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Severe thunderstorms, excessive rainfall, critical fire weather are all in the outlook today and into this last weekend of April. Very large hail, severe wind gusts, and a couple strong tornadoes will all be possible across the central and southern Plains today. Flash flooding also possible for portions of the Plains and Mississippi Valley. Critical fire weather conditions for Southern High Plains Read More >

 

Autumn (September, October, November) Rainfall for Fort Smith, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 141 year period of Autumn 1882 through Autumn 2022

 

Wettest Autumn was 25.31 recorded in 1984

Driest Autumn was 3.07 recorded in 1963

Difference between the wettest and driest Autumn was 22.24

 

Driest Autumn      Wettest Autumn
           
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 1963 3.07 71 2010 9.96
2 1948 3.12 72 1958 9.98
3 2017 3.57 73 1997 10.05
4 1917 3.59 74 1949 10.07
5 1953 3.62 75 1931 10.21
6 2016 3.78 76 1943 10.26
7 1960 4.04 77 1967 10.27
8 1965 4.20 78 1893 10.46
9 1910 4.23 79 1961 10.51
10 2002 4.35 80 1918 10.54
11 1966 4.39 81 1898 10.59
12 1904 4.40 82 1919 10.75
13 1885 4.42 83 1913 10.85
14 2012 4.73 84 1981 11.02
15 1989 4.90 85 1935 11.04
16 1903 4.90 86 1933 11.13
17 1914 4.92 87 1947 11.17
18 1950 5.42 88 1905 11.17
19 1924 5.51 89 1901 11.47
20 1932 5.53 90 1884 11.53
21 1897 5.59 91 1983 11.61
22 1912 5.75 92 1923 11.63
23 1975 5.92 93 2022 11.77
24 1956 5.96 94 1969 11.86
25 1906 6.44 95 1945 11.86
26 1979 6.55 96 1889 11.98
27 1921 6.59 97 1990 12.16
28 1891 6.61 98 2011 12.38
29 1944 6.68 99 1937 12.39
30 1955 6.72 100 1900 12.40
31 1895 6.89 101 1959 12.55
32 1928 7.16 102 1988 12.69
33 1964 7.34 103 1962 12.79
34 1909 7.36 104 1882 13.04
35 1907 7.41 105 2021 13.08
36 1920 7.47 106 1942 13.17
37 1971 7.49 107 1936 13.30
38 1911 7.68 108 1992 13.36
39 1954 7.70 109 2000 13.37
40 1899 7.81 110 1902 13.44
41 1995 7.94 111 2015 13.52
42 1916 7.98 112 1968 13.68
43 2013 8.08 113 2008 13.78
44 1978 8.13 114 1957 13.94
45 1939 8.16 115 2018 14.12
46 1930 8.19 116 2004 14.28
47 1927 8.29 117 1883 14.37
48 1980 8.30 118 1941 14.38
49 1986 8.39 119 1998 14.68
50 1886 8.41 120 2007 14.85
51 1938 8.51 121 1993 15.22
52 1922 8.56 122 1890 15.66
53 2005 8.57 123 1925 15.79
54 1915 8.57 124 2020 16.13
55 1987 8.60 125 2014 16.38
56 1896 8.63 126 1972 16.53
57 1977 8.71 127 2019 16.56
58 1894 8.77 128 1974 17.05
59 1999 8.91 129 1926 17.28
60 1908 8.96 130 1970 17.37
61 2001 8.99 131 1994 17.41
62 1929 9.01 132 1991 17.66
63 1976 9.09 133 1946 17.66
64 1952 9.15 134 1934 17.91
65 2003 9.29 135 2006 18.90
66 1887 9.44 136 2009 19.08
67 1892 9.51 137 1985 19.21
68 1888 9.61 138 1996 19.54
69 1940 9.62 139 1973 20.48
70 1982 9.86 140 1951 21.62
      141 1984 25.31
           
 
           
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 1984 25.31 71 2010 9.96
2 1951 21.62 72 1982 9.86
3 1973 20.48 73 1940 9.62
4 1996 19.54 74 1888 9.61
5 1985 19.21 75 1892 9.51
6 2009 19.08 76 1887 9.44
7 2006 18.90 77 2003 9.29
8 1934 17.91 78 1952 9.15
9 1991 17.66 79 1976 9.09
10 1946 17.66 80 1929 9.01
11 1994 17.41 81 2001 8.99
12 1970 17.37 82 1908 8.96
13 1926 17.28 83 1999 8.91
14 1974 17.05 84 1894 8.77
15 2019 16.56 85 1977 8.71
16 1972 16.53 86 1896 8.63
17 2014 16.38 87 1987 8.60
18 2020 16.13 88 2005 8.57
19 1925 15.79 89 1915 8.57
20 1890 15.66 90 1922 8.56
21 1993 15.22 91 1938 8.51
22 2007 14.85 92 1886 8.41
23 1998 14.68 93 1986 8.39
24 1941 14.38 94 1980 8.30
25 1883 14.37 95 1927 8.29
26 2004 14.28 96 1930 8.19
27 2018 14.12 97 1939 8.16
28 1957 13.94 98 1978 8.13
29 2008 13.78 99 2013 8.08
30 1968 13.68 100 1916 7.98
31 2015 13.52 101 1995 7.94
32 1902 13.44 102 1899 7.81
33 2000 13.37 103 1954 7.70
34 1992 13.36 104 1911 7.68
35 1936 13.30 105 1971 7.49
36 1942 13.17 106 1920 7.47
37 2021 13.08 107 1907 7.41
38 1882 13.04 108 1909 7.36
39 1962 12.79 109 1964 7.34
40 1988 12.69 110 1928 7.16
41 1959 12.55 111 1895 6.89
42 1900 12.40 112 1955 6.72
43 1937 12.39 113 1944 6.68
44 2011 12.38 114 1891 6.61
45 1990 12.16 115 1921 6.59
46 1889 11.98 116 1979 6.55
47 1969 11.86 117 1906 6.44
48 1945 11.86 118 1956 5.96
49 2022 11.77 119 1975 5.92
50 1923 11.63 120 1912 5.75
51 1983 11.61 121 1897 5.59
52 1884 11.53 122 1932 5.53
53 1901 11.47 123 1924 5.51
54 1947 11.17 124 1950 5.42
55 1905 11.17 125 1914 4.92
56 1933 11.13 126 1989 4.90
57 1935 11.04 127 1903 4.90
58 1981 11.02 128 2012 4.73
59 1913 10.85 129 1885 4.42
60 1919 10.75 130 1904 4.40
61 1898 10.59 131 1966 4.39
62 1918 10.54 132 2002 4.35
63 1961 10.51 133 1910 4.23
64 1893 10.46 134 1965 4.20
65 1967 10.27 135 1960 4.04
66 1943 10.26 136 2016 3.78
67 1931 10.21 137 1953 3.62
68 1949 10.07 138 1917 3.59
69 1997 10.05 139 2017 3.57
70 1958 9.98 140 1948 3.12
      141 1963 3.07
           

 

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Updated: March 4, 2023