60.2 | 
						81 | 
						1988 | 
						51.6 | 
					 
					
						| 7 | 
						2025 | 
						59.4 | 
						82 | 
						1922 | 
						51.6 | 
					 
					
						| 8 | 
						1908 | 
						59.4 | 
						83 | 
						2010 | 
						51.4 | 
					 
					
						| 9 | 
						1905 | 
						58.7 | 
						84 | 
						2005 | 
						51.4 | 
					 
					
						| 10 | 
						2020 | 
						58.6 | 
						85 | 
						1900 | 
						51.3 | 
					 
					
						| 11 | 
						1945 | 
						58.5 | 
						86 | 
						1959 | 
						51.2 | 
					 
					
						| 12 | 
						1967 | 
						58.3 | 
						87 | 
						1883 | 
						51.1 | 
					 
					
						| 13 | 
						1918 | 
						58.0 | 
						88 | 
						1944 | 
						51.0 | 
					 
					
						| 14 | 
						2024 | 
						57.9 | 
						89 | 
						1895 | 
						50.9 | 
					 
					
						| 15 | 
						1936 | 
						57.8 | 
						90 | 
						1930 | 
						50.8 | 
					 
					
						| 16 | 
						1946 | 
						57.5 | 
						91 | 
						1999 | 
						50.6 | 
					 
					
						| 17 | 
						2017 | 
						57.4 | 
						92 | 
						1914 | 
						50.6 | 
					 
					
						| 18 | 
						2021 | 
						56.8 | 
						93 | 
						1901 | 
						50.6 | 
					 
					
						| 19 | 
						2004 | 
						56.8 | 
						94 | 
						1899 | 
						50.5 | 
					 
					
						| 20 | 
						1985 | 
						56.7 | 
						95 | 
						1890 | 
						50.5 | 
					 
					
						| 21 | 
						2016 | 
						56.4 | 
						96 | 
						2019 | 
						50.4 | 
					 
					
						| 22 | 
						1974 | 
						56.4 | 
						97 | 
						1983 | 
						50.4 | 
					 
					
						| 23 | 
						1939 | 
						56.4 | 
						98 | 
						1951 | 
						50.3 | 
					 
					
						| 24 | 
						1935 | 
						56.4 | 
						99 | 
						2014 | 
						50.1 | 
					 
					
						| 25 | 
						1911 | 
						56.4 | 
						100 | 
						1964 | 
						50.1 | 
					 
					
						| 26 | 
						1925 | 
						56.3 | 
						101 | 
						1934 | 
						50.1 | 
					 
					
						| 27 | 
						2011 | 
						56.2 | 
						102 | 
						2013 | 
						49.7 | 
					 
					
						| 28 | 
						1904 | 
						55.8 | 
						103 | 
						1954 | 
						49.7 | 
					 
					
						| 29 | 
						1963 | 
						55.4 | 
						104 | 
						1998 | 
						49.6 | 
					 
					
						| 30 | 
						1953 | 
						55.4 | 
						105 | 
						1993 | 
						49.6 | 
					 
					
						| 31 | 
						2000 | 
						55.3 | 
						106 | 
						1952 | 
						49.5 | 
					 
					
						| 32 | 
						1986 | 
						55.2 | 
						107 | 
						1893 | 
						49.5 | 
					 
					
						| 33 | 
						2006 | 
						55.0 | 
						108 | 
						1957 | 
						49.3 | 
					 
					
						| 34 | 
						1929 | 
						55.0 | 
						109 | 
						1948 | 
						49.3 | 
					 
					
						| 35 | 
						2018 | 
						54.9 | 
						110 | 
						2002 | 
						49.0 | 
					 
					
						| 36 | 
						1916 | 
						54.9 | 
						111 | 
						2001 | 
						49.0 | 
					 
					
						| 37 | 
						1997 | 
						54.8 | 
						112 | 
						1888 | 
						49.0 | 
					 
					
						| 38 | 
						1991 | 
						54.8 | 
						113 | 
						1971 | 
						48.9 | 
					 
					
						| 39 | 
						1903 | 
						54.8 | 
						114 | 
						1896 | 
						48.9 | 
					 
					
						| 40 | 
						1990 | 
						54.7 | 
						115 | 
						1937 | 
						48.8 | 
					 
					
						| 41 | 
						1973 | 
						54.6 | 
						116 | 
						1984 | 
						48.7 | 
					 
					
						| 42 | 
						1897 | 
						54.6 | 
						117 | 
						1950 | 
						48.7 | 
					 
					
						| 43 | 
						1994 | 
						54.5 | 
						118 | 
						1923 | 
						48.7 | 
					 
					
						| 44 | 
						1982 | 
						54.3 | 
						119 | 
						1886 | 
						48.7 | 
					 
					
						| 45 | 
						1919 | 
						54.3 | 
						120 | 
						1962 | 
						48.6 | 
					 
					
						| 46 | 
						2009 | 
						54.1 | 
						121 | 
						1913 | 
						48.5 | 
					 
					
						| 47 | 
						1961 | 
						54.1 | 
						122 | 
						1885 | 
						48.5 | 
					 
					
						| 48 | 
						2023 | 
						54.0 | 
						123 | 
						1932 | 
						48.1 | 
					 
					
						| 49 | 
						1995 | 
						54.0 | 
						124 | 
						1941 | 
						48.0 | 
					 
					
						| 50 | 
						1894 | 
						53.8 | 
						125 | 
						1892 | 
						48.0 | 
					 
					
						| 51 | 
						1884 | 
						53.8 | 
						126 | 
						1970 | 
						47.8 | 
					 
					
						| 52 | 
						1992 | 
						53.7 | 
						127 | 
						1980 | 
						47.6 | 
					 
					
						| 53 | 
						1976 | 
						53.7 | 
						128 | 
						1926 | 
						47.6 | 
					 
					
						| 54 | 
						1917 | 
						53.7 | 
						129 | 
						1978 | 
						47.4 | 
					 
					
						| 55 | 
						1887 | 
						53.7 | 
						130 | 
						1943 | 
						47.3 | 
					 
					
						| 56 | 
						1977 | 
						53.5 | 
						131 | 
						1931 | 
						47.2 | 
					 
					
						| 57 | 
						2008 | 
						53.4 | 
						132 | 
						1975 | 
						46.7 | 
					 
					
						| 58 | 
						1889 | 
						53.2 | 
						133 | 
						1924 | 
						46.1 | 
					 
					
						| 59 | 
						1928 | 
						53.1 | 
						134 | 
						1996 | 
						45.8 | 
					 
					
						| 60 | 
						1989 | 
						53.0 | 
						135 | 
						1912 | 
						45.7 | 
					 
					
						| 61 | 
						1902 | 
						53.0 | 
						136 | 
						1969 | 
						45.3 | 
					 
					
						| 62 | 
						1898 | 
						53.0 | 
						137 | 
						1947 | 
						45.1 | 
					 
					
						| 63 | 
						1927 | 
						52.9 | 
						138 | 
						1891 | 
						45.1 | 
					 
					
						| 64 | 
						1933 | 
						52.7 | 
						139 | 
						1958 | 
						44.9 | 
					 
					
						| 65 | 
						2022 | 
						52.6 | 
						140 | 
						1906 | 
						44.3 | 
					 
					
						| 66 | 
						1972 | 
						52.6 | 
						141 | 
						1915 | 
						42.0 | 
					 
					
						| 67 | 
						2015 | 
						52.5 | 
						142 | 
						1965 | 
						41.7 | 
					 
					
						| 68 | 
						1966 | 
						52.5 | 
						143 | 
						1960 | 
						41.4 | 
					 
					
						| 69 | 
						1942 | 
						52.5 | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
					 
					
						| 70 | 
						2003 | 
						52.4 | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
					 
					
						| 71 | 
						1956 | 
						52.4 | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
					 
					
						| 72 | 
						1979 | 
						52.3 | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
					 
					
						| 73 | 
						1940 | 
						52.3 | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
					 
					
						| 74 | 
						1987 | 
						52.1 | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
					 
					
						| 75 | 
						1955 | 
						52.1 | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
					 
					
						|   | 
						  | 
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Updated: May 21, 2025