National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce

 

March Rainfall for Fort Smith, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

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

 

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 76 2018 3.07
2 1916 0.68 77 1888 3.09
3 1936 0.75 78 1946 3.11
4 1930 0.75 79 1970 3.22
5 2011 0.80 80 1949 3.32
6 1971 0.80 81 1906 3.33
7 1941 0.80 82 1938 3.38
8 1925 0.85 83 2013 3.42
9 1910 0.87 84 1901 3.44
10 1966 1.17 85 2009 3.54
11 1917 1.18 86 1996 3.58
12 1940 1.20 87 2021 3.61
13 1883 1.20 88 2017 3.75
14 1967 1.21 89 1904 3.75
15 2001 1.24 90 1943 3.80
16 1939 1.24 91 1921 3.81
17 1919 1.25 92 2014 3.85
18 1972 1.28 93 1991 3.86
19 1928 1.34 94 1987 3.90
20 1951 1.40 95 1920 3.90
21 1960 1.43 96 1915 3.92
22 1899 1.48 97 1903 3.96
23 1942 1.53 98 1974 4.09
24 1887 1.53 99 1984 4.13
25 1900 1.61 100 1997 4.18
26 1963 1.62 101 1978 4.20
27 1885 1.68 102 1976 4.20
28 1918 1.69 103 1912 4.21
29 2025 1.70 104 1922 4.28
30 1956 1.74 105 1891 4.32
31 1950 1.74 106 2015 4.50
32 1986 1.80 107 1889 4.53
33 1954 1.85 108 1990 4.61
34 1993 1.90 109 2004 4.75
35 1924 1.96 110 1999 4.78
36 1911 1.97 111 1959 4.87
37 2003 1.98 112 1998 4.99
38 1982 1.99 113 1988 5.03
39 1947 1.99 114 1958 5.16
40 1909 2.03 115 1952 5.16
41 1907 2.03 116 1955 5.18
42 1983 2.08 117 1944 5.18
43 1923 2.12 118 1902 5.19
44 1995 2.20 119 1961 5.26
45 1992 2.26 120 2016 5.31
46 1965 2.26 121 2006 5.31
47 1893 2.28 122 1929 5.45
48 1884 2.28 123 1897 5.72
49 2005 2.30 124 1979 5.74
50 1937 2.37 125 2020 5.97
51 1957 2.40 126 1989 5.99
52 1913 2.43 127 1890 5.99
53 1914 2.45 128 2024 6.04
54 1933 2.56 129 1964 6.08
55 1905 2.56 130 1977 6.29
56 1969 2.60 131 1975 6.70
57 2010 2.62 132 1894 6.82
58 1962 2.67 133 1985 7.45
59 1892 2.71 134 2023 7.74
60 1931 2.78 135 1935 7.86
61 1895 2.78 136 1968 8.00
62 1926 2.80 137 2012 8.06
63 1934 2.83 138 1973 8.24
64 2019 2.86 139 1953 8.52
65 1932 2.88 140 2002 8.87
66 2022 2.91 141 2008 10.53
67 1908 2.91 142 1898 10.53
68 1994 2.93 143 1945 13.03
69 1927 2.93      
70 1948 2.95      
71 1896 2.95      
72 1980 2.98      
73 2000 2.99      
74 1886 3.02      
75 1981 3.04      
           
 
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 1945 13.03 76 1927 2.93
2 2008 10.53 77 2022 2.91
3 1898 10.53 78 1908 2.91
4 2002 8.87 79 1932 2.88
5 1953 8.52 80 2019 2.86
6 1973 8.24 81 1934 2.83
7 2012 8.06 82 1926 2.80
8 1968 8.00 83 1931 2.78
9 1935 7.86 84 1895 2.78
10 2023 7.74 85 1892 2.71
11 1985 7.45 86 1962 2.67
12 1894 6.82 87 2010 2.62
13 1975 6.70 88 1969 2.60
14 1977 6.29 89 1933 2.56
15 1964 6.08 90 1905 2.56
16 2024 6.04 91 1914 2.45
17 1989 5.99 92 1913 2.43
18 1890 5.99 93 1957 2.40
19 2020 5.97 94 1937 2.37
20 1979 5.74 95 2005 2.30
21 1897 5.72 96 1893 2.28
22 1929 5.45 97 1884 2.28
23 2016 5.31 98 1992 2.26
24 2006 5.31 99 1965 2.26
25 1961 5.26 100 1995 2.20
26 1902 5.19 101 1923 2.12
27 1955 5.18 102 1983 2.08
28 1944 5.18 103 1909 2.03
29 1958 5.16 104 1907 2.03
30 1952 5.16 105 1982 1.99
31 1988 5.03 106 1947 1.99
32 1998 4.99 107 2003 1.98
33 1959 4.87 108 1911 1.97
34 1999 4.78 109 1924 1.96
35 2004 4.75 110 1993 1.90
36 1990 4.61 111 1954 1.85
37 1889 4.53 112 1986 1.80
38 2015 4.50 113 1956 1.74
39 1891 4.32 114 1950 1.74
40 1922 4.28 115 2025 1.70
41 1912 4.21 116 1918 1.69
42 1978 4.20 117 1885 1.68
43 1976 4.20 118 1963 1.62
44 1997 4.18 119 1900 1.61
45 1984 4.13 120 1942 1.53
46 1974 4.09 121 1883 1.53
47 1903 3.96 122 1899 1.48
48 1915 3.92 123 1960 1.43
49 1987 3.90 124 1951 1.40
50 1920 3.90 125 1928 1.34
51 1991 3.86 126 1972 1.28
52 2014 3.85 127 1919 1.25
53 1921 3.81 128 2001 1.24
54 1943 3.80 129 1939 1.24
55 2017 3.75 130 1967 1.21
56 1904 3.75 131 1940 1.20
57 2021 3.61 132 1883 1.20
58 1996 3.58 133 1917 1.18
59 2009 3.54 134 1966 1.17
60 1901 3.44 135 1910 0.87
61 2013 3.42 136 1925 0.85
62 1938 3.38 137 2011 0.80
63 1906 3.33 138 1971 0.80
64 1949 3.32 139 1941 0.80
65 1970 3.22 140 1936 0.75
66 1946 3.11 141 1930 0.75
67 1888 3.09 142 1916 0.68
68 2018 3.07 143 2007 0.50
69 1981 3.04      
70 1886 3.02      
71 2000 2.99      
72 1980 2.98      
73 1948 2.95      
74 1896 2.95      
75 1994 2.93      
           

 

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Updated: May 21, 2025