National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce

 

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      
           
 
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