National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce

 

October Rainfall for Fort Smith, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 144-year period of October 1882 through October 2025

 

Wettest October was 12.05 recorded in 1951

Driest October was Trace recorded in 1964

Difference between the wettest and driest October was 12.05

 

Driest October      Wettest October
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 1964 T 76 2000 3.36
2 1963 0.07 77 1999 3.42
3 1921 0.13 78 1887 3.47
4 1978 0.17 79 1982 3.50
5 1917 0.20 80 1990 3.52
6 1975 0.28 81 1888 3.57
7 1891 0.39 82 2008 3.65
8 2016 0.40 83 1913 3.71
9 1966 0.40 84 2011 3.72
10 1955 0.57 85 1971 3.74
11 1934 0.67 86 1974 3.82
12 1889 0.70 87 1996 3.83
13 1989 0.83 88 1909 3.83
14 1950 0.83 89 1979 3.90
15 1977 0.87 90 1947 4.00
16 1992 0.89 91 1936 4.03
17 1965 0.90 92 1898 4.04
18 1953 1.02 93 1939 4.09
19 1957 1.03 94 1929 4.09
20 1906 1.07 95 2013 4.18
21 1924 1.08 96 1986 4.20
22 1897 1.17 97 1932 4.30
23 2005 1.23 98 1973 4.39
24 1911 1.23 99 1928 4.66
25 1904 1.23 100 1920 4.74
26 2024 1.25 101 1993 4.79
27 1895 1.28 102 1943 4.79
28 1884 1.31 103 1985 4.88
29 1958 1.32 104 1959 4.88
30 1908 1.33 105 1962 4.90
31 1956 1.37 106 1983 4.97
32 1952 1.38 107 1954 4.99
33 1914 1.38 108 1882 5.02
34 2003 1.42 109 1905 5.10
35 1945 1.42 110 1942 5.18
36 1988 1.46 111 2025 5.30
37 1916 1.49 112 1976 5.39
38 2015 1.52 113 1925 5.42
39 1886 1.53 114 2006 5.44
40 1893 1.57 115 1949 5.60
41 2010 1.70 116 1915 5.66
42 1960 1.76 117 1892 5.73
43 1968 1.79 118 1935 5.76
44 1995 1.87 119 1998 5.79
45 1912 1.92 120 2023 5.85
46 1948 1.94 121 2004 6.13
47 1938 1.96 122 1981 6.14
48 1901 1.98 123 1900 6.19
49 2002 2.08 124 2022 6.28
50 1946 2.08 125 1997 6.31
51 1940 2.16 126 1931 6.32
52 1987 2.19 127 1972 6.43
53 1907 2.22 128 2018 6.70
54 1961 2.25 129 2020 6.81
55 1885 2.31 130 1967 6.96
56 1933 2.35 131 1883 7.29
57 1937 2.39 132 1919 7.38
58 1894 2.51 133 2014 7.90
59 1927 2.55 134 1970 8.41
60 2012 2.65 135 2007 8.54
61 1910 2.69 136 1991 8.84
62 1903 2.71 137 2021 8.90
63 1922 2.80 138 1926 9.04
64 1902 2.82 139 1969 9.05
65 1890 2.83 140 2019 9.41
66 1930 2.94 141 1941 9.97
67 1918 2.94 142 2009 10.26
68 1896 3.10 143 1984 11.80
69 1923 3.13 144 1951 12.05
70 2001 3.21      
71 1994 3.23      
72 1980 3.24      
73 2017 3.29      
74 1944 3.32      
75 1899 3.34      
           
 
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 1951 12.05 76 1923 3.13
2 1984 11.80 77 1896 3.10
3 2009 10.26 78 1930 2.94
4 1941 9.97 79 1918 2.94
5 2019 9.41 80 1890 2.83
6 1969 9.05 81 1902 2.82
7 1926 9.04 82 1922 2.80
8 2021 8.90 83 1903 2.71
9 1991 8.84 84 1910 2.69
10 2007 8.54 85 2012 2.65
11 1970 8.41 86 1927 2.55
12 2014 7.90 87 1894 2.51
13 1919 7.38 88 1937 2.39
14 1883 7.29 89 1933 2.35
15 1967 6.96 90 1885 2.31
16 2020 6.81 91 1961 2.25
17 2018 6.70 92 1907 2.22
18 1972 6.43 93 1987 2.19
19 1931 6.32 94 1940 2.16
20 1997 6.31 95 2002 2.08
21 2022 6.28 96 1946 2.08
22 1900 6.19 97 1901 1.98
23 1981 6.14 98 1938 1.96
24 2004 6.13 99 1948 1.94
25 2023 5.85 100 1912 1.92
26 1998 5.79 101 1995 1.87
27 1935 5.76 102 1968 1.79
28 1892 5.73 103 1960 1.76
29 1915 5.66 104 2010 1.70
30 1949 5.60 105 1893 1.57
31 2006 5.44 106 1886 1.53
32 1925 5.42 107 2015 1.52
33 1976 5.39 108 1916 1.49
34 2025 5.30 109 1988 1.46
35 1942 5.18 110 1945 1.42
36 1905 5.10 111 2003 1.42
37 1882 5.02 112 1952 1.38
38 1954 4.99 113 1914 1.38
39 1983 4.97 114 1956 1.37
40 1962 4.90 115 1908 1.33
41 1985 4.88 116 1958 1.32
42 1959 4.88 117 1884 1.31
43 1993 4.79 118 1895 1.28
44 1943 4.79 119 2024 1.25
45 1920 4.74 120 2005 1.23
46 1928 4.66 121 1911 1.23
47 1973 4.39 122 1904 1.23
48 1932 4.30 123 1897 1.17
49 1986 4.20 124 1924 1.08
50 2013 4.18 125 1906 1.07
51 1939 4.09 126 1957 1.03
52 1929 4.09 127 1953 1.02
53 1898 4.04 128 1965 0.90
54 1936 4.03 129 1992 0.89
55 1947 4.00 130 1977 0.87
56 1979 3.90 131 1989 0.83
57 1996 3.83 132 1950 0.83
58 1909 3.83 133 1889 0.70
59 1974 3.82 134 1934 0.67
60 1971 3.74 135 1955 0.57
61 2011 3.72 136 2016 0.40
62 1913 3.71 137 1966 0.40
63 2008 3.65 138 1891 0.39
64 1888 3.57 139 1975 0.28
65 1990 3.52 140 1917 0.20
66 1982 3.50 141 1978 0.17
67 1887 3.47 142 1921 0.13
68 1999 3.42 143 1963 0.07
69 2000 3.36 144 1964 T
70 1899 3.34      
71 1944 3.32      
72 2017 3.29      
73 1980 3.24      
74 1994 3.23      
75 2001 3.21      
           

 

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Updated: November 10, 2025