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Severe Thunderstorms in the Northeast and Northern Plains; Critical Fire Weather in the West

Scattered severe thunderstorms capable of damaging wind gusts and hail are forecast across the Northeast U.S. and North Dakota today. Heavy to excessive rainfall is possible over eastern New Mexico into western Texas and over the western Florida peninsula today. Critical fire weather conditions will persist today over parts of the interior Northwest and Great Basin. Read More >

Fort Smith, Arkansas Climatological Records

Frost/Freeze

Record and Mean Dates of Last Occurrence in Spring and First Occurrence in Fall

For the Period January 1901 through May 2025

 

Temperature (°F)

Mean Last Occurrence in Spring

Mean First Occurrence in Fall Mean Days between Occurrences
32° Frost/Light Freeze March 26th November 5th 223
28° Hard Freeze March 13th November 17th 248
24° Killing Freeze February 26th December 1st 277

 

  Record Last Occurrence in Spring           Record First Occurrence in Fall
Temperature (°F) Earliest Latest   Earliest Latest
32° Frost/Light Freeze 23 Feb 1907 21 Apr 2021     8 Oct 1952   2 Dec 1931
28° Hard Freeze   8 Feb 1907 15 Apr 1983   18 Oct 1948 26 Dec 1933
24° Killing Freeze 27 Dec 2022

  8 Apr 2007

  29 Oct 1952

  3 Feb 1923

 

 

Record Number of Days Between Last (Spring) and First (Fall) Occurrences
Temperature (°F)      Spring

Fewest Number of Days

Fall       Spring Greatest Number of Days Fall
32° Frost/Light Freeze    9 Apr 2000 182 9 Oct 2000    28 Feb 1905 273 29 Nov 1905
28° Hard Freeze   11 Apr 1989 191 20 Oct 1989   9 Feb 2017 300 7 Dec 2017
24° Killing Freeze   4 Apr 1987 220 11 Nov 1987   15 Jan 1931 379 30 Jan 1932

 

Updated: June 13, 2025