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Fort Smith Hard Freeze Climatology

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Fort Smith, Arkansas Climatological Records

 

Recorded Dates of Last Occurrence in Spring, First Occurrence in Fall, and Days Between Occurrence

For the Period January 1901 through May 2020

 

Occurrence: 28°F Hard Freeze

 

Average Spring Date:  March 13

Average Fall Date:  November 17

Average Number of Days Between Occurrences:  248

  

YEAR SPRING DAYS FALL
       
1901 Mar 21 239 Nov 16
1902 Mar 18 260 Dec 04
1903 Mar 01 260 Nov 17
1904 Mar 04 253 Nov 13
1905 Feb 21 280 Nov 29
1906 Mar 20 245 Nov 21
1907 Feb 08 275 Nov 11
1908 Feb 22 264 Nov 13
1909 Feb 25 282 Dec 05
1910 Feb 24 246 Oct 29
1911 Mar 02 253 Nov 11
1912 Mar 15 257 Nov 28
1913 Mar 27 216 Oct 30
1914 Mar 22 239 Nov 17
1915 Mar 22 254 Dec 02
1916 Mar 04 253 Nov 13
1917 Mar 05 238 Oct 30
1918 Feb 21 282 Dec 01
1919 Mar 05 252 Nov 13
1920 Apr 05 220 Nov 12
1921 Feb 23 297 Dec 18
1922 Mar 04 282 Dec 12
1923 Mar 20 268 Dec 14
1924 Mar 11 258 Nov 25
1925 Mar 03 241 Oct 31
1926 Mar 13 249 Nov 18
1927 Mar 03 278 Dec 07
1928 Feb 26 285 Dec 08
1929 Feb 23 271 Nov 22
1930 Mar 03 266 Nov 25
1931 Mar 28 261 Dec 15
1932 Mar 13 246 Nov 15
1933 Mar 21 279 Dec 26
1934 Mar 19 256 Dec 01
1935 Mar 07 269 Dec 02
1936 Apr 03 214 Nov 04
1937 Mar 28 235 Nov 19
1938 Feb 24 256 Nov 08
1939 Feb 23 277 Nov 28
1940 Mar 14 241 Nov 11
1941 Mar 17 251 Nov 24
1942 Feb 28 274 Nov 30
1943 Mar 08 266 Nov 30
1944 Mar 08 277 Dec 11
1945 Mar 07 259 Nov 22
1946 Mar 09 267 Dec 02
1947 Mar 28 241 Nov 25
1948 Mar 13 218 Oct 18
1949 Mar 03 242 Nov 01
1950 Mar 14 240 Nov 10
1951 Mar 20 226 Nov 02
1952 Mar 24 212 Oct 23
1953 Feb 23 258 Nov 09
1954 Apr 01 214 Nov 02
1955 Mar 29 219 Nov 04
1956 Mar 08 245 Nov 09
1957 Mar 08 232 Oct 27
1958 Mar 20 252 Nov 28
1959 Mar 22 228 Nov 06
1960 Mar 21 233 Nov 10
                  
YEAR SPRING DAYS FALL
       
1961 Mar 10 243 Nov 09
1962 Apr 02 220 Nov 09
1963 Mar 07 250 Nov 13
1964 Apr 09 223 Nov 19
1965 Mar 26 245 Nov 27
1966 Mar 25 208 Oct 20
1967 Mar 09 239 Nov 04
1968 Mar 24 231 Nov 11
1969 Mar 13 245 Nov 14
1970 Mar 22 237 Nov 15
1971 Mar 20 231 Nov 07
1972 Apr 01 234 Nov 22
1973 Apr 11 238 Dec 06
1974 Mar 24 234 Nov 14
1975 Apr 03 223 Nov 13
1976 Mar 13 235 Nov 04
1977 Mar 22 233 Nov 11
1978 Mar 27 245 Nov 28
1979 Mar 11 240 Nov 07
1980 Mar 18 225 Oct 30
1981 Feb 15 277 Nov 20
1982 Mar 26 211 Oct 24
1983 Apr 15 209 Nov 11
1984 Mar 11 255 Nov 22
1985 Feb 16 276 Nov 20
1986 Mar 21 235 Nov 12
1987 Apr 05 219 Nov 11
1988 Mar 19 242 Nov 17
1989 Apr 11 191 Oct 20
1990 Mar 20 254 Nov 30
1991 Mar 10 236 Nov 02
1992 Mar 23 227 Nov 06
1993 Mar 14 230 Oct 31
1994 Feb 27 275 Nov 30
1995 Mar 09 238 Nov 03
1996 Mar 26 244 Nov 26
1997 Feb 15 272 Nov 15
1998 Mar 13 270 Dec 09
1999 Mar 15 232 Nov 03
2000 Mar 12 242 Nov 10
2001 Feb 18 275 Nov 21
2002 Mar 22 248 Nov 26
2003 Mar 06 262 Nov 24
2004 Feb 16 288 Dec 01
2005 Mar 01 259 Nov 16
2006 Mar 25 249 Nov 30
2007 Apr 08 228 Nov 23
2008 Apr 08 252 Nov 16
2009 Mar 02 276 Dec 04
2010 Mar 04 246 Nov 06
2011 Mar 06 275 Dec 07
2012 Feb 12 285 Nov 24
2013 Mar 26 231 Nov 13
2014 Mar 05 252 Nov 13
2015 Mar 06 260 Nov 22
2016 Mar 21 243 Nov 20
2017 Feb 09 300 Dec 07
2018 Feb 12 270 Nov 10
2019 Mar 6 237 Nov 11
2020 Feb 27 276 Nov 30

 

Updated: November 3, 2021

 

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