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Thunderstorms Across the Southeast U.S.; Elevated to Locally Critical Fire Weather in Colorado

A few strong to marginally severe thunderstorms are possible across the Southeast U.S. Friday. A Marginal Risk (Level 1 of 5) outlook has been issued. Strong winds and hail will be the main threats. Elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions will persist across south-central Colorado today due to dry conditions and gusty winds. Read More >

 

July Rainfall for Fort Smith, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 142 year period of July 1882 through July 2023

 

Wettest July was 14.99 recorded in 1895

Driest July was 0.07 recorded in 2001

Difference between the wettest and driest July was 14.92

 

Driest July      Wettest July
           
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 2001 0.07 71 1983 2.61
2 1999 0.08 72 1977 2.61
3 1947 0.11 73 1998 2.63
4 1934 0.15 74 1886 2.63
5 1993 0.18 75 1991 2.65
6 1986 0.20 76 1914 2.65
7 2011 0.22 77 2014 2.68
8 1919 0.24 78 1893 2.68
9 1943 0.34 79 1910 2.71
10 1916 0.34 80 1890 2.71
11 1964 0.41 81 1909 2.74
12 2003 0.49 82 1971 2.77
13 1978 0.49 83 1933 2.95
14 1918 0.50 84 1987 2.96
15 1946 0.53 85 1929 2.99
16 1939 0.57 86 1967 3.02
17 1974 0.64 87 1904 3.09
18 1949 0.69 88 1931 3.10
19 1902 0.70 89 1921 3.15
20 1896 0.72 90 1901 3.23
21 1954 0.74 91 1937 3.24
22 1912 0.78 92 1897 3.26
23 1957 0.80 93 2019 3.33
24 1935 0.85 94 1984 3.33
25 1970 0.97 95 1923 3.41
26 1997 1.06 96 1951 3.54
27 1915 1.08 97 2020 3.55
28 1936 1.12 98 1926 3.64
29 1930 1.19 99 2016 3.65
30 1900 1.23 100 1913 3.69
31 2008 1.29 101 1941 3.72
32 1976 1.29 102 2012 3.91
33 1966 1.32 103 2013 3.95
34 1938 1.34 104 1995 4.20
35 1924 1.38 105 1883 4.24
36 1955 1.39 106 1888 4.31
37 1952 1.39 107 1907 4.32
38 1980 1.43 108 1992 4.51
39 2000 1.46 109 2017 4.53
40 1973 1.53 110 1962 4.58
41 2006 1.55 111 1889 4.64
42 1894 1.59 112 2009 4.66
43 1968 1.61 113 1982 4.81
44 1948 1.62 114 1972 4.85
45 1932 1.67 115 1899 5.14
46 1882 1.77 116 2007 5.26
47 1942 1.79 117 1911 5.38
48 1920 1.92 118 1925 5.39
49 1969 1.93 119 1906 5.63
50 1956 1.93 120 1958 5.69
51 1965 1.96 121 1979 5.75
52 1917 2.00 122 2023 5.90
53 1903 2.00 123 1945 5.90
54 1985 2.03 124 1908 5.95
55 2022 2.06 125 1884 5.98
56 1892 2.06 126 1963 6.21
57 1922 2.15 127 1953 6.98
58 2002 2.18 128 1989 7.09
59 2005 2.20 129 1959 7.18
60 1944 2.28 130 1927 7.25
61 1889 2.29 131 2004 7.26
62 2018 2.31 132 1981 7.65
63 1898 2.31 133 1996 7.67
64 1988 2.32 134 2021 7.94
65 1990 2.37 135 1905 8.45
66 2010 2.47 136 1961 8.62
67 1975 2.47 137 2015 8.79
68 1928 2.48 138 1950 9.50
69 1885 2.48 139 1891 9.88
70 1940 2.54 140 1994 10.38
      141 1960 10.41
      142 1895 14.99
           
 
           
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 1895 14.99 71 1983 2.61
2 1960 10.41 72 1977 2.61
3 1994 10.38 73 1940 2.54
4 1891 9.88 74 1928 2.48
5 1950 9.50 75 1885 2.48
6 2015 8.79 76 2010 2.47
7 1961 8.62 77 1975 2.47
8 1905 8.45 78 1990 2.37
9 2021 7.94 79 1988 2.32
10 1996 7.67 80 2018 2.31
11 1981 7.65 81 1898 2.31
12 2004 7.26 82 1887 2.29
13 1927 7.25 83 1944 2.28
14 1959 7.18 84 2005 2.20
15 1989 7.09 85 2002 2.18
16 1953 6.98 86 1922 2.15
17 1963 6.21 87 2022 2.06
18 1884 5.98 88 1892 2.06
19 1908 5.95 89 1985 2.03
20 2023 5.90 90 1917 2.00
21 1945 5.90 91 1903 2.00
22 1979 5.75 92 1965 1.96
23 1958 5.69 93 1969 1.93
24 1906 5.63 94 1956 1.93
25 1925 5.39 95 1920 1.92
26 1911 5.38 96 1942 1.79
27 2007 5.26 97 1882 1.77
28 1899 5.14 98 1932 1.67
29 1972 4.85 99 1948 1.62
30 1982 4.81 100 1968 1.61
31 2009 4.66 101 1894 1.59
32 1889 4.64 102 2006 1.55
33 1962 4.58 103 1973 1.53
34 2017 4.53 104 2000 1.46
35 1992 4.51 105 1980 1.43
36 1907 4.32 106 1955 1.39
37 1888 4.31 107 1952 1.39
38 1883 4.24 108 1924 1.38
39 1995 4.20 109 1938 1.34
40 2013 3.95 110 1966 1.32
41 2012 3.91 111 2008 1.29
42 1941 3.72 112 1976 1.29
43 1913 3.69 113 1900 1.23
44 2016 3.65 114 1930 1.19
45 1926 3.64 115 1936 1.12
46 2020 3.55 116 1915 1.08
47 1951 3.54 117 1997 1.06
48 1923 3.41 118 1970 0.97
49 2019 3.33 119 1935 0.85
50 1984 3.33 120 1957 0.80
51 1897 3.26 121 1912 0.78
52 1937 3.24 122 1954 0.74
53 1901 3.23 123 1896 0.72
54 1921 3.15 124 1902 0.70
55 1931 3.10 125 1949 0.69
56 1904 3.09 126 1974 0.64
57 1967 3.02 127 1939 0.57
58 1929 2.99 128 1946 0.53
59 1987 2.96 129 1918 0.50
60 1933 2.95 130 2003 0.49
61 1971 2.77 131 1978 0.49
62 1909 2.74 132 1964 0.41
63 1910 2.71 133 1943 0.34
64 1890 2.71 134 1916 0.34
65 2014 2.68 135 1919 0.24
66 1893 2.68 136 2011 0.22
67 1991 2.65 137 1986 0.20
68 1914 2.65 138 1993 0.18
69 1998 2.63 139 1934 0.15
70 1886 2.63 140 1947 0.11
      141 1999 0.08
      142 2001 0.07
           

 

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Updated: August 29, 2023