National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce

 

February Rainfall for Fort Smith, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 144-year period of February 1883 through February 2026

 

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 76 1942 2.27
2 1895 0.20 77 1886 2.38
3 1897 0.45 78 2015 2.39
4 1954 0.55 79 1922 2.44
5 1967 0.57 80 1971 2.45
6 2006 0.63 81 2017 2.48
7 1976 0.70 82 1908 2.48
8 1935 0.70 83 1892 2.51
9 1934 0.70 84 2007 2.52
10 1917 0.73 85 2020 2.59
11 1980 0.74 86 1984 2.60
12 1920 0.74 87 1913 2.64
13 1891 0.75 88 1978 2.66
14 1995 0.78 89 1932 2.66
15 1901 0.78 90 1929 2.66
16 1916 0.81 91 1960 2.67
17 1898 0.81 92 1981 2.68
18 1991 0.82 93 1909 2.84
19 1904 0.85 94 1969 2.87
20 1936 0.87 95 1962 3.00
21 1937 0.89 96 1950 3.01
22 1918 0.95 97 1998 3.02
23 2014 0.98 98 1921 3.03
24 1972 1.01 99 1965 3.08
25 1963 1.06 100 1993 3.10
26 1943 1.07 101 1893 3.11
27 1902 1.08 102 2025 3.18
28 1973 1.10 103 2011 3.18
29 1968 1.11 104 1964 3.21
30 1907 1.11 105 2003 3.35
31 2000 1.12 106 1915 3.37
32 1999 1.17 107 1987 3.45
33 2002 1.22 108 1986 3.55
34 1983 1.23 109 2008 3.59
35 2021 1.32 110 1941 3.65
36 1926 1.32 111 1975 3.71
37 1982 1.33 112 1955 3.75
38 2026 1.34 113 1994 3.95
39 1996 1.35 114 2023 4.03
40 1959 1.36 115 1900 4.03
41 1952 1.37 116 1887 4.39
42 1958 1.38 117 2013 4.46
43 1899 1.38 118 1979 4.55
44 2024 1.42 119 1911 4.57
45 1977 1.46 120 2022 4.62
46 1992 1.48 121 1948 4.68
47 1924 1.55 122 1966 4.79
48 1912 1.60 123 1946 5.01
49 2005 1.63 124 2019 5.05
50 1925 1.66 125 1957 5.26
51 1885 1.69 126 1903 5.33
52 2010 1.70 127 1989 5.53
53 2004 1.75 128 1894 5.56
54 2016 1.76 129 1956 5.58
55 1928 1.77 130 1883 5.62
56 1923 1.77 131 1985 5.71
57 1888 1.77 132 1944 5.80
58 1974 1.80 133 1939 5.88
59 1910 1.82 134 1990 5.95
60 2009 1.83 135 1931 5.97
61 1905 1.87 136 1949 5.99
62 1896 1.88 137 1890 6.27
63 1933 1.89 138 1997 6.50
64 1930 1.91 139 2018 7.03
65 1940 1.93 140 2001 7.11
66 1889 1.95 141 1951 7.94
67 1970 1.98 142 1945 8.54
68 1906 2.02 143 1938 9.21
69 1988 2.09 144 1884 10.72
70 1953 2.14      
71 1927 2.15      
72 1961 2.17      
73 2012 2.18      
74 1919 2.21      
75 1914 2.21      
           
 
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 1884 10.72 76 1988 2.09
2 1938 9.21 77 1906 2.02
3 1945 8.54 78 1970 1.98
4 1951 7.94 79 1889 1.95
5 2001 7.11 80 1940 1.93
6 2018 7.03 81 1930 1.91
7 1997 6.50 82 1933 1.89
8 1890 6.27 83 1896 1.88
9 1949 5.99 84 1905 1.87
10 1931 5.97 85 2009 1.83
11 1990 5.95 86 1910 1.82
12 1939 5.88 87 1974 1.80
13 1944 5.80 88 1928 1.77
14 1985 5.71 89 1923 1.77
15 1883 5.62 90 1888 1.77
16 1956 5.58 91 2016 1.76
17 1894 5.56 92 2004 1.75
18 1989 5.53 93 2010 1.70
19 1903 5.33 94 1885 1.69
20 1957 5.26 95 1925 1.66
21 2019 5.05 96 2005 1.63
22 1946 5.01 97 1912 1.60
23 1966 4.79 98 1924 1.55
24 1948 4.68 99 1992 1.48
25 2022 4.62 100 1977 1.46
26 1911 4.57 101 2024 1.42
27 1979 4.55 102 1958 1.38
28 2013 4.46 103 1899 1.38
29 1887 4.39 104 1952 1.37
30 2023 4.03 105 1959 1.36
31 1900 4.03 106 1996 1.35
32 1994 3.95 107 2026 1.34
33 1955 3.75 108 1982 1.33
34 1975 3.71 109 2021 1.32
35 1941 3.65 110 1926 1.32
36 2008 3.59 111 1983 1.23
37 1986 3.55 112 2002 1.22
38 1987 3.45 113 1999 1.17
39 1915 3.37 114 2000 1.12
40 2003 3.35 115 1968 1.11
41 1964 3.21 116 1907 1.11
42 2025 3.18 117 1973 1.10
43 2011 3.18 118 1902 1.08
44 1893 3.11 119 1943 1.07
45 1993 3.10 120 1963 1.06
46 1965 3.08 121 1972 1.01
47 1921 3.03 122 2014 0.98
48 1998 3.02 123 1918 0.95
49 1950 3.01 124 1937 0.89
50 1962 3.00 125 1936 0.87
51 1969 2.87 126 1904 0.85
52 1909 2.84 127 1991 0.82
53 1981 2.68 128 1916 0.81
54 1960 2.67 129 1898 0.81
55 1978 2.66 130 1995 0.78
56 1932 2.66 131 1901 0.78
57 1929 2.66 132 1891 0.75
58 1913 2.64 133 1980 0.74
59 1984 2.60 134 1920 0.74
60 2020 2.59 135 1917 0.73
61 2007 2.52 136 1976 0.70
62 1892 2.51 137 1935 0.70
63 2017 2.48 138 1934 0.70
64 1908 2.48 139 2006 0.63
65 1971 2.45 140 1967 0.57
66 1922 2.44 141 1954 0.55
67 2015 2.39 142 1897 0.45
68 1886 2.38 143 1895 0.20
69 1942 2.27 144 1947 0.14
70 1919 2.21      
71 1914 2.21      
72 2012 2.18      
73 1961 2.17      
74 1927 2.15      
75 1953 2.14      
           

 

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Updated: March 4, 2026