December Rainfall for Fort Smith, Arkansas
All rainfall amounts are in inches
For the 142 year period of December 1882 through December 2023
Wettest December was 10.81 recorded in 2015
Driest December was 0.09 recorded in 1908
Difference between the wettest and driest December is 10.72
Driest December |
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Wettest December |
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RANK |
YEAR |
RAIN |
RANK |
YEAR |
RAIN |
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1 |
1908 |
0.09 |
71 |
1903 |
2.64 |
2 |
1919 |
0.15 |
72 |
1930 |
2.70 |
3 |
1981 |
0.27 |
73 |
1979 |
2.74 |
4 |
1896 |
0.33 |
74 |
2012 |
2.75 |
5 |
1917 |
0.36 |
75 |
1907 |
2.79 |
6 |
2005 |
0.39 |
76 |
2009 |
2.87 |
7 |
1985 |
0.40 |
77 |
1993 |
2.87 |
8 |
1912 |
0.49 |
78 |
1953 |
3.02 |
9 |
1950 |
0.53 |
79 |
1998 |
3.04 |
10 |
1904 |
0.55 |
80 |
2008 |
3.08 |
11 |
1945 |
0.58 |
81 |
1883 |
3.09 |
12 |
1910 |
0.59 |
82 |
1936 |
3.10 |
13 |
1955 |
0.66 |
83 |
1937 |
3.15 |
14 |
1989 |
0.74 |
84 |
2000 |
3.19 |
15 |
2016 |
0.77 |
85 |
1911 |
3.21 |
16 |
1886 |
0.79 |
86 |
1978 |
3.26 |
17 |
1962 |
0.80 |
87 |
1902 |
3.26 |
18 |
2019 |
0.87 |
88 |
1922 |
3.27 |
19 |
1958 |
0.97 |
89 |
1926 |
3.28 |
20 |
1934 |
1.06 |
90 |
2011 |
3.44 |
21 |
1893 |
1.09 |
91 |
1940 |
3.44 |
22 |
1938 |
1.18 |
92 |
1906 |
3.55 |
23 |
1986 |
1.21 |
93 |
2007 |
3.59 |
24 |
1900 |
1.22 |
94 |
1961 |
3.60 |
25 |
1885 |
1.26 |
95 |
1935 |
3.63 |
26 |
1977 |
1.30 |
96 |
1899 |
3.65 |
27 |
1980 |
1.32 |
97 |
1975 |
3.66 |
28 |
1951 |
1.34 |
98 |
1994 |
3.74 |
29 |
1965 |
1.37 |
99 |
1948 |
3.74 |
30 |
1957 |
1.38 |
100 |
1973 |
3.78 |
31 |
1970 |
1.41 |
101 |
2022 |
3.96 |
32 |
1964 |
1.41 |
102 |
1914 |
4.06 |
33 |
1889 |
1.43 |
103 |
2020 |
4.09 |
34 |
1931 |
1.46 |
104 |
2013 |
4.10 |
35 |
2004 |
1.49 |
105 |
1929 |
4.12 |
36 |
1939 |
1.57 |
106 |
1969 |
4.16 |
37 |
1972 |
1.61 |
107 |
1995 |
4.19 |
38 |
1915 |
1.61 |
108 |
1959 |
4.21 |
39 |
1956 |
1.63 |
109 |
1887 |
4.22 |
40 |
1988 |
1.65 |
110 |
1923 |
4.26 |
41 |
1952 |
1.67 |
111 |
1888 |
4.31 |
42 |
1928 |
1.67 |
112 |
1944 |
4.36 |
43 |
1882 |
1.74 |
113 |
1918 |
4.40 |
44 |
1976 |
1.82 |
114 |
1991 |
4.43 |
45 |
2003 |
1.83 |
115 |
2021 |
4.44 |
46 |
1996 |
1.87 |
116 |
1924 |
4.44 |
47 |
1901 |
1.88 |
117 |
1997 |
4.49 |
48 |
1983 |
1.92 |
118 |
1913 |
4.79 |
49 |
1933 |
1.92 |
119 |
1990 |
4.84 |
50 |
2023 |
1.95 |
120 |
1999 |
5.01 |
51 |
1966 |
1.96 |
121 |
1942 |
5.06 |
52 |
1898 |
1.96 |
122 |
1932 |
5.08 |
53 |
1925 |
2.00 |
123 |
1947 |
5.11 |
54 |
2010 |
2.14 |
124 |
2002 |
5.22 |
55 |
1920 |
2.14 |
125 |
1967 |
5.26 |
56 |
1916 |
2.16 |
126 |
1954 |
5.42 |
57 |
1905 |
2.17 |
127 |
1992 |
5.46 |
58 |
1909 |
2.18 |
128 |
2018 |
5.51 |
59 |
1921 |
2.23 |
129 |
1968 |
5.55 |
60 |
1963 |
2.24 |
130 |
1960 |
5.64 |
61 |
1941 |
2.24 |
131 |
2001 |
5.70 |
62 |
2017 |
2.28 |
132 |
1895 |
6.00 |
63 |
2014 |
2.31 |
133 |
1982 |
6.01 |
64 |
1974 |
2.33 |
134 |
1897 |
6.04 |
65 |
1891 |
2.41 |
135 |
1892 |
6.12 |
66 |
1894 |
2.51 |
136 |
1984 |
6.16 |
67 |
1949 |
2.55 |
137 |
1884 |
6.30 |
68 |
1943 |
2.57 |
138 |
1946 |
6.31 |
69 |
1890 |
2.59 |
139 |
1927 |
7.69 |
70 |
2006 |
2.62 |
140 |
1987 |
8.12 |
|
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|
141 |
1971 |
10.09 |
|
|
|
142 |
2015 |
10.81 |
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RANK |
YEAR |
RAIN |
RANK |
YEAR |
RAIN |
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1 |
2015 |
10.81 |
71 |
1930 |
2.70 |
2 |
1971 |
10.09 |
72 |
1903 |
2.64 |
3 |
1987 |
8.12 |
73 |
2006 |
2.62 |
4 |
1927 |
7.69 |
74 |
1890 |
2.59 |
5 |
1946 |
6.31 |
75 |
1943 |
2.57 |
6 |
1884 |
6.30 |
76 |
1949 |
2.55 |
7 |
1984 |
6.16 |
77 |
1894 |
2.51 |
8 |
1892 |
6.12 |
78 |
1891 |
2.41 |
9 |
1897 |
6.04 |
79 |
1974 |
2.33 |
10 |
1982 |
6.01 |
80 |
2014 |
2.31 |
11 |
1895 |
6.00 |
81 |
2017 |
2.28 |
12 |
2001 |
5.70 |
82 |
1963 |
2.24 |
13 |
1960 |
5.64 |
83 |
1941 |
2.24 |
14 |
1968 |
5.55 |
84 |
1921 |
2.23 |
15 |
2018 |
5.51 |
85 |
1909 |
2.18 |
16 |
1992 |
5.46 |
86 |
1905 |
2.17 |
17 |
1954 |
5.42 |
87 |
1916 |
2.16 |
18 |
1967 |
5.26 |
88 |
2010 |
2.14 |
19 |
2002 |
5.22 |
89 |
1920 |
2.14 |
20 |
1947 |
5.11 |
90 |
1925 |
2.00 |
21 |
1932 |
5.08 |
91 |
1966 |
1.96 |
22 |
1942 |
5.06 |
92 |
1898 |
1.96 |
23 |
1999 |
5.01 |
93 |
2023 |
1.95 |
24 |
1990 |
4.84 |
94 |
1983 |
1.92 |
25 |
1913 |
4.79 |
95 |
1933 |
1.92 |
26 |
1997 |
4.49 |
96 |
1901 |
1.88 |
27 |
2021 |
4.44 |
97 |
1996 |
1.87 |
28 |
1924 |
4.44 |
98 |
2003 |
1.83 |
29 |
1991 |
4.43 |
99 |
1976 |
1.82 |
30 |
1918 |
4.40 |
100 |
1882 |
1.74 |
31 |
1944 |
4.36 |
101 |
1952 |
1.67 |
32 |
1888 |
4.31 |
102 |
1928 |
1.67 |
33 |
1923 |
4.26 |
103 |
1988 |
1.65 |
34 |
1887 |
4.22 |
104 |
1956 |
1.63 |
35 |
1959 |
4.21 |
105 |
1972 |
1.61 |
36 |
1995 |
4.19 |
106 |
1915 |
1.61 |
37 |
1969 |
4.16 |
107 |
1939 |
1.57 |
38 |
1929 |
4.12 |
108 |
2004 |
1.49 |
39 |
2013 |
4.10 |
109 |
1931 |
1.46 |
40 |
2020 |
4.09 |
110 |
1889 |
1.43 |
41 |
1914 |
4.06 |
111 |
1970 |
1.41 |
42 |
2022 |
3.96 |
112 |
1964 |
1.41 |
43 |
1973 |
3.78 |
113 |
1957 |
1.38 |
44 |
1994 |
3.74 |
114 |
1965 |
1.37 |
45 |
1948 |
3.74 |
115 |
1951 |
1.34 |
46 |
1975 |
3.66 |
116 |
1980 |
1.32 |
47 |
1899 |
3.65 |
117 |
1977 |
1.30 |
48 |
1935 |
3.63 |
118 |
1885 |
1.26 |
49 |
1961 |
3.60 |
119 |
1900 |
1.22 |
50 |
2007 |
3.59 |
120 |
1986 |
1.21 |
51 |
1906 |
3.55 |
121 |
1938 |
1.18 |
52 |
2011 |
3.44 |
122 |
1893 |
1.09 |
53 |
1940 |
3.44 |
123 |
1934 |
1.06 |
54 |
1926 |
3.28 |
124 |
1958 |
0.97 |
55 |
1922 |
3.27 |
125 |
2019 |
0.87 |
56 |
1978 |
3.26 |
126 |
1962 |
0.80 |
57 |
1902 |
3.26 |
127 |
1886 |
0.79 |
58 |
1911 |
3.21 |
128 |
2016 |
0.77 |
59 |
2000 |
3.19 |
129 |
1989 |
0.74 |
60 |
1937 |
3.15 |
130 |
1955 |
0.66 |
61 |
1936 |
3.10 |
131 |
1910 |
0.59 |
62 |
1883 |
3.09 |
132 |
1945 |
0.58 |
63 |
2008 |
3.08 |
133 |
1904 |
0.55 |
64 |
1998 |
3.04 |
134 |
1950 |
0.53 |
65 |
1953 |
3.02 |
135 |
1912 |
0.49 |
66 |
2009 |
2.87 |
136 |
1985 |
0.40 |
67 |
1993 |
2.87 |
137 |
2005 |
0.39 |
68 |
1907 |
2.79 |
138 |
1917 |
0.36 |
69 |
2012 |
2.75 |
139 |
1896 |
0.33 |
70 |
1979 |
2.74 |
140 |
1981 |
0.27 |
|
|
|
141 |
1919 |
0.15 |
|
|
|
142 |
1908 |
0.09 |
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Updated: February 6, 2024