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Severe Weather in the Central Plains; Heavy Rainfall in the Tennessee Valley; Critical Fire Weather in the West

Scattered severe storms capable of large to very large hail, severe wind gusts, and a few tornadoes will be possible across the central Plains this evening. Heavy to excessive rainfall may bring a flooding threat from the Great Lakes to the Mid-South through tonight. Hot, dry and windy conditions will continue to bring a critical fire weather threat from the Southwest into the Great Basin. Read More >

 

Average April Temperatures for Fort Smith, Arkansas

All temperatures in °F

For the 144-year period of April 1883 through April 2026

 

Warmest April was 68.3 recorded in 2026

Coldest April was 54.8 recorded in 1983

Difference between the warmest and coldest April was 13.5

 

Coldest April      Warmest April
RANK YEAR TEMP RANK YEAR TEMP
           
1 1983 54.8 76 1923 61.8
2 1907 55.0 77 1903 61.8
3 2018 56.5 78 1992 61.9
4 1982 56.6 79 1919 62.0
5 1997 56.9 80 1908 62.0
6 1953 57.0 81 2005 62.1
7 1928 57.1 82 1913 62.1
8 1973 57.6 83 1912 62.1
9 1904 57.7 84 1890 62.1
10 1993 57.8 85 2022 62.2
11 2007 58.0 86 2002 62.4
12 1984 58.1 87 1945 62.4
13 1980 58.2 88 1938 62.6
14 1952 58.2 89 1894 62.6
15 1951 58.4 90 1891 62.7
16 1926 58.5 91 1985 62.8
17 1961 58.8 92 1999 62.9
18 1920 58.8 93 1989 62.9
19 1956 59.0 94 1902 62.9
20 1901 59.0 95 1885 62.9
21 1975 59.1 96 2004 63.0
22 1950 59.1 97 1978 63.0
23 1931 59.1 98 1883 63.0
24 2021 59.3 99 2003 63.1
25 1962 59.5 100 1934 63.2
26 1884 59.5 101 1900 63.2
27 1995 59.7 102 2019 63.3
28 1971 59.7 103 1887 63.3
29 1939 59.7 104 1960 63.4
30 1916 59.7 105 2015 63.5
31 2020 59.8 106 1991 63.5
32 1996 59.8 107 1986 63.5
33 1935 59.8 108 1970 63.5
34 1898 59.8 109 1922 63.6
35 1940 59.9 110 1994 63.7
36 1918 59.9 111 1969 63.7
37 2000 60.0 112 2016 63.8
38 1910 60.0 113 1977 63.9
39 1979 60.1 114 1893 64.0
40 1917 60.1 115 1963 64.3
41 2008 60.2 116 1965 64.4
42 1998 60.2 117 1964 64.4
43 1921 60.2 118 1929 64.4
44 1911 60.3 119 2011 64.5
45 1990 60.4 120 2010 64.5
46 1974 60.5 121 1906 64.6
47 1966 60.5 122 1943 64.9
48 1957 60.5 123 1942 64.9
49 2009 60.6 124 2024 65.0
50 1909 60.6 125 1932 65.1
51 1886 60.6 126 1946 65.3
52 1959 60.7 127 1927 65.3
53 1958 60.7 128 1915 65.3
54 1949 60.7 129 2017 65.5
55 1941 60.8 130 2025 65.7
56 1936 60.8 131 1889 65.7
57 2013 60.9 132 1967 65.9
58 1899 61.0 133 1888 65.9
59 1947 61.2 134 1955 66.2
60 1944 61.2 135 1930 66.4
61 1968 61.3 136 2001 66.7
62 1905 61.3 137 1948 66.8
63 1988 61.4 138 1981 66.9
64 1924 61.4 139 1954 66.9
65 1892 61.5 140 2006 67.4
66 1987 61.6 141 2012 67.5
67 1937 61.6 142 1925 67.6
68 1895 61.6 143 1896 68.0
69 2014 61.7 144 2026 68.3
70 1976 61.7      
71 1972 61.7      
72 1933 61.7      
73 1914 61.7      
74 1897 61.7      
75 2023 61.8      
           
 
RANK YEAR TEMP RANK YEAR TEMP
           
1 2026 68.3 76 1897 61.7
2 1896 68.0 77 1987 61.6
3 1925 67.6 78 1937 61.6
4 2012 67.5 79 1895 61.6
5 2006 67.4 80 1892 61.5
6 1981 66.9 81 1988 61.4
7 1954 66.9 82 1924 61.4
8 1948 66.8 83 1968 61.3
9 2001 66.7 84 1905 61.3
10 1930 66.4 85 1947 61.2
11 1955 66.2 86 1944 61.2
12 1967 65.9 87 1899 61.0
13 1888 65.9 88 2013 60.9
14 2025 65.7 89 1941 60.8
15 1889 65.7 90 1936 60.8
16 2017 65.5 91 1959 60.7
17 1946 65.3 92 1958 60.7
18 1927 65.3 93 1949 60.7
19 1915 65.3 94 2009 60.6
20 1932 65.1 95 1909 60.6
21 2024 65.0 96 1886 60.6
22 1943 64.9 97 1974 60.5
23 1942 64.9 98 1966 60.5
24 1906 64.6 99 1957 60.5
25 2011 64.5 100 1990 60.4
26 2010 64.5 101 1911 60.3
27 1965 64.4 102 2008 60.2
28 1964 64.4 103 1998 60.2
29 1929 64.4 104 1921 60.2
30 1963 64.3 105 1979 60.1
31 1893 64.0 106 1917 60.1
32 1977 63.9 107 2000 60.0
33 2016 63.8 108 1910 60.0
34 1994 63.7 109 1940 59.9
35 1969 63.7 110 1918 59.9
36 1922 63.6 111 2020 59.8
37 2015 63.5 112 1996 59.8
38 1991 63.5 113 1935 59.8
39 1986 63.5 114 1898 59.8
40 1970 63.5 115 1995 59.7
41 1960 63.4 116 1971 59.7
42 2019 63.3 117 1939 59.7
43 1887 63.3 118 1916 59.7
44 1934 63.2 119 1962 59.5
45 1900 63.2 120 1884 59.5
46 2003 63.1 121 2021 59.3
47 2004 63.0 122 1975 59.1
48 1978 63.0 123 1950 59.1
49 1883 63.0 124 1931 59.1
50 1999 62.9 125 1956 59.0
51 1989 62.9 126 1901 59.0
52 1902 62.9 127 1961 58.8
53 1885 62.9 128 1920 58.8
54 1985 62.8 129 1926 58.5
55 1891 62.7 130 1951 58.4
56 1938 62.6 131 1980 58.2
57 1894 62.6 132 1952 58.2
58 2002 62.4 133 1984 58.1
59 1945 62.4 134 2007 58.0
60 2022 62.2 135 1993 57.8
61 2005 62.1 136 1904 57.7
62 1913 62.1 137 1973 57.6
63 1912 62.1 138 1928 57.1
64 1890 62.1 139 1953 57.0
65 1919 62.0 140 1997 56.9
66 1908 62.0 141 1982 56.6
67 1992 61.9 142 2018 56.5
68 2023 61.8 143 1907 55.0
69 1923 61.8 144 1983 54.8
70 1903 61.8      
71 2014 61.7      
72 1976 61.7      
73 1972 61.7      
74 1933 61.7      
75 1914 61.7      
           

 

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Updated:  May 30, 2026