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Tropical Moisture Will Bring Heavy to Excessive Rainfall with Possible Flooding This Week

Tropical moisture will surge over the southwest into the central U.S. this week with several days of heavy to excessive rainfall which may bring limited to considerable flooding. Isolated severe thunderstorm gusts and a couple of tornadoes will be possible from southeast New Mexico into west Texas. Read More >

 

Summer (June, July, August) Rainfall for Fort Smith, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

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

 

Wettest Summer was 26.61 recorded in 1895

Driest Summer was 2.94 recorded in 1934

Difference between the wettest and driest Summer was 23.67

 

Driest Summer      Wettest Summer
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 1934 2.94 76 1953 10.01
2 1954 3.14 77 2010 10.10
3 1916 3.29 78 1942 10.10
4 1896 3.57 79 1900 10.17
5 1978 4.01 80 1986 10.19
6 1936 4.01 81 2000 10.26
7 1930 4.14 82 2002 10.34
8 1947 4.22 83 1907 10.35
9 2001 4.26 84 1885 10.35
10 1952 4.54 85 1926 10.47
11 2011 4.79 86 1886 10.54
12 1949 4.97 87 1892 11.02
13 1922 5.07 88 1963 11.15
14 1988 5.12 89 1893 11.17
15 1913 5.17 90 2023 11.36
16 1882 5.21 91 1889 11.45
17 1901 5.25 92 1941 11.47
18 1980 5.28 93 1974 11.54
19 1920 5.31 94 1904 11.59
20 1966 5.42 95 2026 11.73
21 1902 5.43 96 1899 11.80
22 1968 5.53 97 1940 11.81
23 1946 5.75 98 2021 11.85
24 1939 5.94 99 2009 11.85
25 1955 6.37 100 1911 12.08
26 1991 6.40 101 1884 12.12
27 1943 6.42 102 1982 12.15
28 1894 6.53 103 1957 12.26
29 1909 6.58 104 1971 12.54
30 1990 6.60 105 1905 12.61
31 1967 6.61 106 1935 12.87
32 1964 6.66 107 1897 13.21
33 1998 6.82 108 1975 13.24
34 2005 6.95 109 1931 13.38
35 1924 7.06 110 2025 13.53
36 1984 7.20 111 1981 13.61
37 1970 7.27 112 1928 13.72
38 1918 7.36 113 1960 13.82
39 2003 7.39 114 2013 13.89
40 1923 7.42 115 1950 13.89
41 1972 7.49 116 1944 13.92
42 1903 7.52 117 1898 14.05
43 1919 7.65 118 1921 14.10
44 2012 7.66 119 2020 14.28
45 1917 7.75 120 1959 14.64
46 1993 7.78 121 1979 14.69
47 1937 7.87 122 1906 14.94
48 1925 7.89 123 1989 15.05
49 2006 7.99 124 2022 15.10
50 1999 8.03 125 1992 15.18
51 1983 8.22 126 1927 15.33
52 1956 8.24 127 2024 15.89
53 1914 8.24 128 1915 15.92
54 1929 8.33 129 2008 16.30
55 1985 8.37 130 2004 16.32
56 1965 8.46 131 2015 16.35
57 1987 8.58 132 1891 16.55
58 2014 8.71 133 2018 16.58
59 1976 8.73 134 1890 16.62
60 1969 8.87 135 1994 16.93
61 1912 8.93 136 1951 17.03
62 1938 9.00 137 1996 17.28
63 1948 9.10 138 1961 17.78
64 1995 9.14 139 1888 18.24
65 1932 9.28 140 1908 19.83
66 1977 9.39 141 2017 20.03
67 2016 9.44 142 1958 20.60
68 1887 9.53 143 2019 23.50
69 1973 9.61 144 1945 23.70
70 1910 9.66 145 1895 26.61
71 1883 9.68      
72 1962 9.76      
73 2007 9.80      
74 1997 9.86      
75 1933 9.86      
           
 
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 1895 26.61 76 1910 9.66
2 1945 23.70 77 1973 9.61
3 2019 23.50 78 1887 9.53
4 1958 20.60 79 2016 9.44
5 2017 20.03 80 1977 9.39
6 1908 19.83 81 1932 9.28
7 1888 18.24 82 1995 9.14
8 1961 17.78 83 1948 9.10
9 1996 17.28 84 1938 9.00
10 1951 17.03 85 1912 8.93
11 1994 16.93 86 1969 8.87
12 1890 16.62 87 1976 8.73
13 2018 16.58 88 2014 8.71
14 1891 16.55 89 1987 8.58
15 2015 16.35 90 1965 8.46
16 2004 16.32 91 1985 8.37
17 2008 16.30 92 1929 8.33
18 1915 15.92 93 1956 8.24
19 2024 15.89 94 1914 8.24
20 1927 15.33 95 1983 8.22
21 1992 15.18 96 1999 8.03
22 2022 15.10 97 2006 7.99
23 1989 15.05 98 1925 7.89
24 1906 14.94 99 1937 7.87
25 1979 14.69 100 1993 7.78
26 1959 14.64 101 1917 7.75
27 2020 14.28 102 2012 7.66
28 1921 14.10 103 1919 7.65
29 1898 14.05 104 1903 7.52
30 1944 13.92 105 1972 7.49
31 2013 13.89 106 1923 7.42
32 1950 13.89 107 2003 7.39
33 1960 13.82 108 1918 7.36
34 1928 13.72 109 1970 7.27
35 1981 13.61 110 1984 7.20
36 2025 13.53 111 1924 7.06
37 1931 13.38 112 2005 6.95
38 1975 13.24 113 1998 6.82
39 1897 13.21 114 1964 6.66
40 1935 12.87 115 1967 6.61
41 1905 12.61 116 1990 6.60
42 1971 12.54 117 1909 6.58
43 1957 12.26 118 1894 6.53
44 1982 12.15 119 1943 6.42
45 1884 12.12 120 1991 6.40
46 1911 12.08 121 1955 6.37
47 2021 11.85 122 1939 5.94
48 2009 11.85 123 1946 5.75
49 1940 11.81 124 1968 5.53
50 1899 11.80 125 1902 5.43
51 2026 11.73 126 1966 5.42
52 1904 11.59 127 1920 5.31
53 1974 11.54 128 1980 5.28
54 1941 11.47 129 1901 5.25
55 1889 11.45 130 1882 5.21
56 2023 11.36 131 1913 5.17
57 1893 11.17 132 1988 5.12
58 1963 11.15 133 1922 5.07
59 1892 11.02 134 1949 4.97
60 1886 10.54 135 2011 4.79
61 1926 10.47 136 1952 4.54
62 1907 10.35 137 2001 4.26
63 1885 10.35 138 1947 4.22
64 2002 10.34 139 1930 4.14
65 2000 10.26 140 1978 4.01
66 1986 10.19 141 1936 4.01
67 1900 10.17 142 1896 3.57
68 2010 10.10 143 1916 3.29
69 1942 10.10 144 1954 3.14
70 1953 10.01 145 1934 2.94
71 1997 9.86      
72 1933 9.86      
73 2007 9.80      
74 1962 9.76      
75 1883 9.68      
           

 

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Updated: September 25, 2026