35.334°N, 94.365°W · station FSMthr · 145 years of record
87°F
HOTTEST OCT 22 SINCE 2020
forecast high · Oct 22
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Fort Smith.
This Day in History
Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Fort Smith — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
Ranks
#122 / 144
warmest Oct 17 in 144 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
90°F
set in 2011
Coolest Oct 17 ever
47°F
set in 1898
Forecast high 68°F — 122nd warmest Oct 17 of 144 years · record 90°F (2011) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#97 / 144
warmest Oct 18 in 144 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
92°F
set in 2005
Coolest Oct 18 ever
51°F
set in 1989
Forecast high 71°F — 97th warmest Oct 18 of 144 years · record 92°F (2005) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#72 / 144
warmest Oct 19 in 144 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
91°F
set in 2004
Coolest Oct 19 ever
50°F
set in 1989
Forecast high 75°F — 72nd warmest Oct 19 of 144 years · record 91°F (2004) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#44 / 144
warmest Oct 20 in 144 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
91°F
set in 2016
Coolest Oct 20 ever
51°F
set in 1913
Forecast high 79°F — 44th warmest Oct 20 of 144 years · record 91°F (2016) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#25 / 144
warmest Oct 21 in 144 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
92°F
set in 1978
Coolest Oct 21 ever
48°F
set in 1898
Forecast high 83°F — 25th warmest Oct 21 of 144 years · record 92°F (1978) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#3 / 144
warmest Oct 22 in 144 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
90°F
set in 1939
Coolest Oct 22 ever
48°F
set in 1888
Forecast high 87°F — 3rd warmest Oct 22 of 144 years · record 90°F (1939) · warmest since 2020.
Ranks
#5 / 144
warmest Oct 23 in 144 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
91°F
set in 1939
Coolest Oct 23 ever
49°F
set in 1936
Forecast high 87°F — 5th warmest Oct 23 of 144 years · record 91°F (1939) · warmest since 2024.
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.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
81°FJan 19, 1952
-11°FJan 12, 1918
Feb
88°FFeb 23, 2017
-15°FFeb 12, 1899
Mar
95°FMar 22, 2026
7°FMar 11, 1948
Apr
96°FApr 18, 2006
22°FApr 3, 1975
May
99°FMay 31, 1934
34°FMay 1, 1903
Jun
106°FJun 20, 1936
47°FJun 3, 1964
Jul
111°FJul 13, 1954
50°FJul 6, 1972
Aug
115°FAug 3, 2011
45°FAug 24, 1891
Sep
109°FSep 4, 1998
33°FSep 29, 1967
Oct
96°FOct 1, 1938
22°FOct 30, 1917
Nov
89°FNov 18, 2025
8°FNov 29, 1976
Dec
84°FDec 27, 2025
-5°FDec 23, 1989
All-time
115°FAug 3, 2011
-15°FFeb 12, 1899
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Fort Smith so far this year — through Oct 15.
Record Highs in 2026
17 broke
plus 5 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
Record Warm Nights & Cold Days
Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.
Warmest low ever
85°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Aug 2, 1934
Coldest high ever
3°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 8, 1886
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
67°FJan 7, 2008
3°FJan 8, 1886
Feb
68°FFeb 24, 1930
6°FFeb 7, 1895
Mar
71°FMar 19, 1907
25°FMar 11, 1948
Apr
72°FApr 5, 1888
42°FApr 4, 1886
May
76°FMay 20, 1902
49°FMay 2, 1994
Jun
84°FJun 27, 2011
58°FJun 1, 1903
Jul
83°FJul 16, 1939
68°FJul 16, 1967
Aug
85°FAug 2, 1934
68°FAug 25, 1887
Sep
82°FSep 1, 1922
57°FSep 26, 1984
Oct
75°FOct 1, 1911
37°FOct 29, 1925
Nov
70°FNov 6, 1924
29°FNov 28, 1976
Dec
70°FDec 7, 1966
8°FDec 24, 1983
All-time
85°FAug 2, 1934
3°FJan 8, 1886
Hot Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
97 days
record run, ended Sep 4 2011
So far in 2026
117 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: 73°F · forecast is +14° vs normal.
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.
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.