Fort Smith Ranked Annual Rainfall

Annual Rainfall for Fort Smith, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 141 year period of January 1882 through December 2023

Wettest Year was 73.93 recorded in 2015

Driest Year was 19.80 recorded in 1917

Difference between the wettest and driest Years was 54.13

Driest Year

Wettest Year


RANK	YEAR	RAIN	RANK	YEAR	RAIN

1	1917	19.80	71	1894	41.22
2	1936	24.94	72	1931	41.51
3	1910	25.39	73	1897	41.91
4	1896	25.70	74	1943	42.13
5	1980	26.46	75	2014	42.14
6	1963	27.09	76	1970	42.21
7	1912	27.46	77	1971	42.26
8	1920	28.97	78	1906	42.50
9	1901	29.65	79	1905	42.50
10	1916	29.68	80	1987	42.74
11	1914	30.13	81	1889	43.20
12	2003	30.28	82	1941	43.25
13	1954	30.57	83	1926	43.54
14	1956	30.68	84	2002	43.68
15	2005	30.72	85	1923	43.81
16	1965	30.88	86	1998	43.94
17	1930	30.94	87	1999	44.15
18	1919	31.08	88	1975	44.50
19	2016	31.20	89	1974	44.66
20	1909	31.37	90	1893	44.70
21	1904	31.39	91	1929	44.71
22	1948	31.46	92	2023	45.29
23	1955	31.47	93	2007	45.94
24	1978	31.51	94	1938	46.23
25	1966	31.60	95	1991	46.24
26	1885	31.61	96	1959	46.36
27	1952	32.14	97	1949	46.39
28	1977	32.29	98	2011	46.56
29	1939	32.54	99	1883	46.65
30	1924	33.17	100	1961	46.70
31	1922	33.21	101	2013	47.05
32	1976	33.55	102	1942	47.29
33	1972	33.55	103	1989	47.41
34	2012	33.94	104	1915	47.47
35	1934	34.04	105	1993	47.56
36	1988	35.03	106	2017	47.96
37	1983	35.06	107	1982	47.99
38	1902	35.12	108	1935	48.25
39	1947	35.16	109	1992	48.67
40	2010	35.27	110	1958	48.74
41	1886	35.33	111	1944	48.85
42	1903	35.46	112	1892	49.35
43	1918	35.56	113	1979	49.78
44	1932	35.58	114	1895	49.87
45	1907	35.58	115	1985	50.01
46	1911	35.67	116	2004	50.07
47	1962	35.72	117	2006	50.26
48	1925	36.05	118	2021	50.60
49	1913	36.86	119	1884	50.62
50	1967	37.51	120	1888	50.97
51	1940	37.62	121	1898	51.12
52	1986	37.64	122	1968	51.74
53	1921	37.73	123	1908	52.68
54	1937	37.82	124	1984	53.06
55	1969	38.26	125	2018	54.17
56	1887	38.72	126	2022	56.01
57	2000	38.78	127	2009	56.46
58	1900	39.05	128	1996	57.01
59	1950	39.27	129	1927	57.07
60	1964	39.66	130	1973	57.33
61	1933	39.68	131	1951	57.85
62	1995	39.77	132	1946	57.88
63	1899	40.27	133	1994	60.21
64	1928	40.48	134	1957	60.78
65	1960	40.51	135	2008	61.02
66	1981	40.53	136	1990	61.22
67	2001	40.63	137	2020	61.62
68	1891	40.67	138	1890	64.63
69	1997	40.88	139	2019	67.50
70	1953	40.91	140	1945	71.81
			141	2015	73.93


RANK	YEAR	RAIN	RANK	YEAR	RAIN

1	2015	73.93	71	1894	41.22
2	1945	71.81	72	1953	40.91
3	2019	67.50	73	1997	40.88
4	1890	64.63	74	1891	40.67
5	2020	61.62	75	2001	40.63
6	1990	61.22	76	1981	40.53
7	2008	61.02	77	1960	40.51
8	1957	60.78	78	1928	40.48
9	1994	60.21	79	1899	40.27
10	1946	57.88	80	1995	39.77
11	1951	57.85	81	1933	39.68
12	1973	57.33	82	1964	39.66
13	1927	57.07	83	1950	39.27
14	1996	57.01	84	1900	39.05
15	2009	56.46	85	2000	38.78
16	2022	56.01	86	1887	38.72
17	2018	54.17	87	1969	38.26
18	1984	53.06	88	1937	37.82
19	1908	52.68	89	1921	37.73
20	1968	51.74	90	1986	37.64
21	1898	51.12	91	1940	37.62
22	1888	50.97	92	1967	37.51
23	1884	50.62	93	1913	36.86
24	2021	50.60	94	1925	36.05
25	2006	50.26	95	1962	35.72
26	2004	50.07	96	1911	35.67
27	1985	50.01	97	1932	35.58
28	1895	49.87	98	1907	35.58
29	1979	49.78	99	1918	35.56
30	1892	49.35	100	1903	35.46
31	1944	48.85	101	1886	35.33
32	1958	48.74	102	2010	35.27
33	1992	48.67	103	1947	35.16
34	1935	48.25	104	1902	35.12
35	1982	47.99	105	1983	35.06
36	2017	47.96	106	1988	35.03
37	1993	47.56	107	1934	34.04
38	1915	47.47	108	2012	33.94
39	1989	47.41	109	1976	33.55
40	1942	47.29	110	1972	33.55
41	2013	47.05	111	1922	33.21
42	1961	46.70	112	1924	33.17
43	1883	46.65	113	1939	32.54
44	2011	46.56	114	1977	32.29
45	1949	46.39	115	1952	32.14
46	1959	46.36	116	1885	31.61
47	1991	46.24	117	1966	31.60
48	1938	46.23	118	1978	31.51
49	2007	45.94	119	1955	31.47
50	2023	45.29	120	1948	31.46
51	1929	44.71	121	1904	31.39
52	1893	44.70	122	1909	31.37
53	1974	44.66	123	2016	31.20
54	1975	44.50	124	1919	31.08
55	1999	44.15	125	1930	30.94
56	1998	43.94	126	1965	30.88
57	1923	43.81	127	2005	30.72
58	2002	43.68	128	1956	30.68
59	1926	43.54	129	1954	30.57
60	1941	43.25	130	2003	30.28
61	1889	43.20	131	1914	30.13
62	1987	42.74	132	1916	29.68
63	1906	42.50	133	1901	29.65
64	1905	42.50	134	1920	28.97
65	1971	42.26	135	1912	27.46
66	1970	42.21	136	1963	27.09
67	2014	42.14	137	1980	26.46
68	1943	42.13	138	1896	25.70
69	1897	41.91	139	1910	25.39
70	1931	41.51	140	1936	24.94
			141	1917	19.80

Updated: February 13, 2024