Fort Smith January Ranked Monthly Rainfall

January Rainfall for Fort Smith, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

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

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

Wettest January

RANK	YEAR	RAIN	RANK	YEAR	RAIN

1	1986	0.20	76	1895	2.24
2	1943	0.22	77	2021	2.27
3	1936	0.22	78	1975	2.27
4	1976	0.33	79	2017	2.34
5	2003	0.37	80	1953	2.37
6	2016	0.39	81	2001	2.39
7	1911	0.40	82	1960	2.42
8	1961	0.44	83	1922	2.44
9	1947	0.46	84	1907	2.44
10	1931	0.48	85	1899	2.49
11	2011	0.51	86	1987	2.50
12	1997	0.56	87	1886	2.52
13	2008	0.61	88	1935	2.63
14	1959	0.61	89	1902	2.65
15	1909	0.62	90	1915	2.66
16	1964	0.63	91	1979	2.67
17	1972	0.68	92	1883	2.71
18	1917	0.68	93	1968	2.81
19	1963	0.70	94	2004	2.82
20	1970	0.75	95	1969	2.84
21	2014	0.79	96	1918	2.86
22	1948	0.79	97	2010	2.92
23	1887	0.79	98	2025	2.93
24	1984	0.80	99	1898	2.97
25	1914	0.93	100	1996	3.05
26	1974	0.96	101	1962	3.08
27	1901	0.96	102	2006	3.09
28	1980	0.99	103	1957	3.13
29	1967	0.99	104	1905	3.25
30	1945	1.03	105	1994	3.46
31	1940	1.07	106	1904	3.48
32	1893	1.09	107	2009	3.50
33	1910	1.18	108	1995	3.51
34	1952	1.20	109	1938	3.51
35	1888	1.22	110	1973	3.56
36	1958	1.23	111	1923	3.62
37	1956	1.32	112	1926	3.67
38	1912	1.34	113	1891	3.69
39	1884	1.35	114	2002	3.79
40	1921	1.39	115	1951	3.81
41	1925	1.41	116	2024	3.92
42	1992	1.43	117	2019	3.94
43	1919	1.47	118	1920	3.89
44	1955	1.51	119	1930	3.96
45	1903	1.52	120	2013	3.97
46	1981	1.54	121	1890	3.97
47	2026	1.62	122	1993	4.05
48	1988	1.62	123	1982	4.15
49	1985	1.65	124	1941	4.18
50	1971	1.65	125	1929	4.26
51	1965	1.69	126	1937	4.41
52	2022	1.71	127	2012	4.42
53	1900	1.71	128	1989	4.43
54	1983	1.72	129	1927	4.60
55	2000	1.88	130	1946	4.72
56	1896	1.89	131	1906	4.81
57	1908	1.91	132	1897	4.83
58	2023	1.93	133	1954	4.87
59	1977	1.93	134	2005	4.91
60	1894	1.94	135	1990	5.13
61	1939	1.97	136	1913	5.29
62	1892	1.98	137	1889	5.33
63	1885	1.99	138	1950	5.75
64	1924	2.02	139	2020	5.87
65	1944	2.07	140	1932	5.96
66	1933	2.08	141	2007	6.13
67	1928	2.08	142	1916	7.28
68	1934	2.11	143	1998	7.76
69	1999	2.12	144	1949	11.33
70	1978	2.15
71	1942	2.19
72	1991	2.21
73	2015	2.22
74	2018	2.23
75	1966	2.23

RANK	YEAR	RAIN	RANK	YEAR	RAIN

1	1949	11.33	76	1999	2.12
2	1998	7.76	77	1934	2.11
3	1916	7.28	78	1933	2.08
4	2007	6.13	79	1928	2.08
5	1932	5.96	80	1944	2.07
6	2020	5.87	81	1924	2.02
7	1950	5.75	82	1885	1.99
8	1889	5.33	83	1892	1.98
9	1913	5.29	84	1939	1.97
10	1990	5.13	85	1894	1.94
11	2005	4.91	86	2023	1.93
12	1954	4.87	87	1977	1.93
13	1897	4.83	88	1908	1.91
14	1906	4.81	89	1896	1.89
15	1946	4.72	90	2000	1.88
16	1927	4.60	91	1983	1.72
17	1989	4.43	92	2022	1.71
18	2012	4.42	93	1900	1.71
19	1937	4.41	94	1965	1.69
20	1929	4.26	95	1985	1.65
21	1941	4.18	96	1971	1.65
22	1982	4.15	97	2026	1.62
23	1993	4.05	98	1988	1.62
24	2013	3.97	99	1981	1.54
25	1890	3.97	100	1903	1.52
26	1930	3.96	101	1955	1.51
27	2019	3.94	102	1919	1.47
28	2024	3.92	103	1992	1.43
29	1920	3.89	104	1925	1.41
30	1951	3.81	105	1921	1.39
31	2002	3.79	106	1884	1.35
32	1891	3.69	107	1912	1.34
33	1926	3.67	108	1956	1.32
34	1923	3.62	109	1958	1.23
35	1973	3.56	110	1888	1.22
36	1995	3.51	111	1952	1.20
37	1938	3.51	112	1910	1.18
38	2009	3.50	113	1893	1.09
39	1904	3.48	114	1940	1.07
40	1994	3.46	115	1945	1.03
41	1905	3.25	116	1980	0.99
42	1957	3.13	117	1967	0.99
43	2006	3.09	118	1974	0.96
44	1962	3.08	119	1901	0.96
45	1996	3.05	120	1914	0.93
46	1898	2.97	121	1984	0.80
47	2025	2.93	122	2014	0.79
48	2010	2.92	123	1948	0.79
49	1918	2.86	124	1887	0.79
50	1969	2.84	125	1970	0.75
51	2004	2.82	126	1963	0.70
52	1968	2.81	127	1972	0.68
53	1883	2.71	128	1917	0.68
54	1979	2.67	129	1964	0.63
55	1915	2.66	130	1909	0.62
56	1902	2.65	131	2008	0.61
57	1935	2.63	132	1959	0.61
58	1886	2.52	133	1997	0.56
59	1987	2.50	134	2011	0.51
60	1899	2.49	135	1931	0.48
61	1922	2.44	136	1947	0.46
62	1907	2.44	137	1961	0.44
63	1960	2.42	138	1911	0.40
64	2001	2.39	139	2016	0.39
65	1953	2.37	140	2003	0.37
66	2017	2.34	141	1976	0.33
67	2021	2.27	142	1943	0.22
68	1975	2.27	143	1936	0.22
69	1895	2.24	144	1986	0.20
70	2018	2.23
71	1966	2.23
72	2015	2.22
73	1991	2.21
74	1942	2.19
75	1978	2.15

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Updated: February 6, 2026