National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce

 

February Rainfall for Fort Smith, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 143-year period of February 1883 through February 2025

 

Wettest February was 10.72 recorded in 1884

Driest February was 0.14 recorded in 1947

Difference between the wettest and driest February was 10.58

 

Driest February      Wettest February
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 1947 0.14 76 1886 2.38
2 1895 0.20 77 2015 2.39
3 1897 0.45 78 1922 2.44
4 1954 0.55 79 1971 2.45
5 1967 0.57 80 2017 2.48
6 2006 0.63 81 1908 2.48
7 1976 0.70 82 1892 2.51
8 1935 0.70 83 2007 2.52
9 1934 0.70 84 2020 2.59
10 1917 0.73 85 1984 2.60
11 1980 0.74 86 1913 2.64
12 1920 0.74 87 1978 2.66
13 1891 0.75 88 1932 2.66
14 1995 0.78 89 1929 2.66
15 1901 0.78 90 1960 2.67
16 1916 0.81 91 1981 2.68
17 1898 0.81 92 1909 2.84
18 1991 0.82 93 1969 2.87
19 1904 0.85 94 1962 3.00
20 1936 0.87 95 1950 3.01
21 1937 0.89 96 1998 3.02
22 1918 0.95 97 1921 3.03
23 2014 0.98 98 1965 3.08
24 1972 1.01 99 1993 3.10
25 1963 1.06 100 1893 3.11
26 1943 1.07 101 2025 3.18
27 1902 1.08 102 2011 3.18
28 1973 1.10 103 1964 3.21
29 1968 1.11 104 2003 3.35
30 1907 1.11 105 1915 3.37
31 2000 1.12 106 1987 3.45
32 1999 1.17 107 1986 3.55
33 2002 1.22 108 2008 3.59
34 1983 1.23 109 1941 3.65
35 2021 1.32 110 1975 3.71
36 1926 1.32 111 1955 3.75
37 1982 1.33 112 1994 3.95
38 1996 1.35 113 2023 4.03
39 1959 1.36 114 1900 4.03
40 1952 1.37 115 1887 4.39
41 1958 1.38 116 2013 4.46
42 1899 1.38 117 1979 4.55
43 2024 1.42 118 1911 4.57
44 1977 1.46 119 2022 4.62
45 1992 1.48 120 1948 4.68
46 1924 1.55 121 1966 4.79
47 1912 1.60 122 1946 5.01
48 2005 1.63 123 2019 5.05
49 1925 1.66 124 1957 5.26
50 1885 1.69 125 1903 5.33
51 2010 1.70 126 1989 5.53
52 2004 1.75 127 1894 5.56
53 2016 1.76 128 1956 5.58
54 1928 1.77 129 1883 5.62
55 1923 1.77 130 1985 5.71
56 1888 1.77 131 1944 5.80
57 1974 1.80 132 1939 5.88
58 1910 1.82 133 1990 5.95
59 2009 1.83 134 1931 5.97
60 1905 1.87 135 1949 5.99
61 1896 1.88 136 1890 6.27
62 1933 1.89 137 1997 6.50
63 1930 1.91 138 2018 7.03
64 1940 1.93 139 2001 7.11
65 1889 1.95 140 1951 7.94
66 1970 1.98 141 1945 8.54
67 1906 2.02 142 1938 9.21
68 1988 2.09 143 1884 10.72
69 1953 2.14      
70 1927 2.15      
71 1961 2.17      
72 2012 2.18      
73 1919 2.21      
74 1914 2.21      
75 1942 2.27      
           
 
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 1884 10.72 76 1988 2.09
2 1938 9.21 77 1906 2.02
3 1945 8.54 78 1970 1.98
4 1951 7.94 79 1889 1.95
5 2001 7.11 80 1940 1.93
6 2018 7.03 81 1930 1.91
7 1997 6.50 82 1933 1.89
8 1890 6.27 83 1896 1.88
9 1949 5.99 84 1905 1.87
10 1931 5.97 85 2009 1.83
11 1990 5.95 86 1910 1.82
12 1939 5.88 87 1974 1.80
13 1944 5.80 88 1928 1.77
14 1985 5.71 89 1923 1.77
15 1883 5.62 90 1888 1.77
16 1956 5.58 91 2016 1.76
17 1894 5.56 92 2004 1.75
18 1989 5.53 93 2010 1.70
19 1903 5.33 94 1885 1.69
20 1957 5.26 95 1925 1.66
21 2019 5.05 96 2005 1.63
22 1946 5.01 97 1912 1.60
23 1966 4.79 98 1924 1.55
24 1948 4.68 99 1992 1.48
25 2022 4.62 100 1977 1.46
26 1911 4.57 101 2024 1.42
27 1979 4.55 102 1958 1.38
28 2013 4.46 103 1899 1.38
29 1887 4.39 104 1952 1.37
30 2023 4.03 105 1959 1.36
31 1900 4.03 106 1996 1.35
32 1994 3.95 107 1982 1.33
33 1955 3.75 108 2021 1.32
34 1975 3.71 109 1926 1.32
35 1941 3.65 110 1983 1.23
36 2008 3.59 111 2002 1.22
37 1986 3.55 112 1999 1.17
38 1987 3.45 113 2000 1.12
39 1915 3.37 114 1968 1.11
40 2003 3.35 115 1907 1.11
41 1964 3.21 116 1973 1.10
42 2025 3.18 117 1902 1.08
43 2011 3.18 118 1943 1.07
44 1893 3.11 119 1963 1.06
45 1993 3.10 120 1972 1.01
46 1965 3.08 121 2014 0.98
47 1921 3.03 122 1918 0.95
48 1998 3.02 123 1937 0.89
49 1950 3.01 124 1936 0.87
50 1962 3.00 125 1904 0.85
51 1969 2.87 126 1991 0.82
52 1909 2.84 127 1916 0.81
53 1981 2.68 128 1898 0.81
54 1960 2.67 129 1995 0.78
55 1978 2.66 130 1901 0.78
56 1932 2.66 131 1891 0.75
57 1929 2.66 132 1980 0.74
58 1913 2.64 133 1920 0.74
59 1984 2.60 134 1917 0.73
60 2020 2.59 135 1976 0.70
61 2007 2.52 136 1935 0.70
62 1892 2.51 137 1934 0.70
63 2017 2.48 138 2006 0.63
64 1908 2.48 139 1967 0.57
65 1971 2.45 140 1954 0.55
66 1922 2.44 141 1897 0.45
67 2015 2.39 142 1895 0.20
68 1886 2.38 143 1947 0.14
69 1942 2.27      
70 1919 2.21      
71 1914 2.21      
72 2012 2.18      
73 1961 2.17      
74 1927 2.15      
75 1953 2.14      
           

 

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Updated: May 20, 2025