January Rainfall for Fort Smith, Arkansas
All rainfall amounts are in inches
For the 142 year period of January 1883 through January 2024
Wettest January was 11.33 recorded in 1949
Driest January was 0.20 recorded in 1986
Difference between the wettest and driest January was 11.13
Driest January |
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Wettest January |
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RANK |
YEAR |
RAIN |
RANK |
YEAR |
RAIN |
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1 |
1986 |
0.20 |
71 |
1991 |
2.21 |
2 |
1943 |
0.22 |
72 |
2015 |
2.22 |
3 |
1936 |
0.22 |
73 |
2018 |
2.23 |
4 |
1976 |
0.33 |
74 |
1966 |
2.23 |
5 |
2003 |
0.37 |
75 |
1895 |
2.24 |
6 |
2016 |
0.39 |
76 |
2021 |
2.27 |
7 |
1911 |
0.40 |
77 |
1975 |
2.27 |
8 |
1961 |
0.44 |
78 |
2017 |
2.34 |
9 |
1947 |
0.46 |
79 |
1953 |
2.37 |
10 |
1931 |
0.48 |
80 |
2001 |
2.39 |
11 |
2011 |
0.51 |
81 |
1960 |
2.42 |
12 |
1997 |
0.56 |
82 |
1922 |
2.44 |
13 |
2008 |
0.61 |
83 |
1907 |
2.44 |
14 |
1959 |
0.61 |
84 |
1899 |
2.49 |
15 |
1909 |
0.62 |
85 |
1987 |
2.50 |
16 |
1964 |
0.63 |
86 |
1886 |
2.52 |
17 |
1972 |
0.68 |
87 |
1935 |
2.63 |
18 |
1917 |
0.68 |
88 |
1902 |
2.65 |
19 |
1963 |
0.70 |
89 |
1915 |
2.66 |
20 |
1970 |
0.75 |
90 |
1979 |
2.67 |
21 |
2014 |
0.79 |
91 |
1883 |
2.71 |
22 |
1948 |
0.79 |
92 |
1968 |
2.81 |
23 |
1887 |
0.79 |
93 |
2004 |
2.82 |
24 |
1984 |
0.80 |
94 |
1969 |
2.84 |
25 |
1914 |
0.93 |
95 |
1918 |
2.86 |
26 |
1974 |
0.96 |
96 |
2010 |
2.92 |
27 |
1901 |
0.96 |
97 |
1898 |
2.97 |
28 |
1980 |
0.99 |
98 |
1996 |
3.05 |
29 |
1967 |
0.99 |
99 |
1962 |
3.08 |
30 |
1945 |
1.03 |
100 |
2006 |
3.09 |
31 |
1940 |
1.07 |
101 |
1957 |
3.13 |
32 |
1893 |
1.09 |
102 |
1905 |
3.25 |
33 |
1910 |
1.18 |
103 |
1994 |
3.46 |
34 |
1952 |
1.20 |
104 |
1904 |
3.48 |
35 |
1888 |
1.22 |
105 |
2009 |
3.50 |
36 |
1958 |
1.23 |
106 |
1995 |
3.51 |
37 |
1956 |
1.32 |
107 |
1938 |
3.51 |
38 |
1912 |
1.34 |
108 |
1973 |
3.56 |
39 |
1884 |
1.35 |
109 |
1923 |
3.62 |
40 |
1921 |
1.39 |
110 |
1926 |
3.67 |
41 |
1925 |
1.41 |
111 |
1891 |
3.69 |
42 |
1992 |
1.43 |
112 |
2002 |
3.79 |
43 |
1919 |
1.47 |
113 |
1951 |
3.81 |
44 |
1955 |
1.51 |
114 |
2024 |
3.92 |
45 |
1903 |
1.52 |
115 |
2019 |
3.94 |
46 |
1981 |
1.54 |
116 |
1920 |
3.89 |
47 |
1988 |
1.62 |
117 |
1930 |
3.96 |
48 |
1985 |
1.65 |
118 |
2013 |
3.97 |
49 |
1971 |
1.65 |
119 |
1890 |
3.97 |
50 |
1965 |
1.69 |
120 |
1993 |
4.05 |
51 |
2022 |
1.71 |
121 |
1982 |
4.15 |
52 |
1900 |
1.71 |
122 |
1941 |
4.18 |
53 |
1983 |
1.72 |
123 |
1929 |
4.26 |
54 |
2000 |
1.88 |
124 |
1937 |
4.41 |
55 |
1896 |
1.89 |
125 |
2012 |
4.42 |
56 |
1908 |
1.91 |
126 |
1989 |
4.43 |
57 |
2023 |
1.93 |
127 |
1927 |
4.60 |
58 |
1977 |
1.93 |
128 |
1946 |
4.72 |
59 |
1894 |
1.94 |
129 |
1906 |
4.81 |
60 |
1939 |
1.97 |
130 |
1897 |
4.83 |
61 |
1892 |
1.98 |
131 |
1954 |
4.87 |
62 |
1885 |
1.99 |
132 |
2005 |
4.91 |
63 |
1924 |
2.02 |
133 |
1990 |
5.13 |
64 |
1944 |
2.07 |
134 |
1913 |
5.29 |
65 |
1933 |
2.08 |
135 |
1889 |
5.33 |
66 |
1928 |
2.08 |
136 |
1950 |
5.75 |
67 |
1934 |
2.11 |
137 |
2020 |
5.87 |
68 |
1999 |
2.12 |
138 |
1932 |
5.96 |
69 |
1978 |
2.15 |
139 |
2007 |
6.13 |
70 |
1942 |
2.19 |
140 |
1916 |
7.28 |
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141 |
1998 |
7.76 |
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1949 |
11.33 |
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RANK |
YEAR |
RAIN |
RANK |
YEAR |
RAIN |
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1 |
1949 |
11.33 |
71 |
2015 |
2.22 |
2 |
1998 |
7.76 |
72 |
1991 |
2.21 |
3 |
1916 |
7.28 |
73 |
1942 |
2.19 |
4 |
2007 |
6.13 |
74 |
1978 |
2.15 |
5 |
1932 |
5.96 |
75 |
1999 |
2.12 |
6 |
2020 |
5.87 |
76 |
1934 |
2.11 |
7 |
1950 |
5.75 |
77 |
1933 |
2.08 |
8 |
1889 |
5.33 |
78 |
1928 |
2.08 |
9 |
1913 |
5.29 |
79 |
1944 |
2.07 |
10 |
1990 |
5.13 |
80 |
1924 |
2.02 |
11 |
2005 |
4.91 |
81 |
1885 |
1.99 |
12 |
1954 |
4.87 |
82 |
1892 |
1.98 |
13 |
1897 |
4.83 |
83 |
1939 |
1.97 |
14 |
1906 |
4.81 |
84 |
1894 |
1.94 |
15 |
1946 |
4.72 |
85 |
2023 |
1.93 |
16 |
1927 |
4.60 |
86 |
1977 |
1.93 |
17 |
1989 |
4.43 |
87 |
1908 |
1.91 |
18 |
2012 |
4.42 |
88 |
1896 |
1.89 |
19 |
1937 |
4.41 |
89 |
2000 |
1.88 |
20 |
1929 |
4.26 |
90 |
1983 |
1.72 |
21 |
1941 |
4.18 |
91 |
2022 |
1.71 |
22 |
1982 |
4.15 |
92 |
1900 |
1.71 |
23 |
1993 |
4.05 |
93 |
1965 |
1.69 |
24 |
2013 |
3.97 |
94 |
1985 |
1.65 |
25 |
1890 |
3.97 |
95 |
1971 |
1.65 |
26 |
1930 |
3.96 |
96 |
1988 |
1.62 |
27 |
2019 |
3.94 |
97 |
1981 |
1.54 |
28 |
2024 |
3.92 |
98 |
1903 |
1.52 |
29 |
1920 |
3.89 |
99 |
1955 |
1.51 |
30 |
1951 |
3.81 |
100 |
1919 |
1.47 |
31 |
2002 |
3.79 |
101 |
1992 |
1.43 |
32 |
1891 |
3.69 |
102 |
1925 |
1.41 |
33 |
1926 |
3.67 |
103 |
1921 |
1.39 |
34 |
1923 |
3.62 |
104 |
1884 |
1.35 |
35 |
1973 |
3.56 |
105 |
1912 |
1.34 |
36 |
1995 |
3.51 |
106 |
1956 |
1.32 |
37 |
1938 |
3.51 |
107 |
1958 |
1.23 |
38 |
2009 |
3.50 |
108 |
1888 |
1.22 |
39 |
1904 |
3.48 |
109 |
1952 |
1.20 |
40 |
1994 |
3.46 |
110 |
1910 |
1.18 |
41 |
1905 |
3.25 |
111 |
1893 |
1.09 |
42 |
1957 |
3.13 |
112 |
1940 |
1.07 |
43 |
2006 |
3.09 |
113 |
1945 |
1.03 |
44 |
1962 |
3.08 |
114 |
1980 |
0.99 |
45 |
1996 |
3.05 |
115 |
1967 |
0.99 |
46 |
1898 |
2.97 |
116 |
1974 |
0.96 |
47 |
2010 |
2.92 |
117 |
1901 |
0.96 |
48 |
1918 |
2.86 |
118 |
1914 |
0.93 |
49 |
1969 |
2.84 |
119 |
1984 |
0.80 |
50 |
2004 |
2.82 |
120 |
2014 |
0.79 |
51 |
1968 |
2.81 |
121 |
1948 |
0.79 |
52 |
1883 |
2.71 |
122 |
1887 |
0.79 |
53 |
1979 |
2.67 |
123 |
1970 |
0.75 |
54 |
1915 |
2.66 |
124 |
1963 |
0.70 |
55 |
1902 |
2.65 |
125 |
1972 |
0.68 |
56 |
1935 |
2.63 |
126 |
1917 |
0.68 |
57 |
1886 |
2.52 |
127 |
1964 |
0.63 |
58 |
1987 |
2.50 |
128 |
1909 |
0.62 |
59 |
1899 |
2.49 |
129 |
2008 |
0.61 |
60 |
1922 |
2.44 |
130 |
1959 |
0.61 |
61 |
1907 |
2.44 |
131 |
1997 |
0.56 |
62 |
1960 |
2.42 |
132 |
2011 |
0.51 |
63 |
2001 |
2.39 |
133 |
1931 |
0.48 |
64 |
1953 |
2.37 |
134 |
1947 |
0.46 |
65 |
2017 |
2.34 |
135 |
1961 |
0.44 |
66 |
2021 |
2.27 |
136 |
1911 |
0.40 |
67 |
1975 |
2.27 |
137 |
2016 |
0.39 |
68 |
1895 |
2.24 |
138 |
2003 |
0.37 |
69 |
2018 |
2.23 |
139 |
1976 |
0.33 |
70 |
1966 |
2.23 |
140 |
1943 |
0.22 |
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141 |
1936 |
0.22 |
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142 |
1986 |
0.20 |
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Updated: February 28, 2024