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March Rainfall for Fort Smith, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 141 year period of March 1883 through March 2023

 

Wettest March was 13.03 recorded in 1945

Driest March was 0.50 recorded in 2007

Difference between the wettest and driest March was 12.53

 

Driest March      Wettest March
           
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 2007 0.50 71 1980 2.98
2 1916 0.68 72 2000 2.99
3 1936 0.75 73 1886 3.02
4 1930 0.75 74 1981 3.04
5 2011 0.80 75 2018 3.07
6 1971 0.80 76 1888 3.09
7 1941 0.80 77 1946 3.11
8 1925 0.85 78 1970 3.22
9 1910 0.87 79 1949 3.32
10 1966 1.17 80 1906 3.33
11 1917 1.18 81 1938 3.38
12 1940 1.20 82 2013 3.42
13 1883 1.20 83 1901 3.44
14 1967 1.21 84 2009 3.54
15 2001 1.24 85 1996 3.58
16 1939 1.24 86 2021 3.61
17 1919 1.25 87 2017 3.75
18 1972 1.28 88 1904 3.75
19 1928 1.34 89 1943 3.80
20 1951 1.40 90 1921 3.81
21 1960 1.43 91 2014 3.85
22 1899 1.48 92 1991 3.86
23 1942 1.53 93 1987 3.90
24 1887 1.53 94 1920 3.90
25 1900 1.61 95 1915 3.92
26 1963 1.62 96 1903 3.96
27 1885 1.68 97 1974 4.09
28 1918 1.69 98 1984 4.13
29 1956 1.74 99 1997 4.18
30 1950 1.74 100 1978 4.20
31 1986 1.80 101 1976 4.20
32 1954 1.85 102 1912 4.21
33 1993 1.90 103 1922 4.28
34 1924 1.96 104 1891 4.32
35 1911 1.97 105 2015 4.50
36 2003 1.98 106 1889 4.53
37 1982 1.99 107 1990 4.61
38 1947 1.99 108 2004 4.75
39 1909 2.03 109 1999 4.78
40 1907 2.03 110 1959 4.87
41 1983 2.08 111 1998 4.99
42 1923 2.12 112 1988 5.03
43 1995 2.20 113 1958 5.16
44 1992 2.26 114 1952 5.16
45 1965 2.26 115 1955 5.18
46 1893 2.28 116 1944 5.18
47 1884 2.28 117 1902 5.19
48 2005 2.30 118 1961 5.26
49 1937 2.37 119 2016 5.31
50 1957 2.40 120 2006 5.31
51 1913 2.43 121 1929 5.45
52 1914 2.45 122 1897 5.72
53 1933 2.56 123 1979 5.74
54 1905 2.56 124 2020 5.97
55 1969 2.60 125 1989 5.99
56 2010 2.62 126 1890 5.99
57 1962 2.67 127 1964 6.08
58 1892 2.71 128 1977 6.29
59 1931 2.78 129 1975 6.70
60 1895 2.78 130 1894 6.82
61 1926 2.80 131 1985 7.45
62 1934 2.83 132 2023 7.74
63 2019 2.86 133 1935 7.86
64 1932 2.88 134 1968 8.00
65 2022 2.91 135 2012 8.06
66 1908 2.91 136 1973 8.24
67 1994 2.93 137 1953 8.52
68 1927 2.93 138 2002 8.87
69 1948 2.95 139 2008 10.53
70 1896 2.95 140 1898 10.53
      141 1945 13.03
           
           
 
           
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 1945 13.03 71 1980 2.98
2 2008 10.53 72 1948 2.95
3 1898 10.53 73 1896 2.95
4 2002 8.87 74 1994 2.93
5 1953 8.52 75 1927 2.93
6 1973 8.24 76 2022 2.91
7 2012 8.06 77 1908 2.91
8 1968 8.00 78 1932 2.88
9 1935 7.86 79 2019 2.86
10 2023 7.74 80 1934 2.83
11 1985 7.45 81 1926 2.80
12 1894 6.82 82 1931 2.78
13 1975 6.70 83 1895 2.78
14 1977 6.29 84 1892 2.71
15 1964 6.08 85 1962 2.67
16 1989 5.99 86 2010 2.62
17 1890 5.99 87 1969 2.60
18 2020 5.97 88 1933 2.56
19 1979 5.74 89 1905 2.56
20 1897 5.72 90 1914 2.45
21 1929 5.45 91 1913 2.43
22 2016 5.31 92 1957 2.40
23 2006 5.31 93 1937 2.37
24 1961 5.26 94 2005 2.30
25 1902 5.19 95 1893 2.28
26 1955 5.18 96 1884 2.28
27 1944 5.18 97 1992 2.26
28 1958 5.16 98 1965 2.26
29 1952 5.16 99 1995 2.20
30 1988 5.03 100 1923 2.12
31 1998 4.99 101 1983 2.08
32 1959 4.87 102 1909 2.03
33 1999 4.78 103 1907 2.03
34 2004 4.75 104 1982 1.99
35 1990 4.61 105 1947 1.99
36 1889 4.53 106 2003 1.98
37 2015 4.50 107 1911 1.97
38 1891 4.32 108 1924 1.96
39 1922 4.28 109 1993 1.90
40 1912 4.21 110 1954 1.85
41 1978 4.20 111 1986 1.80
42 1976 4.20 112 1956 1.74
43 1997 4.18 113 1950 1.74
44 1984 4.13 114 1918 1.69
45 1974 4.09 115 1885 1.68
46 1903 3.96 116 1963 1.62
47 1915 3.92 117 1900 1.61
48 1987 3.90 118 1942 1.53
49 1920 3.90 119 1883 1.53
50 1991 3.86 120 1899 1.48
51 2014 3.85 121 1960 1.43
52 1921 3.81 122 1951 1.40
53 1943 3.80 123 1928 1.34
54 2017 3.75 124 1972 1.28
55 1904 3.75 125 1919 1.25
56 2021 3.61 126 2001 1.24
57 1996 3.58 127 1939 1.24
58 2009 3.54 128 1967 1.21
59 1901 3.44 129 1940 1.20
60 2013 3.42 130 1883 1.20
61 1938 3.38 131 1917 1.18
62 1906 3.33 132 1966 1.17
63 1949 3.32 133 1910 0.87
64 1970 3.22 134 1925 0.85
65 1946 3.11 135 2011 0.80
66 1888 3.09 136 1971 0.80
67 2018 3.07 137 1941 0.80
68 1981 3.04 138 1936 0.75
69 1886 3.02 139 1930 0.75
70 2000 2.99 140 1916 0.68
      141 2007 0.50
           
           

 

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Updated: April 24, 2023