April Rainfall for Fort Smith, Arkansas
All rainfall amounts are in inches
For the 143-year period of April 1883 through April 2025
Wettest April was 10.32 recorded in 1957
Driest April was 0.36 recorded in 1903
Difference between the wettest and driest April was 9.96
Driest April |
|
Wettest April |
RANK |
YEAR |
RAIN |
RANK |
YEAR |
RAIN |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
1903 |
0.36 |
76 |
1934 |
4.05 |
2 |
1896 |
0.46 |
77 |
2007 |
4.06 |
3 |
1989 |
0.56 |
78 |
1943 |
4.12 |
4 |
1936 |
0.73 |
79 |
1923 |
4.12 |
5 |
1955 |
0.90 |
80 |
1918 |
4.12 |
6 |
1998 |
1.01 |
81 |
1916 |
4.19 |
7 |
1977 |
1.04 |
82 |
1911 |
4.20 |
8 |
1987 |
1.13 |
83 |
2015 |
4.29 |
9 |
1982 |
1.27 |
84 |
1922 |
4.30 |
10 |
1961 |
1.38 |
85 |
1883 |
4.33 |
11 |
1895 |
1.41 |
86 |
1941 |
4.34 |
12 |
1932 |
1.57 |
87 |
1939 |
4.35 |
13 |
1948 |
1.67 |
88 |
1954 |
4.37 |
14 |
1960 |
1.70 |
89 |
1985 |
4.44 |
15 |
1902 |
1.81 |
90 |
1915 |
4.77 |
16 |
1889 |
1.83 |
91 |
1944 |
4.78 |
17 |
1930 |
1.85 |
92 |
1938 |
4.79 |
18 |
1926 |
1.86 |
93 |
1979 |
4.80 |
19 |
1978 |
1.94 |
94 |
2024 |
4.81 |
20 |
1965 |
1.97 |
95 |
2009 |
4.88 |
21 |
1975 |
2.09 |
96 |
1892 |
4.91 |
22 |
2001 |
2.15 |
97 |
1974 |
4.96 |
23 |
1984 |
2.16 |
98 |
1925 |
5.01 |
24 |
1906 |
2.21 |
99 |
1994 |
5.27 |
25 |
1910 |
2.22 |
100 |
2006 |
5.33 |
26 |
1980 |
2.24 |
101 |
1999 |
5.36 |
27 |
2010 |
2.25 |
102 |
1921 |
5.40 |
28 |
1962 |
2.25 |
103 |
1995 |
5.55 |
29 |
1887 |
2.31 |
104 |
1988 |
5.57 |
30 |
1904 |
2.39 |
105 |
1952 |
5.60 |
31 |
2000 |
2.42 |
106 |
1940 |
5.85 |
32 |
1950 |
2.48 |
107 |
1947 |
5.88 |
33 |
1909 |
2.53 |
108 |
1996 |
5.93 |
34 |
1914 |
2.57 |
109 |
2002 |
5.95 |
35 |
1912 |
2.60 |
110 |
2016 |
6.05 |
36 |
1972 |
2.62 |
111 |
2004 |
6.38 |
37 |
1884 |
2.62 |
112 |
2020 |
6.46 |
38 |
2023 |
2.68 |
113 |
1894 |
6.56 |
39 |
1913 |
2.70 |
114 |
2019 |
6.71 |
40 |
2003 |
2.71 |
115 |
1908 |
6.71 |
41 |
1898 |
2.73 |
116 |
1946 |
6.77 |
42 |
1956 |
2.77 |
117 |
1973 |
6.80 |
43 |
1971 |
2.88 |
118 |
1967 |
6.81 |
44 |
1937 |
2.88 |
119 |
1986 |
6.97 |
45 |
1919 |
2.90 |
120 |
2017 |
7.06 |
46 |
1981 |
2.91 |
121 |
1888 |
7.24 |
47 |
2014 |
2.94 |
122 |
2021 |
7.29 |
48 |
1983 |
2.94 |
123 |
1886 |
7.29 |
49 |
1931 |
2.97 |
124 |
1928 |
7.31 |
50 |
2012 |
2.99 |
125 |
1993 |
7.33 |
51 |
1969 |
3.07 |
126 |
1953 |
7.35 |
52 |
2005 |
3.13 |
127 |
1945 |
7.35 |
53 |
1951 |
3.13 |
128 |
1991 |
7.43 |
54 |
1917 |
3.14 |
129 |
1924 |
7.57 |
55 |
1897 |
3.17 |
130 |
1885 |
7.63 |
56 |
1935 |
3.27 |
131 |
1893 |
7.89 |
57 |
1959 |
3.28 |
132 |
1942 |
7.96 |
58 |
1899 |
3.28 |
133 |
2008 |
8.05 |
59 |
1907 |
3.32 |
134 |
1890 |
8.17 |
60 |
1901 |
3.35 |
135 |
1990 |
8.48 |
61 |
1963 |
3.37 |
136 |
1966 |
8.50 |
62 |
1920 |
3.40 |
137 |
2025 |
8.69 |
63 |
1997 |
3.62 |
138 |
1964 |
9.17 |
64 |
2018 |
3.63 |
139 |
2022 |
9.30 |
65 |
1891 |
3.66 |
140 |
1970 |
9.42 |
66 |
1968 |
3.71 |
141 |
2011 |
9.55 |
67 |
2013 |
3.73 |
142 |
1927 |
9.67 |
68 |
1976 |
3.77 |
143 |
1957 |
10.32 |
69 |
1949 |
3.78 |
|
|
|
70 |
1929 |
3.78 |
|
|
|
71 |
1958 |
3.81 |
|
|
|
72 |
1992 |
3.90 |
|
|
|
73 |
1905 |
3.95 |
|
|
|
74 |
1933 |
3.98 |
|
|
|
75 |
1900 |
3.99 |
|
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RANK |
YEAR |
RAIN |
RANK |
YEAR |
RAIN |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
1957 |
10.32 |
76 |
1976 |
3.77 |
2 |
1927 |
9.67 |
77 |
2013 |
3.73 |
3 |
2011 |
9.55 |
78 |
1968 |
3.71 |
4 |
1970 |
9.42 |
79 |
1891 |
3.66 |
5 |
2022 |
9.30 |
80 |
2018 |
3.63 |
6 |
1964 |
9.17 |
81 |
1997 |
3.62 |
7 |
2025 |
8.69 |
82 |
1920 |
3.40 |
8 |
1966 |
8.50 |
83 |
1963 |
3.37 |
9 |
1990 |
8.48 |
84 |
1901 |
3.35 |
10 |
1890 |
8.17 |
85 |
1907 |
3.32 |
11 |
2008 |
8.05 |
86 |
1959 |
3.28 |
12 |
1942 |
7.96 |
87 |
1899 |
3.28 |
13 |
1893 |
7.89 |
88 |
1935 |
3.27 |
14 |
1885 |
7.63 |
89 |
1897 |
3.17 |
15 |
1924 |
7.57 |
90 |
1917 |
3.14 |
16 |
1991 |
7.43 |
91 |
2005 |
3.13 |
17 |
1953 |
7.35 |
92 |
1951 |
3.13 |
18 |
1945 |
7.35 |
93 |
1969 |
3.07 |
19 |
1993 |
7.33 |
94 |
2012 |
2.99 |
20 |
1928 |
7.31 |
95 |
1931 |
2.97 |
21 |
2021 |
7.29 |
96 |
2014 |
2.94 |
22 |
1886 |
7.29 |
97 |
1983 |
2.94 |
23 |
1888 |
7.24 |
98 |
1981 |
2.91 |
24 |
2017 |
7.06 |
99 |
1919 |
2.90 |
25 |
1986 |
6.97 |
100 |
1971 |
2.88 |
26 |
1967 |
6.81 |
101 |
1937 |
2.88 |
27 |
1973 |
6.80 |
102 |
1956 |
2.77 |
28 |
1946 |
6.77 |
103 |
1898 |
2.73 |
29 |
2019 |
6.71 |
104 |
2003 |
2.71 |
30 |
1908 |
6.71 |
105 |
1913 |
2.70 |
31 |
1894 |
6.56 |
106 |
2023 |
2.68 |
32 |
2020 |
6.46 |
107 |
1972 |
2.62 |
33 |
2004 |
6.38 |
108 |
1884 |
2.62 |
34 |
2016 |
6.05 |
109 |
1912 |
2.60 |
35 |
2002 |
5.95 |
110 |
1914 |
2.57 |
36 |
1996 |
5.93 |
111 |
1909 |
2.53 |
37 |
1947 |
5.88 |
112 |
1950 |
2.48 |
38 |
1940 |
5.85 |
113 |
2000 |
2.42 |
39 |
1952 |
5.60 |
114 |
1904 |
2.39 |
40 |
1988 |
5.57 |
115 |
1887 |
2.31 |
41 |
1995 |
5.55 |
116 |
2010 |
2.25 |
42 |
1921 |
5.40 |
117 |
1962 |
2.25 |
43 |
1999 |
5.36 |
118 |
1980 |
2.24 |
44 |
2006 |
5.33 |
119 |
1910 |
2.22 |
45 |
1994 |
5.27 |
120 |
1906 |
2.21 |
46 |
1925 |
5.01 |
121 |
1984 |
2.16 |
47 |
1974 |
4.96 |
122 |
2001 |
2.15 |
48 |
1892 |
4.91 |
123 |
1975 |
2.09 |
49 |
2009 |
4.88 |
124 |
1965 |
1.97 |
50 |
2024 |
4.81 |
125 |
1978 |
1.94 |
51 |
1979 |
4.80 |
126 |
1926 |
1.86 |
52 |
1938 |
4.79 |
127 |
1930 |
1.85 |
53 |
1944 |
4.78 |
128 |
1889 |
1.83 |
54 |
1915 |
4.77 |
129 |
1902 |
1.81 |
55 |
1985 |
4.44 |
130 |
1960 |
1.70 |
56 |
1954 |
4.37 |
131 |
1948 |
1.67 |
57 |
1939 |
4.35 |
132 |
1932 |
1.57 |
58 |
1941 |
4.34 |
133 |
1895 |
1.41 |
59 |
1883 |
4.33 |
134 |
1961 |
1.38 |
60 |
1922 |
4.30 |
135 |
1982 |
1.27 |
61 |
2015 |
4.29 |
136 |
1987 |
1.13 |
62 |
1911 |
4.20 |
137 |
1977 |
1.04 |
63 |
1916 |
4.19 |
138 |
1998 |
1.01 |
64 |
1943 |
4.12 |
139 |
1955 |
0.90 |
65 |
1923 |
4.12 |
140 |
1936 |
0.73 |
66 |
1918 |
4.12 |
141 |
1989 |
0.56 |
67 |
2007 |
4.06 |
142 |
1896 |
0.46 |
68 |
1934 |
4.05 |
143 |
1903 |
0.36 |
69 |
1900 |
3.99 |
|
|
|
70 |
1933 |
3.98 |
|
|
|
71 |
1905 |
3.95 |
|
|
|
72 |
1992 |
3.90 |
|
|
|
73 |
1958 |
3.81 |
|
|
|
74 |
1949 |
3.78 |
|
|
|
75 |
1929 |
3.78 |
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Updated: May 21, 2025