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