National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce

 

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