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Fort Smith May Ranked Monthly Temperatures

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Average May Temperatures for Fort Smith, Arkansas

All temperatures in °F

For the 143-year period of May 1883 through May 2025

 

Warmest May was 76.8 recorded in 2018

Coldest May was 63.6 recorded in 1907

Difference between the warmest and coldest May was 13.2

 

Coldest May      Warmest May
RANK YEAR TEMP RANK YEAR TEMP
           
1 1907 63.6 76 2017 70.0
2 1976 63.9 77 2008 70.0
3 1917 63.9 78 1986 70.1
4 1924 65.2 79 1884 70.1
5 1954 65.3 80 2014 70.2
6 1983 65.5 81 1982 70.2
7 1981 65.5 82 1950 70.4
8 1973 65.6 83 1913 70.4
9 1946 66.1 84 1905 70.5
10 1910 66.2 85 1887 70.5
11 1931 66.3 86 2001 70.6
12 1971 66.4 87 1988 70.6
13 1891 66.5 88 1953 70.6
14 1893 66.6 89 1932 70.6
15 1892 66.6 90 1928 70.6
16 1979 66.7 91 1926 70.6
17 1935 66.7 92 1969 70.7
18 1885 66.8 93 1958 70.7
19 1923 66.9 94 2003 70.8
20 1997 67.1 95 1938 70.8
21 1972 67.1 96 1943 70.9
22 1904 67.1 97 1939 71.0
23 2002 67.2 98 1912 71.1
24 1903 67.2 99 2007 71.2
25 1984 67.3 100 1970 71.3
26 1992 67.4 101 1964 71.3
27 1967 67.4 102 1963 71.3
28 1929 67.4 103 1957 71.3
29 1947 67.5 104 2019 71.4
30 1990 67.6 105 1937 71.4
31 1919 67.7 106 1922 71.4
32 1909 67.7 107 1921 71.4
33 1895 67.7 108 1944 71.6
34 1961 67.8 109 1974 71.7
35 1945 67.8 110 2004 71.8
36 2021 67.9 111 2000 71.8
37 1960 67.9 112 1933 71.8
38 1993 68.0 113 2006 71.9
39 1889 68.0 114 1965 71.9
40 1978 68.1 115 1934 71.9
41 1995 68.2 116 1911 71.9
42 1968 68.2 117 1898 71.9
43 2020 68.3 118 1927 72.1
44 2016 68.3 119 2022 72.2
45 1966 68.3 120 2010 72.2
46 2009 68.4 121 1920 72.2
47 1925 68.4 122 1955 72.3
48 1940 68.5 123 1916 72.3
49 1888 68.5 124 2023 72.4
50 1999 68.8 125 1977 72.5
51 1994 68.8 126 1996 72.8
52 1942 68.8 127 1949 72.9
53 1930 68.8 128 1936 73.1
54 2013 69.0 129 1918 73.2
55 1948 69.0 130 1886 73.2
56 1890 69.0 131 1959 73.3
57 2011 69.1 132 1991 73.4
58 2005 69.1 133 1998 73.5
59 1980 69.1 134 1941 73.5
60 1952 69.1 135 1902 73.7
61 1894 69.1 136 1899 73.7
62 1900 69.2 137 1956 73.8
63 1897 69.2 138 1896 74.0
64 1989 69.3 139 1987 74.1
65 1985 69.3 140 2024 74.6
66 1906 69.4 141 2012 75.8
67 1901 69.5 142 1962 75.8
68 1915 69.7 143 2018 76.8
69 1914 69.7      
70 1883 69.7      
71 2015 69.8      
72 1975 69.8      
73 1951 69.9      
74 1908 69.9      
75 2025 70.0      
           
 
RANK YEAR TEMP RANK YEAR TEMP
           
1 2018 76.8 76 1883 69.7
2 2012 75.8 77 1901 69.5
3 1962 75.8 78 1906 69.4
4 2024 74.6 79 1989 69.3
5 1987 74.1 80 1985 69.3
6 1896 74.0 81 1900 69.2
7 1956 73.8 82 1897 69.2
8 1902 73.7 83 2011 69.1
9 1899 73.7 84 2005 69.1
10 1998 73.5 85 1980 69.1
11 1941 73.5 86 1952 69.1
12 1991 73.4 87 1894 69.1
13 1959 73.3 88 2013 69.0
14 1918 73.2 89 1948 69.0
15 1886 73.2 90 1890 69.0
16 1936 73.1 91 1999 68.8
17 1949 72.9 92 1994 68.8
18 1996 72.8 93 1942 68.8
19 1977 72.5 94 1930 68.8
20 2023 72.4 95 1940 68.5
21 1955 72.3 96 1888 68.5
22 1916 72.3 97 2009 68.4
23 2022 72.2 98 1925 68.4
24 2010 72.2 99 2020 68.3
25 1920 72.2 100 2016 68.3
26 1927 72.1 101 1966 68.3
27 2006 71.9 102 1995 68.2
28 1965 71.9 103 1968 68.2
29 1934 71.9 104 1978 68.1
30 1911 71.9 105 1993 68.0
31 1898 71.9 106 1889 68.0
32 2004 71.8 107 2021 67.9
33 2000 71.8 108 1960 67.9
34 1933 71.8 109 1961 67.8
35 1974 71.7 110 1945 67.8
36 1944 71.6 111 1919 67.7
37 2019 71.4 112 1909 67.7
38 1937 71.4 113 1895 67.7
39 1922 71.4 114 1990 67.6
40 1921 71.4 115 1947 67.5
41 1970 71.3 116 1992 67.4
42 1964 71.3 117 1967 67.4
43 1963 71.3 118 1929 67.4
44 1957 71.3 119 1984 67.3
45 2007 71.2 120 2002 67.2
46 1912 71.1 121 1903 67.2
47 1939 71.0 122 1997 67.1
48 1943 70.9 123 1972 67.1
49 2003 70.8 124 1904 67.1
50 1938 70.8 125 1923 66.9
51 1969 70.7 126 1885 66.8
52 1958 70.7 127 1979 66.7
53 2001 70.6 128 1935 66.7
54 1988 70.6 129 1893 66.6
55 1953 70.6 130 1892 66.6
56 1932 70.6 131 1891 66.5
57 1928 70.6 132 1971 66.4
58 1926 70.6 133 1931 66.3
59 1905 70.5 134 1910 66.2
60 1887 70.5 135 1946 66.1
61 1950 70.4 136 1973 65.6
62 1913 70.4 137 1983 65.5
63 2014 70.2 138 1981 65.5
64 1982 70.2 139 1954 65.3
65 1986 70.1 140 1924 65.2
66 1884 70.1 141 1976 63.9
67 2025 70.0 142 1917 63.9
68 2017 70.0 143 1907 63.6
69 2008 70.0      
70 1951 69.9      
71 1908 69.9      
72 2015 69.8      
73 1975 69.8      
74 1915 69.7      
75 1914 69.7      
           

 

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