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Heat Wave and Severe Thunderstorms this Independence Day

A prolonged, dangerous heat wave will persist through the Independence Day weekend across the Ohio Valley, Midwest, and Mid-Atlantic. Numerous temperature records are expected. Clusters of severe thunderstorms will move across parts of the Allegheny Plateau into Mid Atlantic this Independence Day, with potential for widespread damaging winds. Additional severe thunderstorms in the Great Plains. Read More >

 

Spring (March, April, May) Rainfall for Fort Smith, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

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

 

Wettest Spring was 28.64 recorded in 2015

Driest Spring was 3.44 recorded in 1936

Difference between the wettest and driest Spring was 25.20

 

Driest Spring      Wettest Spring
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 1936 3.44 76 1961 12.20
2 1951 6.11 77 1955 12.46
3 1972 6.23 78 2013 12.55
4 1962 6.29 79 1924 12.59
5 1917 6.69 80 1933 12.80
6 1932 7.07 81 1966 12.81
7 1925 7.30 82 1976 12.88
8 1941 7.33 83 2014 12.97
9 1926 7.52 84 1959 12.99
10 1969 7.66 85 1899 13.14
11 1911 7.73 86 2004 13.41
12 1910 7.91 87 1970 13.43
13 1895 7.93 88 2023 13.55
14 1956 7.95 89 1903 13.55
15 1971 8.04 90 1967 13.81
16 2003 8.05 91 1996 13.92
17 1913 8.12 92 1947 14.06
18 1916 8.16 93 1928 14.08
19 2005 8.27 94 1986 14.10
20 2010 8.45 95 1995 14.21
21 1884 8.60 96 1952 14.21
22 1998 8.62 97 1982 14.49
23 2018 8.70 98 1942 14.50
24 1919 8.85 99 1993 14.54
25 1963 8.87 100 1958 14.58
26 1954 8.89 101 1985 14.67
27 2000 8.96 102 1994 14.72
28 1939 9.02 103 1991 14.72
29 2007 9.05 104 1938 14.82
30 1937 9.11 105 2016 15.06
31 1902 9.26 106 1923 15.11
32 1901 9.31 107 1915 15.34
33 1934 9.32 108 1975 15.70
34 1912 9.35 109 1888 15.82
35 1896 9.40 110 1894 15.91
36 1997 9.42 111 1944 16.02
37 1920 9.42 112 1929 16.33
38 1918 9.45 113 1989 16.76
39 1977 9.50 114 2006 17.03
40 1900 9.52 115 2024 17.05
41 1940 9.75 116 2017 17.26
42 1914 9.77 117 2009 17.33
43 1980 9.83 118 1935 17.38
44 1931 10.01 119 2019 17.58
45 1948 10.03 120 2021 17.64
46 1930 10.04 121 1893 17.78
47 1887 10.35 122 1892 18.21
48 1983 10.36 123 1946 18.43
49 1921 10.39 124 1979 18.58
50 1904 10.52 125 2020 18.66
51 1891 10.66 126 2002 18.76
52 1950 10.67 127 1973 18.80
53 1886 10.69 128 2022 18.85
54 1906 10.74 129 1999 18.94
55 1974 10.98 130 2025 19.00
56 1984 10.99 131 1927 19.01
57 1889 11.06 132 1908 19.41
58 1883 11.18 133 1890 19.52
59 1978 11.30 134 1953 19.75
60 1981 11.41 135 1964 20.41
61 1922 11.43 136 1898 20.74
62 1905 11.43 137 1943 21.59
63 1949 11.48 138 2011 22.26
64 1907 11.48 139 1968 23.06
65 1987 11.49 140 2008 23.66
66 1992 11.76 141 1957 24.81
67 1909 11.79 142 1945 26.10
68 1897 11.79 143 1990 26.54
69 2026 11.82 144 2015 28.64
70 1988 11.86      
71 1885 11.90      
72 1960 11.92      
73 1965 12.08      
74 2001 12.18      
75 2012 12.20      
           
 
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 2015 28.64 76 2026 11.82
2 1990 26.54 77 1909 11.79
3 1945 26.10 78 1897 11.79
4 1957 24.81 79 1992 11.76
5 2008 23.66 80 1987 11.49
6 1968 23.06 81 1949 11.48
7 2011 22.26 82 1907 11.48
8 1943 21.59 83 1922 11.43
9 1898 20.74 84 1905 11.43
10 1964 20.41 85 1981 11.41
11 1953 19.75 86 1978 11.30
12 1890 19.52 87 1883 11.18
13 1908 19.41 88 1889 11.06
14 1927 19.01 89 1984 10.99
15 2025 19.00 90 1974 10.98
16 1999 18.94 91 1906 10.74
17 2022 18.85 92 1886 10.69
18 1973 18.80 93 1950 10.67
19 2002 18.76 94 1891 10.66
20 2020 18.66 95 1904 10.52
21 1979 18.58 96 1921 10.39
22 1946 18.43 97 1983 10.36
23 1892 18.21 98 1887 10.35
24 1893 17.78 99 1930 10.04
25 2021 17.64 100 1948 10.03
26 2019 17.58 101 1931 10.01
27 1935 17.38 102 1980 9.83
28 2009 17.33 103 1914 9.77
29 2017 17.26 104 1940 9.75
30 2024 17.05 105 1900 9.52
31 2006 17.03 106 1977 9.50
32 1989 16.76 107 1918 9.45
33 1929 16.33 108 1997 9.42
34 1944 16.02 109 1920 9.42
35 1894 15.91 110 1896 9.40
36 1888 15.82 111 1912 9.35
37 1975 15.70 112 1934 9.32
38 1915 15.34 113 1901 9.31
39 1923 15.11 114 1902 9.26
40 2016 15.06 115 1937 9.11
41 1938 14.82 116 2007 9.05
42 1994 14.72 117 1939 9.02
43 1991 14.72 118 2000 8.96
44 1985 14.67 119 1954 8.89
45 1958 14.58 120 1963 8.87
46 1993 14.54 121 1919 8.85
47 1942 14.50 122 2018 8.70
48 1982 14.49 123 1998 8.62
49 1995 14.21 124 1884 8.60
50 1952 14.21 125 2010 8.45
51 1986 14.10 126 2005 8.27
52 1928 14.08 127 1916 8.16
53 1947 14.06 128 1913 8.12
54 1996 13.92 129 2003 8.05
55 1967 13.81 130 1971 8.04
56 2023 13.55 131 1956 7.95
57 1903 13.55 132 1895 7.93
58 1970 13.43 133 1910 7.91
59 2004 13.41 134 1911 7.73
60 1899 13.14 135 1969 7.66
61 1959 12.99 136 1926 7.52
62 2014 12.97 137 1941 7.33
63 1976 12.88 138 1925 7.30
64 1966 12.81 139 1932 7.07
65 1933 12.80 140 1917 6.69
66 1924 12.59 141 1962 6.29
67 2013 12.55 142 1972 6.23
68 1955 12.46 143 1951 6.11
69 2012 12.20 144 1936 3.44
70 1961 12.20      
71 2001 12.18      
72 1965 12.08      
73 1960 11.92      
74 1885 11.9      
75 1988 11.86      
           

 

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Updated: July 1, 2026