National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce

 

March Rainfall for Fort Smith, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 144-year period of March 1883 through March 2026

 

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 1981 3.04
2 1916 0.68 77 2018 3.07
3 1936 0.75 78 1888 3.09
4 1930 0.75 79 1946 3.11
5 2011 0.80 80 1970 3.22
6 1971 0.80 81 1949 3.32
7 1941 0.80 82 1906 3.33
8 1925 0.85 83 1938 3.38
9 1910 0.87 84 2013 3.42
10 1966 1.17 85 1901 3.44
11 1917 1.18 86 2009 3.54
12 1940 1.20 87 1996 3.58
13 1883 1.20 88 2021 3.61
14 1967 1.21 89 2017 3.75
15 2001 1.24 90 1904 3.75
16 1939 1.24 91 1943 3.80
17 1919 1.25 92 1921 3.81
18 1972 1.28 93 2014 3.85
19 1928 1.34 94 1991 3.86
20 1951 1.40 95 1987 3.90
21 1960 1.43 96 1920 3.90
22 1899 1.48 97 1915 3.92
23 1942 1.53 98 1903 3.96
24 1887 1.53 99 1974 4.09
25 1900 1.61 100 1984 4.13
26 1963 1.62 101 1997 4.18
27 1885 1.68 102 1978 4.20
28 1918 1.69 103 1976 4.20
29 2025 1.70 104 1912 4.21
30 1956 1.74 105 1922 4.28
31 1950 1.74 106 1891 4.32
32 1986 1.80 107 2015 4.50
33 1954 1.85 108 1889 4.53
34 1993 1.90 109 1990 4.61
35 1924 1.96 110 2004 4.75
36 1911 1.97 111 1999 4.78
37 2003 1.98 112 1959 4.87
38 1982 1.99 113 1998 4.99
39 1947 1.99 114 1988 5.03
40 1909 2.03 115 1958 5.16
41 1907 2.03 116 1952 5.16
42 1983 2.08 117 1955 5.18
43 1923 2.12 118 1944 5.18
44 1995 2.20 119 1902 5.19
45 1992 2.26 120 1961 5.26
46 1965 2.26 121 2016 5.31
47 1893 2.28 122 2006 5.31
48 1884 2.28 123 1929 5.45
49 2005 2.30 124 1897 5.72
50 1937 2.37 125 1979 5.74
51 1957 2.40 126 2020 5.97
52 1913 2.43 127 1989 5.99
53 1914 2.45 128 1890 5.99
54 1933 2.56 129 2024 6.04
55 1905 2.56 130 1964 6.08
56 2026 2.57 131 1977 6.29
57 1969 2.60 132 1975 6.70
58 2010 2.62 133 1894 6.82
59 1962 2.67 134 1985 7.45
60 1892 2.71 135 2023 7.74
61 1931 2.78 136 1935 7.86
62 1895 2.78 137 1968 8.00
63 1926 2.80 138 2012 8.06
64 1934 2.83 139 1973 8.24
65 2019 2.86 140 1953 8.52
66 1932 2.88 141 2002 8.87
67 2022 2.91 142 2008 10.53
68 1908 2.91 143 1898 10.53
69 1994 2.93 144 1945 13.03
70 1927 2.93      
71 1948 2.95      
72 1896 2.95      
73 1980 2.98      
74 2000 2.99      
75 1886 3.02      
           
 
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 2026 2.57
15 1964 6.08 90 1933 2.56
16 2024 6.04 91 1905 2.56
17 1989 5.99 92 1914 2.45
18 1890 5.99 93 1913 2.43
19 2020 5.97 94 1957 2.40
20 1979 5.74 95 1937 2.37
21 1897 5.72 96 2005 2.30
22 1929 5.45 97 1893 2.28
23 2016 5.31 98 1884 2.28
24 2006 5.31 99 1992 2.26
25 1961 5.26 100 1965 2.26
26 1902 5.19 101 1995 2.20
27 1955 5.18 102 1923 2.12
28 1944 5.18 103 1983 2.08
29 1958 5.16 104 1909 2.03
30 1952 5.16 105 1907 2.03
31 1988 5.03 106 1982 1.99
32 1998 4.99 107 1947 1.99
33 1959 4.87 108 2003 1.98
34 1999 4.78 109 1911 1.97
35 2004 4.75 110 1924 1.96
36 1990 4.61 111 1993 1.90
37 1889 4.53 112 1954 1.85
38 2015 4.50 113 1986 1.80
39 1891 4.32 114 1956 1.74
40 1922 4.28 115 1950 1.74
41 1912 4.21 116 2025 1.70
42 1978 4.20 117 1918 1.69
43 1976 4.20 118 1885 1.68
44 1997 4.18 119 1963 1.62
45 1984 4.13 120 1900 1.61
46 1974 4.09 121 1942 1.53
47 1903 3.96 122 1883 1.53
48 1915 3.92 123 1899 1.48
49 1987 3.90 124 1960 1.43
50 1920 3.90 125 1951 1.40
51 1991 3.86 126 1928 1.34
52 2014 3.85 127 1972 1.28
53 1921 3.81 128 1919 1.25
54 1943 3.80 129 2001 1.24
55 2017 3.75 130 1939 1.24
56 1904 3.75 131 1967 1.21
57 2021 3.61 132 1940 1.20
58 1996 3.58 133 1883 1.20
59 2009 3.54 134 1917 1.18
60 1901 3.44 135 1966 1.17
61 2013 3.42 136 1910 0.87
62 1938 3.38 137 1925 0.85
63 1906 3.33 138 2011 0.80
64 1949 3.32 139 1971 0.80
65 1970 3.22 140 1941 0.80
66 1946 3.11 141 1936 0.75
67 1888 3.09 142 1930 0.75
68 2018 3.07 143 1916 0.68
69 1981 3.04 144 2007 0.50
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: April 21, 2026