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Above Normal Temperatures, Strong Thunderstorms, Tropical Development Being Monitored

Well above normal temperatures are forecast to shift from the northern Plains through the Northeast U.S. over the long holiday weekend. A few strong to severe thunderstorm will be possible as well along with a potential for excessive rainfall. A tropical or subtropical depression could form off the Southeast U.S. coast over the weekend while drifting northward to northeastward. Read More >

 

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

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 143-year period of Spring 1883 through Spring 2025

 

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