CXUS54 KTSA 011041 CLMFSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 541 AM CDT WED APR 01 2026 ................................... ...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1882 TO 2026 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 95 03/22/2026 LOW 7 03/11/1948 HIGHEST 95R 03/22 94 1 87 LOWEST 24 03/17 7 17 31 AVG. MAXIMUM 77.4 65.6 11.8 73.5 AVG. MINIMUM 49.4 41.5 7.9 45.2 MEAN 63.4 53.5 9.9 59.4 DAYS MAX >= 90 4 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 2 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 13.03 1945 MINIMUM 0.33 2023 TOTALS 2.57 3.90 -1.33 1.70 DAILY AVG. 0.08 0.13 -0.05 0.05 DAYS >= .01 6 10.1 -4.1 5 DAYS >= .10 4 6.0 -2.0 3 DAYS >= .50 1 2.8 -1.8 1 DAYS >= 1.00 1 1.0 0.0 1 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.26 03/07 TO 03/07 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 7.5 2010 TOTALS 0.0 0.3 -0.3 0.0 SINCE 7/1 10.0 2.9 7.1 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0 DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 0 MM 24 HR TOTAL MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 129 369 -240 201 SINCE 7/1 2118 2927 -809 MM COOLING TOTAL 85 14 71 34 SINCE 1/1 85 15 70 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.5 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 39/240 DATE 03/11 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 52/330 DATE 03/15 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.23 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 19 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 7 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 1 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 58 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 5 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 3 RAIN 3 LIGHT RAIN 8 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 8 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1 HAZE 8 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$