National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce

 

Annual Rainfall for Fort Smith, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 142-year period of January 1883 through December 2024

 

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 76 1970 42.21
2 1936 24.94 77 1971 42.26
3 1910 25.39 78 1906 42.50
4 1896 25.70 79 1905 42.50
5 1980 26.46 80 1987 42.74
6 1963 27.09 81 1889 43.20
7 1912 27.46 82 1941 43.25
8 1920 28.97 83 1926 43.54
9 1901 29.65 84 2002 43.68
10 1916 29.68 85 1923 43.81
11 1914 30.13 86 1998 43.94
12 2003 30.28 87 1999 44.15
13 1954 30.57 88 1975 44.50
14 1956 30.68 89 1974 44.66
15 2005 30.72 90 1893 44.70
16 1965 30.88 91 1929 44.71
17 1930 30.94 92 2023 45.29
18 1919 31.08 93 2007 45.94
19 2016 31.20 94 1938 46.23
20 1909 31.37 95 1991 46.24
21 1904 31.39 96 1959 46.36
22 1948 31.46 97 1949 46.39
23 1955 31.47 98 2011 46.56
24 1978 31.51 99 1883 46.65
25 1966 31.60 100 1961 46.70
26 1885 31.61 101 2013 47.05
27 1952 32.14 102 1942 47.29
28 1977 32.29 103 1989 47.41
29 1939 32.54 104 1915 47.47
30 1924 33.17 105 1993 47.56
31 1922 33.21 106 2017 47.96
32 1976 33.55 107 1982 47.99
33 1972 33.55 108 1935 48.25
34 2012 33.94 109 1992 48.67
35 1934 34.04 110 1958 48.74
36 1988 35.03 111 1944 48.85
37 1983 35.06 112 1892 49.35
38 1902 35.12 113 1979 49.78
39 1947 35.16 114 1895 49.87
40 2010 35.27 115 1985 50.01
41 1886 35.33 116 2004 50.07
42 1903 35.46 117 2006 50.26
43 1918 35.56 118 2021 50.60
44 1932 35.58 119 1884 50.62
45 1907 35.58 120 1888 50.97
46 1911 35.67 121 1898 51.12
47 1962 35.72 122 1968 51.74
48 1925 36.05 123 1908 52.68
49 1913 36.86 124 1984 53.06
50 1967 37.51 125 2018 54.17
51 1940 37.62 126 2024 55.94
52 1986 37.64 127 2022 56.01
53 1921 37.73 128 2009 56.46
54 1937 37.82 129 1996 57.01
55 1969 38.26 130 1927 57.07
56 1887 38.72 131 1973 57.33
57 2000 38.78 132 1951 57.85
58 1900 39.05 133 1946 57.88
59 1950 39.27 134 1994 60.21
60 1964 39.66 135 1957 60.78
61 1933 39.68 136 2008 61.02
62 1995 39.77 137 1990 61.22
63 1899 40.27 138 2020 61.62
64 1928 40.48 139 1890 64.63
65 1960 40.51 140 2019 67.50
66 1981 40.53 141 1945 71.81
67 2001 40.63 142 2015 73.93
68 1891 40.67      
69 1997 40.88      
70 1953 40.91      
71 1894 41.22      
72 1931 41.51      
73 1897 41.91      
74 1943 42.13      
75 2014 42.14      
           
 
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 2015 73.93 76 2001 40.63
2 1945 71.81 77 1981 40.53
3 2019 67.50 78 1960 40.51
4 1890 64.63 79 1928 40.48
5 2020 61.62 80 1899 40.27
6 1990 61.22 81 1995 39.77
7 2008 61.02 82 1933 39.68
8 1957 60.78 83 1964 39.66
9 1994 60.21 84 1950 39.27
10 1946 57.88 85 1900 39.05
11 1951 57.85 86 2000 38.78
12 1973 57.33 87 1887 38.72
13 1927 57.07 88 1969 38.26
14 1996 57.01 89 1937 37.82
15 2009 56.46 90 1921 37.73
16 2022 56.01 91 1986 37.64
17 2024 55.94 92 1940 37.62
18 2018 54.17 93 1967 37.51
19 1984 53.06 94 1913 36.86
20 1908 52.68 95 1925 36.05
21 1968 51.74 96 1962 35.72
22 1898 51.12 97 1911 35.67
23 1888 50.97 98 1932 35.58
24 1884 50.62 99 1907 35.58
25 2021 50.60 100 1918 35.56
26 2006 50.26 101 1903 35.46
27 2004 50.07 102 1886 35.33
28 1985 50.01 103 2010 35.27
29 1895 49.87 104 1947 35.16
30 1979 49.78 105 1902 35.12
31 1892 49.35 106 1983 35.06
32 1944 48.85 107 1988 35.03
33 1958 48.74 108 1934 34.04
34 1992 48.67 109 2012 33.94
35 1935 48.25 110 1976 33.55
36 1982 47.99 111 1972 33.55
37 2017 47.96 112 1922 33.21
38 1993 47.56 113 1924 33.17
39 1915 47.47 114 1939 32.54
40 1989 47.41 115 1977 32.29
41 1942 47.29 116 1952 32.14
42 2013 47.05 117 1885 31.61
43 1961 46.70 118 1966 31.60
44 1883 46.65 119 1978 31.51
45 2011 46.56 120 1955 31.47
46 1949 46.39 121 1948 31.46
47 1959 46.36 122 1904 31.39
48 1991 46.24 123 1909 31.37
49 1938 46.23 124 2016 31.20
50 2007 45.94 125 1919 31.08
51 2023 45.29 126 1930 30.94
52 1929 44.71 127 1965 30.88
53 1893 44.70 128 2005 30.72
54 1974 44.66 129 1956 30.68
55 1975 44.50 130 1954 30.57
56 1999 44.15 131 2003 30.28
57 1998 43.94 132 1914 30.13
58 1923 43.81 133 1916 29.68
59 2002 43.68 134 1901 29.65
60 1926 43.54 135 1920 28.97
61 1941 43.25 136 1912 27.46
62 1889 43.20 137 1963 27.09
63 1987 42.74 138 1980 26.46
64 1906 42.50 139 1896 25.70
65 1905 42.50 140 1910 25.39
66 1971 42.26 141 1936 24.94
67 1970 42.21 142 1917 19.80
68 2014 42.14      
69 1943 42.13      
70 1897 41.91      
71 1931 41.51      
72 1894 41.22      
73 1953 40.91      
74 1997 40.88      
75 1891 40.67      
           

 

Updated: November 10, 2025