Arkansas · THREADEX · 1882–2026

Fort Smith, AR

35.334°N, 94.365°W · station FSMthr · 145 years of record
73°F
forecast low · Jul 15

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Fort Smith.
74°TUE7/1473°WED7/1573°THU7/1675°FRI7/1776°SAT7/1877°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 15

Today ranks

#81 / 144
coldest Jul 15 in 144 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 15 ever

53°F
set in 1990

Mildest Jul 15 ever

82°F
set in 1954

Coldest Jul 15 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 15 at Fort Smith. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
5368821882: 70°F1883: 66°F1884: 71°F1885: 74°F1886: 73°F1887: 70°F1888: 72°F1889: 74°F1890: 74°F1891: 62°F1892: 74°F1893: 71°F1894: 69°F1895: 70°F1896: 75°F1897: 72°F1898: 65°F1899: 72°F1900: 71°F1901: 70°F1902: 70°F1903: 68°F1904: 75°F1905: 70°F1906: 69°F1907: 76°F1908: 68°F1909: 68°F1910: 74°F1911: 71°F1912: 75°F1913: 73°F1914: 80°F1915: 75°F1916: 75°F1917: 68°F1918: 70°F1919: 76°F1920: 71°F1921: 72°F1922: 72°F1923: 73°F1924: 78°F1925: 72°F1926: 59°F1927: 70°F1928: 66°F1929: 75°F1930: 68°F1931: 76°F1932: 75°F1933: 73°F1934: 72°F1935: 70°F1936: 78°F1937: 77°F1938: 72°F1939: 78°F1940: 69°F1941: 75°F1942: 74°F1943: 76°F1944: 71°F1945: 73°F1946: 75°F1947: 71°F1948: 73°F1949: 73°F1950: 68°F1951: 73°F1952: 72°F1953: 65°F1954: 82°F1955: 72°F1956: 78°F1957: 75°F1958: 76°F1959: 71°F1960: 70°F1961: 66°F1962: 72°F1963: 67°F1964: 54°F1965: 72°F1966: 77°F1967: 55°F1968: 72°F1969: 75°F1970: 72°F1971: 70°F1972: 71°F1973: 72°F1974: 67°F1975: 64°F1976: 68°F1977: 74°F1978: 70°F1979: 73°F1980: 70°F1981: 75°F1982: 72°F1983: 71°F1984: 74°F1985: 71°F1986: 69°F1987: 59°F1988: 77°F1989: 69°F1990: 53°F1991: 68°F1992: 73°F1993: 77°F1994: 70°F1995: 73°F1996: 70°F1997: 77°F1998: 75°F1999: 71°F2000: 73°F2001: 68°F2002: 68°F2003: 74°F2004: 73°F2005: 73°F2006: 78°F2007: 70°F2008: 64°F2009: 76°F2010: 78°F2011: 79°F2012: 72°F2013: 71°F2014: 66°F2015: 79°F2016: 68°F2017: 77°F2018: 78°F2019: 71°F2020: 76°F2021: 73°F2022: 77°F2023: 72°F2024: 75°F2025: 76°F73° forecast188219902025

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1573°F
Coldest this date since2023
This-date record53°F
This-date rank#81 of 144
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-15°F (1899)
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

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

53 days
record run, ended Feb 10 1977

So far in 2026

32 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Fort Smith's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 73°F · forecast is +0° 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 low 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 low

2026 So Far

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

Each cell is one day's low 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 low heat map 1882–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Fort Smith — counted through Jul 15 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
32 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — the 113th most in 145 years. Normal for this point: 40. Record: 63 in 1960.

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