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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      Wettest October
           
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
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
      141 1984 11.80
      142 1951 12.05
           
           
 
           
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
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
      141 1963 0.07
      142 1964 T
           
           

 

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Updated: December 5, 2023