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Hazardous Coastal Conditions for the Mid-Atlantic; Storm System Approaching Southern Alaska

A Nor'easter will create hazardous marine and coastal conditions along the Mid-Atlantic coast through mid-week, with significant coastal flooding and beach erosion possible. Meanwhile, another strong storm system is forecast to bring high winds and heavy precipitation to portions of southern Alaska. Elsewhere, relatively benign weather is expected through the first half of the work week. Read More >

 

Average September Temperatures for Fort Smith, Arkansas

All temperatures in °F

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

 

Warmest September was 85.9 recorded in 2026

Coldest September was 65.7 recorded in 1974

Difference between the warmest and coldest September was 20.2

 

Coldest September      Warmest September
RANK YEAR TEMP RANK YEAR TEMP
           
1 1974 65.7 76 1953 74.9
2 1975 68.6 77 1944 74.9
3 1918 68.6 78 1907 74.9
4 1902 68.6 79 1997 75.0
5 1890 69.8 80 1958 75.0
6 1967 70.1 81 1945 75.0
7 1889 70.2 82 1905 75.0
8 1996 70.3 83 1896 75.0
9 1989 70.3 84 1912 75.1
10 1976 70.3 85 2004 75.3
11 1949 70.3 86 1959 75.3
12 1995 70.6 87 1956 75.3
13 1934 70.8 88 1932 75.3
14 1924 70.9 89 1972 75.6
15 2006 71.3 90 1919 75.6
16 2003 71.3 91 1904 75.6
17 1966 71.3 92 1927 75.7
18 1888 71.3 93 1886 75.7
19 1992 71.4 94 2007 75.9
20 1984 71.4 95 1920 75.9
21 1979 71.5 96 1906 75.9
22 1903 71.5 97 2017 76.0
23 1892 71.5 98 2010 76.0
24 1994 71.7 99 1914 76.0
25 1968 71.8 100 1898 76.0
26 1957 71.8 101 1988 76.1
27 1950 71.8 102 1915 76.1
28 1928 71.9 103 2002 76.2
29 1901 72.0 104 1895 76.2
30 1981 72.1 105 2000 76.3
31 1894 72.1 106 1897 76.3
32 1982 72.2 107 1909 76.4
33 2001 72.3 108 2024 76.5
34 1940 72.4 109 2015 76.7
35 1913 72.4 110 2025 76.8
36 2009 72.5 111 1986 76.8
37 1962 72.5 112 1970 76.9
38 1961 72.5 113 1960 77.0
39 1951 72.5 114 1955 77.0
40 1999 72.6 115 1926 77.0
41 1993 72.6 116 1977 77.1
42 1991 72.6 117 1947 77.1
43 2008 72.7 118 2018 77.1
44 1885 72.7 119 1990 77.2
45 2011 72.8 120 2012 77.3
46 1987 72.8 121 2016 77.4
47 1942 72.9 122 1938 77.4
48 1882 72.9 123 1930 77.4
49 1964 73.0 124 2022 77.6
50 1899 73.0 125 1900 77.9
51 1883 73.2 126 1922 78.1
52 1952 73.3 127 1980 78.2
53 1917 73.3 128 2023 78.4
54 1908 73.3 129 2021 78.4
55 1935 73.4 130 1954 78.6
56 2020 73.5 131 2013 78.7
57 1941 73.5 132 1978 78.8
58 1891 73.5 133 1910 78.8
59 1943 73.6 134 2005 79.1
60 1985 73.8 135 1931 79.5
61 1923 73.9 136 1933 79.7
62 1948 74.0 137 1936 79.8
63 1929 74.1 138 1925 79.8
64 1916 74.1 139 1921 80.1
65 1893 74.2 140 1911 80.1
66 1983 74.4 141 1884 80.2
67 1969 74.4 142 1998 80.5
68 1946 74.4 143 2019 81.7
69 1887 74.4 144 1939 83.4
70 2014 74.5 145 2026 85.9
71 1973 74.5      
72 1937 74.6      
73 1963 74.7      
74 1971 74.8      
75 1965 74.8      
           
 
RANK YEAR TEMP RANK YEAR TEMP
           
1 2026 85.9 76 1973 74.5
2 1939 83.4 77 1983 74.4
3 2019 81.7 78 1969 74.4
4 1998 80.5 79 1946 74.4
5 1884 80.2 80 1887 74.4
6 1921 80.1 81 1893 74.2
7 1911 80.1 82 1929 74.1
8 1936 79.8 83 1916 74.1
9 1925 79.8 84 1948 74.0
10 1933 79.7 85 1923 73.9
11 1931 79.5 86 1985 73.8
12 2005 79.1 87 1943 73.6
13 1978 78.8 88 2020 73.5
14 1910 78.8 89 1941 73.5
15 2013 78.7 90 1891 73.5
16 1954 78.6 91 1935 73.4
17 2023 78.4 92 1952 73.3
18 2021 78.4 93 1917 73.3
19 1980 78.2 94 1908 73.3
20 1922 78.1 95 1883 73.2
21 1900 77.9 96 1964 73.0
22 2022 77.6 97 1899 73.0
23 2016 77.4 98 1942 72.9
24 1938 77.4 99 1882 72.9
25 1930 77.4 100 2011 72.8
26 2012 77.3 101 1987 72.8
27 1990 77.2 102 2008 72.7
28 1977 77.1 103 1885 72.7
29 1947 77.1 104 1999 72.6
30 2018 77.1 105 1993 72.6
31 1960 77.0 106 1991 72.6
32 1955 77.0 107 2009 72.5
33 1926 77.0 108 1962 72.5
34 1970 76.9 109 1961 72.5
35 2025 76.8 110 1951 72.5
36 1986 76.8 111 1940 72.4
37 2015 76.7 112 1913 72.4
38 2024 76.5 113 2001 72.3
39 1909 76.4 114 1982 72.2
40 2000 76.3 115 1981 72.1
41 1897 76.3 116 1894 72.1
42 1895 76.2 117 1901 72.0
43 2002 76.2 118 1928 71.9
44 1988 76.1 119 1968 71.8
45 1915 76.1 120 1957 71.8
46 2017 76.0 121 1950 71.8
47 2010 76.0 122 1994 71.7
48 1914 76.0 123 1979 71.5
49 1898 76.0 124 1903 71.5
50 2007 75.9 125 1892 71.5
51 1920 75.9 126 1992 71.4
52 1906 75.9 127 1984 71.4
53 1927 75.7 128 2006 71.3
54 1886 75.7 129 2003 71.3
55 1972 75.6 130 1966 71.3
56 1919 75.6 131 1888 71.3
57 1904 75.6 132 1924 70.9
58 2004 75.3 133 1934 70.8
59 1959 75.3 134 1995 70.6
60 1956 75.3 135 1996 70.3
61 1932 75.3 136 1989 70.3
62 1912 75.1 137 1976 70.3
63 1997 75.0 138 1949 70.3
64 1958 75.0 139 1889 70.2
65 1945 75.0 140 1967 70.1
66 1905 75.0 141 1890 69.8
67 1896 75.0 142 1975 68.6
68 1953 74.9 143 1918 68.6
69 1944 74.9 144 1902 68.6
70 1907 74.9 145 1974 65.7
71 1971 74.8      
72 1965 74.8      
73 1963 74.7      
74 1937 74.6      
75 2014 74.5      
           

 

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Updated: October 9, 2026