Arkansas · THREADEX · 1882–2026

Fort Smith, AR

35.334°N, 94.365°W · station FSMthr · 145 years of record
98°F
forecast high · Jul 19

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Fort Smith.
93°MON7/1393°TUE7/1490°WED7/1593°THU7/1696°FRI7/1797°SAT7/1898°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 19

Today ranks

#28 / 144
warmest Jul 19 in 144 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 19 ever

110°F
set in 1936

Coolest Jul 19 ever

81°F
set in 1899

Hottest Jul 19 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 19 at Fort Smith. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
81961101882: 91°F1883: 93°F1884: 98°F1885: 95°F1886: 91°F1887: 101°F1888: 87°F1889: 95°F1890: 97°F1891: 93°F1892: 92°F1893: 87°F1894: 87°F1895: 96°F1896: 98°F1897: 85°F1898: 93°F1899: 81°F1900: 92°F1901: 100°F1902: 90°F1903: 91°F1904: 90°F1905: 81°F1906: 90°F1907: 93°F1908: 88°F1909: 92°F1910: 85°F1911: 93°F1912: 92°F1913: 98°F1914: 88°F1915: 83°F1916: 99°F1917: 83°F1918: 92°F1919: 93°F1920: 90°F1921: 95°F1922: 89°F1923: 90°F1924: 97°F1925: 95°F1926: 94°F1927: 91°F1928: 94°F1929: 90°F1930: 99°F1931: 92°F1932: 98°F1933: 87°F1934: 106°F1935: 89°F1936: 110°F1937: 88°F1938: 87°F1939: 98°F1940: 94°F1941: 95°F1942: 95°F1943: 101°F1944: 96°F1945: 94°F1946: 98°F1947: 87°F1948: 88°F1949: 100°F1950: 90°F1951: 95°F1952: 93°F1953: 92°F1954: 93°F1955: 94°F1956: 88°F1957: 98°F1958: 97°F1959: 89°F1960: 90°F1961: 95°F1962: 94°F1963: 101°F1964: 99°F1965: 96°F1966: 102°F1967: 89°F1968: 95°F1969: 97°F1970: 104°F1971: 89°F1972: 92°F1973: 92°F1974: 98°F1975: 94°F1976: 90°F1977: 93°F1978: 101°F1979: 84°F1980: 105°F1981: 97°F1982: 94°F1983: 92°F1984: 88°F1985: 97°F1986: 101°F1987: 94°F1988: 102°F1989: 86°F1990: 96°F1991: 102°F1992: 89°F1993: 97°F1994: 97°F1995: 93°F1996: 91°F1997: 96°F1998: 101°F1999: 91°F2000: 99°F2001: 100°F2002: 93°F2003: 91°F2004: 87°F2005: 96°F2006: 105°F2007: 93°F2008: 96°F2009: 90°F2010: 98°F2011: 102°F2012: 101°F2013: 96°F2014: 82°F2015: 99°F2016: 95°F2017: 96°F2018: 103°F2019: 97°F2020: 96°F2021: 88°F2022: 108°F2023: 99°F2024: 90°F2025: 95°F98° forecast188219362025

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1998°F
Hottest this date since2023
This-date record110°F
This-date rank#28 of 144
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record115°F (2011)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1882–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Fort Smith in each calendar month, and for the whole 1882–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan81°F1952-11°F1918
Feb88°F2017-15°F1899
Mar95°F20267°F1948
Apr96°F200622°F1975
May99°F193434°F1903
Jun106°F193647°F1964
Jul111°F195450°F1972
Aug115°F201145°F1891
Sep109°F199833°F1967
Oct96°F193822°F1917
Nov89°F20258°F1976
Dec84°F2025-5°F1989
All-time115°F2011-15°F1899

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Fort Smith so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

8 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (95°F)

Record Lows in 2026

1 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

Hot Streaks

Current run

15 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

97 days
record run, ended Sep 4 2011

So far in 2026

36 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Fort Smith's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 94°F · forecast is +4° vs normal.
Jan: 51°FJan: 30°FFeb: 56°FFeb: 34°FMar: 65°FMar: 42°FApr: 74°FApr: 50°FMay: 81°FMay: 60°FJun: 89°FJun: 69°FJul: 94°FJul: 72°FAug: 93°FAug: 71°FSep: 86°FSep: 64°FOct: 75°FOct: 52°FNov: 63°FNov: 40°FDec: 53°FDec: 33°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:13 AM
Sunset7:34 PM
Solar noon12:23 PM
Daylight14h 21m · losing 6 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

35.33°N, 94.36°W

Nearby Stations

Mount Ida, AR70 mi SERussellville, AR71 mi EDequeen, AR88 mi SHarrison, AR93 mi NETulsa, OK103 mi NWLittle Rock, AR127 mi E

The Last 6 Weeks

Fort Smith's observed daily high for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Fort Smith, AR — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Fort Smith's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Fort Smith, AR — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1882

Each cell is one day's high at Fort Smith, coloured by temperature — 145 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Fort Smith, AR daily high heat map 1882–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Fort Smith — counted through Jul 19 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
36 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 25th most in 145 years. Normal for this point: 27. Record: 55 in 1911.

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