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Hazardous Coastal Conditions for the Mid-Atlantic; Storm System Approaching Southern Alaska

A Nor'easter will create hazardous marine and coastal conditions along the Mid-Atlantic coast through mid-week, with significant coastal flooding and beach erosion possible. Meanwhile, another strong storm system is forecast to bring high winds and heavy precipitation to portions of southern Alaska. Elsewhere, relatively benign weather is expected through the first half of the work week. Read More >

 

September Rainfall for Fort Smith, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 145-year period of September 1882 through September 2026

 

Wettest September was 10.49 recorded in 1934

Driest September was a Trace recorded in 2017

Difference between the wettest and driest September was 10.49

 

Driest September      Wettest September
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 2017 Trace 76 1902 3.21
2 1928 0.05 77 2003 3.24
3 1956 0.06 78 1906 3.28
4 1948 0.14 79 2023 3.40
5 1939 0.23 80 2000 3.42
6 1994 0.26 81 1935 3.45
7 2004 0.27 82 1989 3.47
8 1899 0.34 83 1972 3.47
9 1909 0.38 84 1929 3.52
10 1944 0.39 85 1924 3.54
11 2026 0.46 86 1985 3.60
12 1922 0.48 87 1916 3.61
13 1888 0.50 88 1887 3.74
14 1919 0.56 89 1949 3.75
15 1953 0.60 90 1900 3.75
16 1982 0.64 91 1950 3.80
17 1932 0.75 92 1894 3.96
18 1931 0.77 93 1905 3.98
19 1979 0.78 94 1995 4.00
20 1978 0.84 95 1918 4.02
21 1891 0.87 96 1999 4.04
22 2024 0.96 97 1942 4.13
23 2022 0.96 98 1886 4.22
24 1885 0.99 99 1911 4.42
25 1910 1.09 100 1958 4.44
26 2002 1.24 101 1959 4.47
27 1921 1.24 102 1923 4.54
28 1966 1.26 103 1977 4.63
29 1903 1.33 104 1955 4.65
30 1917 1.34 105 2006 4.69
31 1971 1.35 106 1991 4.83
32 1997 1.36 107 1990 4.87
33 2011 1.47 108 1947 4.89
34 2013 1.50 109 1962 4.99
35 1946 1.57 110 1913 4.99
36 1960 1.67 111 1898 5.00
37 1915 1.67 112 1884 5.03
38 1952 1.68 113 1943 5.14
39 1987 1.71 114 1973 5.17
40 2016 1.79 115 1893 5.28
41 2012 1.79 116 1889 5.35
42 1983 1.82 117 1998 5.46
43 1986 1.84 118 1951 5.57
44 1892 1.84 119 2025 5.68
45 2021 1.88 120 1988 5.72
46 1981 1.88 121 2007 5.75
47 1912 1.88 122 2018 5.75
48 1963 1.90 123 2010 5.79
49 2001 1.95 124 1882 5.81
50 1941 2.06 125 1957 5.88
51 1954 2.12 126 1937 6.02
52 1938 2.13 127 1993 6.17
53 1965 2.14 128 1984 6.18
54 1969 2.19 129 2005 6.51
55 1920 2.31 130 1996 6.53
56 1883 2.34 131 1926 6.83
57 1895 2.36 132 2014 6.90
58 1930 2.47 133 1992 6.91
59 1975 2.49 134 1933 7.16
60 1967 2.50 135 2009 7.23
61 2015 2.57 136 1890 7.23
62 1976 2.65 137 1901 7.30
63 1907 2.66 138 2020 7.37
64 1896 2.72 139 1925 7.52
65 2019 2.74 140 1970 7.75
66 1940 2.82 141 1936 8.08
67 1968 2.87 142 2008 8.11
68 1897 2.87 143 1974 8.96
69 1914 2.89 144 1945 9.09
70 1904 2.91 145 1934 10.49
71 1927 3.00      
72 1980 3.16      
73 1908 3.17      
74 1964 3.18      
75 1961 3.18      
           
 
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 1934 10.49 76 1904 2.91
2 1945 9.09 77 1914 2.89
3 1974 8.96 78 1968 2.87
4 2008 8.11 79 1897 2.87
5 1936 8.08 80 1940 2.82
6 1970 7.75 81 2019 2.74
7 1925 7.52 82 1896 2.72
8 2020 7.37 83 1907 2.66
9 1901 7.30 84 1976 2.65
10 2009 7.23 85 2015 2.57
11 1890 7.23 86 1967 2.50
12 1933 7.16 87 1975 2.49
13 1992 6.91 88 1930 2.47
14 2014 6.90 89 1895 2.36
15 1926 6.83 90 1883 2.34
16 1996 6.53 91 1920 2.31
17 2005 6.51 92 1969 2.19
18 1984 6.18 93 1965 2.14
19 1993 6.17 94 1938 2.13
20 1937 6.02 95 1954 2.12
21 1957 5.88 96 1941 2.06
22 1882 5.81 97 2001 1.95
23 2010 5.79 98 1963 1.90
24 2007 5.75 99 2021 1.88
25 2018 5.75 100 1981 1.88
26 1988 5.72 101 1912 1.88
27 2025 5.68 102 1986 1.84
28 1951 5.57 103 1892 1.84
29 1998 5.46 104 1983 1.82
30 1889 5.35 105 2016 1.79
31 1893 5.28 106 2012 1.79
32 1973 5.17 107 1987 1.71
33 1943 5.14 108 1952 1.68
34 1884 5.03 109 1960 1.67
35 1898 5.00 110 1915 1.67
36 1962 4.99 111 1946 1.57
37 1913 4.99 112 2013 1.50
38 1947 4.89 113 2011 1.47
39 1990 4.87 114 1997 1.36
40 1991 4.83 115 1971 1.35
41 2006 4.69 116 1917 1.34
42 1955 4.65 117 1903 1.33
43 1977 4.63 118 1966 1.26
44 1923 4.54 119 2002 1.24
45 1959 4.47 120 1921 1.24
46 1958 4.44 121 1910 1.09
47 1911 4.42 122 1885 0.99
48 1886 4.22 123 2024 0.96
49 1942 4.13 124 2022 0.96
50 1999 4.04 125 1891 0.87
51 1918 4.02 126 1978 0.84
52 1995 4.00 127 1979 0.78
53 1905 3.98 128 1931 0.77
54 1894 3.96 129 1932 0.75
55 1950 3.80 130 1982 0.64
56 1949 3.75 131 1953 0.60
57 1900 3.75 132 1919 0.56
58 1887 3.74 133 1888 0.50
59 1916 3.61 134 1922 0.48
60 1985 3.60 135 2026 0.46
61 1924 3.54 136 1944 0.39
62 1929 3.52 137 1909 0.38
63 1989 3.47 138 1899 0.34
64 1972 3.47 139 2004 0.27
65 1935 3.45 140 1994 0.26
66 2000 3.42 141 1939 0.23
67 2023 3.40 142 1948 0.14
68 1906 3.28 143 1956 0.06
69 2003 3.24 144 1928 0.05
70 1902 3.21 145 2017 Trace
71 1964 3.18      
72 1961 3.18      
73 1908 3.17      
74 1980 3.16      
75 1927 3.00      
           

 

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Updated: October 9, 2026