Fort Smith Ranked Annual Rainfall

Annual Rainfall for Fort Smith, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 143-year period of January 1883 through December 2025

Wettest Year was 73.93 recorded in 2015

Driest Year was 19.80 recorded in 1917

Difference between the wettest and driest Years was 54.13

Driest Year

Wettest Year

RANK	YEAR	RAIN	RANK	YEAR	RAIN

1	1917	19.80	76	1970	42.21
2	1936	24.94	77	1971	42.26
3	1910	25.39	78	1906	42.50
4	1896	25.70	79	1905	42.50
5	1980	26.46	80	1987	42.74
6	1963	27.09	81	1889	43.20
7	1912	27.46	82	1941	43.25
8	1920	28.97	83	1926	43.54
9	1901	29.65	84	2002	43.68
10	1916	29.68	85	1923	43.81
11	1914	30.13	86	1998	43.94
12	2003	30.28	87	1999	44.15
13	1954	30.57	88	1975	44.50
14	1956	30.68	89	1974	44.66
15	2005	30.72	90	1893	44.70
16	1965	30.88	91	1929	44.71
17	1930	30.94	92	2023	45.29
18	1919	31.08	93	2007	45.94
19	2016	31.20	94	1938	46.23
20	1909	31.37	95	1991	46.24
21	1904	31.39	96	1959	46.36
22	1948	31.46	97	1949	46.39
23	1955	31.47	98	2011	46.56
24	1978	31.51	99	1883	46.65
25	1966	31.60	100	1961	46.70
26	1885	31.61	101	2013	47.05
27	1952	32.14	102	1942	47.29
28	1977	32.29	103	1989	47.41
29	1939	32.54	104	1915	47.47
30	1924	33.17	105	1993	47.56
31	1922	33.21	106	2017	47.96
32	1976	33.55	107	1982	47.99
33	1972	33.55	108	1935	48.25
34	2012	33.94	109	1992	48.67
35	1934	34.04	110	1958	48.74
36	1988	35.03	111	1944	48.85
37	1983	35.06	112	1892	49.35
38	1902	35.12	113	1979	49.78
39	1947	35.16	114	1895	49.87
40	2010	35.27	115	1985	50.01
41	1886	35.33	116	2004	50.07
42	1903	35.46	117	2006	50.26
43	1918	35.56	118	2021	50.60
44	1932	35.58	119	1884	50.62
45	1907	35.58	120	1888	50.97
46	1911	35.67	121	1898	51.12
47	1962	35.72	122	1968	51.74
48	1925	36.05	123	2025	52.33
49	1913	36.86	124	1908	52.68
50	1967	37.51	125	1984	53.06
51	1940	37.62	126	2018	54.17
52	1986	37.64	127	2024	55.94
53	1921	37.73	128	2022	56.01
54	1937	37.82	129	2009	56.46
55	1969	38.26	130	1996	57.01
56	1887	38.72	131	1927	57.07
57	2000	38.78	132	1973	57.33
58	1900	39.05	133	1951	57.85
59	1950	39.27	134	1946	57.88
60	1964	39.66	135	1994	60.21
61	1933	39.68	136	1957	60.78
62	1995	39.77	137	2008	61.02
63	1899	40.27	138	1990	61.22
64	1928	40.48	139	2020	61.62
65	1960	40.51	140	1890	64.63
66	1981	40.53	141	2019	67.50
67	2001	40.63	142	1945	71.81
68	1891	40.67	143	2015	73.93
69	1997	40.88
70	1953	40.91
71	1894	41.22
72	1931	41.51
73	1897	41.91
74	1943	42.13
75	2014	42.14

RANK	YEAR	RAIN	RANK	YEAR	RAIN

1	2015	73.93	76	1891	40.67
2	1945	71.81	77	2001	40.63
3	2019	67.50	78	1981	40.53
4	1890	64.63	79	1960	40.51
5	2020	61.62	80	1928	40.48
6	1990	61.22	81	1899	40.27
7	2008	61.02	82	1995	39.77
8	1957	60.78	83	1933	39.68
9	1994	60.21	84	1964	39.66
10	1946	57.88	85	1950	39.27
11	1951	57.85	86	1900	39.05
12	1973	57.33	87	2000	38.78
13	1927	57.07	88	1887	38.72
14	1996	57.01	89	1969	38.26
15	2009	56.46	90	1937	37.82
16	2022	56.01	91	1921	37.73
17	2024	55.94	92	1986	37.64
18	2018	54.17	93	1940	37.62
19	1984	53.06	94	1967	37.51
20	1908	52.68	95	1913	36.86
21	2025	52.33	96	1925	36.05
22	1968	51.74	97	1962	35.72
23	1898	51.12	98	1911	35.67
24	1888	50.97	99	1932	35.58
25	1884	50.62	100	1907	35.58
26	2021	50.60	101	1918	35.56
27	2006	50.26	102	1903	35.46
28	2004	50.07	103	1886	35.33
29	1985	50.01	104	2010	35.27
30	1895	49.87	105	1947	35.16
31	1979	49.78	106	1902	35.12
32	1892	49.35	107	1983	35.06
33	1944	48.85	108	1988	35.03
34	1958	48.74	109	1934	34.04
35	1992	48.67	110	2012	33.94
36	1935	48.25	111	1976	33.55
37	1982	47.99	112	1972	33.55
38	2017	47.96	113	1922	33.21
39	1993	47.56	114	1924	33.17
40	1915	47.47	115	1939	32.54
41	1989	47.41	116	1977	32.29
42	1942	47.29	117	1952	32.14
43	2013	47.05	118	1885	31.61
44	1961	46.70	119	1966	31.60
45	1883	46.65	120	1978	31.51
46	2011	46.56	121	1955	31.47
47	1949	46.39	122	1948	31.46
48	1959	46.36	123	1904	31.39
49	1991	46.24	124	1909	31.37
50	1938	46.23	125	2016	31.20
51	2007	45.94	126	1919	31.08
52	2023	45.29	127	1930	30.94
53	1929	44.71	128	1965	30.88
54	1893	44.70	129	2005	30.72
55	1974	44.66	130	1956	30.68
56	1975	44.50	131	1954	30.57
57	1999	44.15	132	2003	30.28
58	1998	43.94	133	1914	30.13
59	1923	43.81	134	1916	29.68
60	2002	43.68	135	1901	29.65
61	1926	43.54	136	1920	28.97
62	1941	43.25	137	1912	27.46
63	1889	43.20	138	1963	27.09
64	1987	42.74	139	1980	26.46
65	1906	42.50	140	1896	25.70
66	1905	42.50	141	1910	25.39
67	1971	42.26	142	1936	24.94
68	1970	42.21	143	1917	19.80
69	2014	42.14
70	1943	42.13
71	1897	41.91
72	1931	41.51
73	1894	41.22
74	1953	40.91
75	1997	40.88

Updated: January 23, 2026