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Tropical Moisture Will Bring Heavy to Excessive Rainfall with Possible Flooding This Week

Tropical moisture will surge over the southwest into the central U.S. this week with several days of heavy to excessive rainfall which may bring limited to considerable flooding. Isolated severe thunderstorm gusts and a couple of tornadoes will be possible from southeast New Mexico into west Texas. Read More >

 

Average August Temperatures for Fort Smith, Arkansas

All temperatures in °F

For the 145-year period of August 1882 through August 2026

 

Warmest August was 88.4 recorded in 1936

Coldest August was 75.4 recorded in 1915

Difference between the warmest and coldest August was 13.0

 

Coldest August      Warmest August
RANK YEAR TEMP RANK YEAR TEMP
           
1 1915 75.4 76 1944 81.6
2 1992 75.9 77 2014 81.7
3 1941 76.1 78 1977 81.8
4 1891 76.5 79 1959 81.8
5 1967 76.7 80 2002 82.0
6 1893 76.9 81 1990 82.0
7 1974 77.2 82 1962 82.0
8 1927 77.2 83 1960 82.0
9 2004 77.3 84 1925 82.0
10 1950 77.3 85 2013 82.2
11 1976 77.4 86 1901 82.2
12 1966 77.7 87 1900 82.3
13 1961 77.7 88 1902 82.4
14 1971 77.9 89 1928 82.5
15 1890 77.9 90 1919 82.5
16 1889 77.9 91 2016 82.6
17 1994 78.0 92 1952 82.6
18 1931 78.0 93 1926 82.6
19 1906 78.0 94 2025 82.7
20 1981 78.1 95 1968 82.7
21 1986 78.3 96 1921 82.7
22 1895 78.4 97 1963 82.8
23 1979 78.5 98 2019 83.0
24 1920 78.5 99 1978 83.0
25 1939 78.6 100 1922 83.0
26 1917 78.6 101 1907 83.0
27 1885 78.6 102 2003 83.3
28 2009 78.8 103 1951 83.3
29 1894 78.8 104 1987 83.5
30 1940 78.9 105 2021 83.6
31 1892 78.9 106 2024 83.7
32 1997 79.0 107 2022 83.8
33 1996 79.0 108 2012 83.8
34 1904 79.0 109 1929 83.8
35 1884 79.0 110 1932 84.0
36 1887 79.2 111 1983 84.1
37 1903 79.3 112 1988 84.2
38 1897 79.3 113 1956 84.2
39 1975 79.4 114 2001 84.3
40 1973 79.4 115 1970 84.3
41 1953 79.4 116 1909 84.3
42 1948 79.4 117 1998 84.4
43 1914 79.4 118 1995 84.5
44 1911 79.4 119 1899 84.5
45 1882 79.5 120 2005 84.6
46 1949 79.6 121 1937 84.6
47 2017 79.7 122 1935 84.6
48 2020 79.8 123 1924 84.6
49 1972 79.9 124 1896 84.6
50 1888 79.9 125 1923 84.7
51 1991 80.0 126 1930 84.8
52 1969 80.0 127 2007 84.9
53 1908 80.1 128 1999 85.0
54 2015 80.2 129 1918 85.0
55 1989 80.3 130 2006 85.1
56 1912 80.4 131 1993 85.2
57 1898 80.4 132 1916 85.2
58 2008 80.5 133 1913 85.2
59 1942 80.5 134 2023 85.5
60 1883 80.5 135 1980 85.6
61 1964 80.6 136 1938 85.6
62 1958 80.6 137 1947 86.4
63 1933 80.6 138 1954 86.7
64 1905 80.6 139 2000 87.1
65 1945 80.7 140 1943 87.3
66 2018 80.9 141 2010 87.4
67 1984 80.9 142 1934 87.5
68 1965 80.9 143 2026 88.0
69 1957 80.9 144 2011 88.2
70 1955 80.9 145 1936 88.4
71 1910 80.9      
72 1886 81.0      
73 1985 81.1      
74 1982 81.2      
75 1946 81.4      
           
 
RANK YEAR TEMP RANK YEAR TEMP
           
1 1936 88.4 76 1984 80.9
2 2011 88.2 77 1965 80.9
3 2026 88.0 78 1957 80.9
4 1934 87.5 79 1955 80.9
5 2010 87.4 80 1910 80.9
6 1943 87.3 81 1945 80.7
7 2000 87.1 82 1964 80.6
8 1954 86.7 83 1958 80.6
9 1947 86.4 84 1933 80.6
10 1980 85.6 85 1905 80.6
11 1938 85.6 86 2008 80.5
12 2023 85.5 87 1942 80.5
13 1993 85.2 88 1883 80.5
14 1916 85.2 89 1912 80.4
15 1913 85.2 90 1898 80.4
16 2006 85.1 91 1989 80.3
17 1999 85.0 92 2015 80.2
18 1918 85.0 93 1908 80.1
19 2007 84.9 94 1991 80.0
20 1930 84.8 95 1969 80.0
21 1923 84.7 96 1972 79.9
22 2005 84.6 97 1888 79.9
23 1937 84.6 98 2020 79.8
24 1935 84.6 99 2017 79.7
25 1924 84.6 100 1949 79.6
26 1896 84.6 101 1882 79.5
27 1995 84.5 102 1975 79.4
28 1899 84.5 103 1973 79.4
29 1998 84.4 104 1953 79.4
30 2001 84.3 105 1948 79.4
31 1970 84.3 106 1914 79.4
32 1909 84.3 107 1911 79.4
33 1988 84.2 108 1903 79.3
34 1956 84.2 109 1897 79.3
35 1983 84.1 110 1887 79.2
36 1932 84.0 111 1997 79.0
37 2022 83.8 112 1996 79.0
38 2012 83.8 113 1904 79.0
39 1929 83.8 114 1884 79.0
40 2024 83.7 115 1940 78.9
41 2021 83.6 116 1892 78.9
42 1987 83.5 117 2009 78.8
43 2003 83.3 118 1894 78.8
44 1951 83.3 119 1939 78.6
45 2019 83.0 120 1917 78.6
46 1978 83.0 121 1885 78.6
47 1922 83.0 122 1979 78.5
48 1907 83.0 123 1920 78.5
49 1963 82.8 124 1895 78.4
50 2025 82.7 125 1986 78.3
51 1968 82.7 126 1981 78.1
52 1921 82.7 127 1994 78.0
53 2016 82.6 128 1931 78.0
54 1952 82.6 129 1906 78.0
55 1926 82.6 130 1971 77.9
56 1928 82.5 131 1890 77.9
57 1919 82.5 132 1889 77.9
58 1902 82.4 133 1966 77.7
59 1900 82.3 134 1961 77.7
60 2013 82.2 135 1976 77.4
61 1901 82.2 136 2004 77.3
62 2002 82.0 137 1950 77.3
63 1990 82.0 138 1974 77.2
64 1962 82.0 139 1927 77.2
65 1960 82.0 140 1893 76.9
66 1925 82.0 141 1967 76.7
67 1977 81.8 142 1891 76.5
68 1959 81.8 143 1941 76.1
69 2014 81.7 144 1992 75.9
70 1944 81.6 145 1915 75.4
71 1946 81.4      
72 1982 81.2      
73 1985 81.1      
74 1886 81.0      
75 2018 80.9      
           

 

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Updated: September 25, 2026