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February Rainfall for Fort Smith, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 142 year period of February 1883 through February 2024

 

Wettest February was 10.72 recorded in 1884

Driest February was 0.14 recorded in 1947

Difference between the wettest and driest February was 10.58

 

Driest February      Wettest February
           
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 1947 0.14 71 1961 2.17
2 1895 0.20 72 2012 2.18
3 1897 0.45 73 1919 2.21
4 1954 0.55 74 1914 2.21
5 1967 0.57 75 1942 2.27
6 2006 0.63 76 1886 2.38
7 1976 0.70 77 2015 2.39
8 1935 0.70 78 1922 2.44
9 1934 0.70 79 1971 2.45
10 1917 0.73 80 2017 2.48
11 1980 0.74 81 1908 2.48
12 1920 0.74 82 1892 2.51
13 1891 0.75 83 2007 2.52
14 1995 0.78 84 2020 2.59
15 1901 0.78 85 1984 2.60
16 1916 0.81 86 1913 2.64
17 1898 0.81 87 1978 2.66
18 1991 0.82 88 1932 2.66
19 1904 0.85 89 1929 2.66
20 1936 0.87 90 1960 2.67
21 1937 0.89 91 1981 2.68
22 1918 0.95 92 1909 2.84
23 2014 0.98 93 1969 2.87
24 1972 1.01 94 1962 3.00
25 1963 1.06 95 1950 3.01
26 1943 1.07 96 1998 3.02
27 1902 1.08 97 1921 3.03
28 1973 1.10 98 1965 3.08
29 1968 1.11 99 1993 3.10
30 1907 1.11 100 1893 3.11
31 2000 1.12 101 2011 3.18
32 1999 1.17 102 1964 3.21
33 2002 1.22 103 2003 3.35
34 1983 1.23 104 1915 3.37
35 2021 1.32 105 1987 3.45
36 1926 1.32 106 1986 3.55
37 1982 1.33 107 2008 3.59
38 1996 1.35 108 1941 3.65
39 1959 1.36 109 1975 3.71
40 1952 1.37 110 1955 3.75
41 1958 1.38 111 1994 3.95
42 1899 1.38 112 2023 4.03
43 2024 1.42 113 1900 4.03
44 1977 1.46 114 1887 4.39
45 1992 1.48 115 2013 4.46
46 1924 1.55 116 1979 4.55
47 1912 1.60 117 1911 4.57
48 2005 1.63 118 2022 4.62
49 1925 1.66 119 1948 4.68
50 1885 1.69 120 1966 4.79
51 2010 1.70 121 1946 5.01
52 2004 1.75 122 2019 5.05
53 2016 1.76 123 1957 5.26
54 1928 1.77 124 1903 5.33
55 1923 1.77 125 1989 5.53
56 1888 1.77 126 1894 5.56
57 1974 1.80 127 1956 5.58
58 1910 1.82 128 1883 5.62
59 2009 1.83 129 1985 5.71
60 1905 1.87 130 1944 5.80
61 1896 1.88 131 1939 5.88
62 1933 1.89 132 1990 5.95
63 1930 1.91 133 1931 5.97
64 1940 1.93 134 1949 5.99
65 1889 1.95 135 1890 6.27
66 1970 1.98 136 1997 6.50
67 1906 2.02 137 2018 7.03
68 1988 2.09 138 2001 7.11
69 1953 2.14 139 1951 7.94
70 1927 2.15 140 1945 8.54
      141 1938 9.21
      142 1884 10.72
           
           
 
           
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 1884 10.72 71 2012 2.18
2 1938 9.21 72 1961 2.17
3 1945 8.54 73 1927 2.15
4 1951 7.94 74 1953 2.14
5 2001 7.11 75 1988 2.09
6 2018 7.03 76 1906 2.02
7 1997 6.50 77 1970 1.98
8 1890 6.27 78 1889 1.95
9 1949 5.99 79 1940 1.93
10 1931 5.97 80 1930 1.91
11 1990 5.95 81 1933 1.89
12 1939 5.88 82 1896 1.88
13 1944 5.80 83 1905 1.87
14 1985 5.71 84 2009 1.83
15 1883 5.62 85 1910 1.82
16 1956 5.58 86 1974 1.80
17 1894 5.56 87 1928 1.77
18 1989 5.53 88 1923 1.77
19 1903 5.33 89 1888 1.77
20 1957 5.26 90 2016 1.76
21 2019 5.05 91 2004 1.75
22 1946 5.01 92 2010 1.70
23 1966 4.79 93 1885 1.69
24 1948 4.68 94 1925 1.66
25 2022 4.62 95 2005 1.63
26 1911 4.57 96 1912 1.60
27 1979 4.55 97 1924 1.55
28 2013 4.46 98 1992 1.48
29 1887 4.39 99 1977 1.46
30 2023 4.03 100 2024 1.42
31 1900 4.03 101 1958 1.38
32 1994 3.95 102 1899 1.38
33 1955 3.75 103 1952 1.37
34 1975 3.71 104 1959 1.36
35 1941 3.65 105 1996 1.35
36 2008 3.59 106 1982 1.33
37 1986 3.55 107 2021 1.32
38 1987 3.45 108 1926 1.32
39 1915 3.37 109 1983 1.23
40 2003 3.35 110 2002 1.22
41 1964 3.21 111 1999 1.17
42 2011 3.18 112 2000 1.12
43 1893 3.11 113 1968 1.11
44 1993 3.10 114 1907 1.11
45 1965 3.08 115 1973 1.10
46 1921 3.03 116 1902 1.08
47 1998 3.02 117 1943 1.07
48 1950 3.01 118 1963 1.06
49 1962 3.00 119 1972 1.01
50 1969 2.87 120 2014 0.98
51 1909 2.84 121 1918 0.95
52 1981 2.68 122 1937 0.89
53 1960 2.67 123 1936 0.87
54 1978 2.66 124 1904 0.85
55 1932 2.66 125 1991 0.82
56 1929 2.66 126 1916 0.81
57 1913 2.64 127 1898 0.81
58 1984 2.60 128 1995 0.78
59 2020 2.59 129 1901 0.78
60 2007 2.52 130 1891 0.75
61 1892 2.51 131 1980 0.74
62 2017 2.48 132 1920 0.74
63 1908 2.48 133 1917 0.73
64 1971 2.45 134 1976 0.70
65 1922 2.44 135 1935 0.70
66 2015 2.39 136 1934 0.70
67 1886 2.38 137 2006 0.63
68 1942 2.27 138 1967 0.57
69 1919 2.21 139 1954 0.55
70 1914 2.21 140 1897 0.45
      141 1895 0.20
      142 1947 0.14
           
           

 

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Updated: April 17, 2024