March Rainfall for Fort Smith, Arkansas
All rainfall amounts are in inches
For the 142 year period of March 1883 through March 2024
Wettest March was 13.03 recorded in 1945
Driest March was 0.50 recorded in 2007
Difference between the wettest and driest March was 12.53
Driest March |
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Wettest March |
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RANK |
YEAR |
RAIN |
RANK |
YEAR |
RAIN |
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1 |
2007 |
0.50 |
71 |
1980 |
2.98 |
2 |
1916 |
0.68 |
72 |
2000 |
2.99 |
3 |
1936 |
0.75 |
73 |
1886 |
3.02 |
4 |
1930 |
0.75 |
74 |
1981 |
3.04 |
5 |
2011 |
0.80 |
75 |
2018 |
3.07 |
6 |
1971 |
0.80 |
76 |
1888 |
3.09 |
7 |
1941 |
0.80 |
77 |
1946 |
3.11 |
8 |
1925 |
0.85 |
78 |
1970 |
3.22 |
9 |
1910 |
0.87 |
79 |
1949 |
3.32 |
10 |
1966 |
1.17 |
80 |
1906 |
3.33 |
11 |
1917 |
1.18 |
81 |
1938 |
3.38 |
12 |
1940 |
1.20 |
82 |
2013 |
3.42 |
13 |
1883 |
1.20 |
83 |
1901 |
3.44 |
14 |
1967 |
1.21 |
84 |
2009 |
3.54 |
15 |
2001 |
1.24 |
85 |
1996 |
3.58 |
16 |
1939 |
1.24 |
86 |
2021 |
3.61 |
17 |
1919 |
1.25 |
87 |
2017 |
3.75 |
18 |
1972 |
1.28 |
88 |
1904 |
3.75 |
19 |
1928 |
1.34 |
89 |
1943 |
3.80 |
20 |
1951 |
1.40 |
90 |
1921 |
3.81 |
21 |
1960 |
1.43 |
91 |
2014 |
3.85 |
22 |
1899 |
1.48 |
92 |
1991 |
3.86 |
23 |
1942 |
1.53 |
93 |
1987 |
3.90 |
24 |
1887 |
1.53 |
94 |
1920 |
3.90 |
25 |
1900 |
1.61 |
95 |
1915 |
3.92 |
26 |
1963 |
1.62 |
96 |
1903 |
3.96 |
27 |
1885 |
1.68 |
97 |
1974 |
4.09 |
28 |
1918 |
1.69 |
98 |
1984 |
4.13 |
29 |
1956 |
1.74 |
99 |
1997 |
4.18 |
30 |
1950 |
1.74 |
100 |
1978 |
4.20 |
31 |
1986 |
1.80 |
101 |
1976 |
4.20 |
32 |
1954 |
1.85 |
102 |
1912 |
4.21 |
33 |
1993 |
1.90 |
103 |
1922 |
4.28 |
34 |
1924 |
1.96 |
104 |
1891 |
4.32 |
35 |
1911 |
1.97 |
105 |
2015 |
4.50 |
36 |
2003 |
1.98 |
106 |
1889 |
4.53 |
37 |
1982 |
1.99 |
107 |
1990 |
4.61 |
38 |
1947 |
1.99 |
108 |
2004 |
4.75 |
39 |
1909 |
2.03 |
109 |
1999 |
4.78 |
40 |
1907 |
2.03 |
110 |
1959 |
4.87 |
41 |
1983 |
2.08 |
111 |
1998 |
4.99 |
42 |
1923 |
2.12 |
112 |
1988 |
5.03 |
43 |
1995 |
2.20 |
113 |
1958 |
5.16 |
44 |
1992 |
2.26 |
114 |
1952 |
5.16 |
45 |
1965 |
2.26 |
115 |
1955 |
5.18 |
46 |
1893 |
2.28 |
116 |
1944 |
5.18 |
47 |
1884 |
2.28 |
117 |
1902 |
5.19 |
48 |
2005 |
2.30 |
118 |
1961 |
5.26 |
49 |
1937 |
2.37 |
119 |
2016 |
5.31 |
50 |
1957 |
2.40 |
120 |
2006 |
5.31 |
51 |
1913 |
2.43 |
121 |
1929 |
5.45 |
52 |
1914 |
2.45 |
122 |
1897 |
5.72 |
53 |
1933 |
2.56 |
123 |
1979 |
5.74 |
54 |
1905 |
2.56 |
124 |
2020 |
5.97 |
55 |
1969 |
2.60 |
125 |
1989 |
5.99 |
56 |
2010 |
2.62 |
126 |
1890 |
5.99 |
57 |
1962 |
2.67 |
127 |
2024 |
6.04 |
58 |
1892 |
2.71 |
128 |
1964 |
6.08 |
59 |
1931 |
2.78 |
129 |
1977 |
6.29 |
60 |
1895 |
2.78 |
130 |
1975 |
6.70 |
61 |
1926 |
2.80 |
131 |
1894 |
6.82 |
62 |
1934 |
2.83 |
132 |
1985 |
7.45 |
63 |
2019 |
2.86 |
133 |
2023 |
7.74 |
64 |
1932 |
2.88 |
134 |
1935 |
7.86 |
65 |
2022 |
2.91 |
135 |
1968 |
8.00 |
66 |
1908 |
2.91 |
136 |
2012 |
8.06 |
67 |
1994 |
2.93 |
137 |
1973 |
8.24 |
68 |
1927 |
2.93 |
138 |
1953 |
8.52 |
69 |
1948 |
2.95 |
139 |
2002 |
8.87 |
70 |
1896 |
2.95 |
140 |
2008 |
10.53 |
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|
141 |
1898 |
10.53 |
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|
142 |
1945 |
13.03 |
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RANK |
YEAR |
RAIN |
RANK |
YEAR |
RAIN |
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1 |
1945 |
13.03 |
71 |
2000 |
2.99 |
2 |
2008 |
10.53 |
72 |
1980 |
2.98 |
3 |
1898 |
10.53 |
73 |
1948 |
2.95 |
4 |
2002 |
8.87 |
74 |
1896 |
2.95 |
5 |
1953 |
8.52 |
75 |
1994 |
2.93 |
6 |
1973 |
8.24 |
76 |
1927 |
2.93 |
7 |
2012 |
8.06 |
77 |
2022 |
2.91 |
8 |
1968 |
8.00 |
78 |
1908 |
2.91 |
9 |
1935 |
7.86 |
79 |
1932 |
2.88 |
10 |
2023 |
7.74 |
80 |
2019 |
2.86 |
11 |
1985 |
7.45 |
81 |
1934 |
2.83 |
12 |
1894 |
6.82 |
82 |
1926 |
2.80 |
13 |
1975 |
6.70 |
83 |
1931 |
2.78 |
14 |
1977 |
6.29 |
84 |
1895 |
2.78 |
15 |
1964 |
6.08 |
85 |
1892 |
2.71 |
16 |
2024 |
6.04 |
86 |
1962 |
2.67 |
17 |
1989 |
5.99 |
87 |
2010 |
2.62 |
18 |
1890 |
5.99 |
88 |
1969 |
2.60 |
19 |
2020 |
5.97 |
89 |
1933 |
2.56 |
20 |
1979 |
5.74 |
90 |
1905 |
2.56 |
21 |
1897 |
5.72 |
91 |
1914 |
2.45 |
22 |
1929 |
5.45 |
92 |
1913 |
2.43 |
23 |
2016 |
5.31 |
93 |
1957 |
2.40 |
24 |
2006 |
5.31 |
94 |
1937 |
2.37 |
25 |
1961 |
5.26 |
95 |
2005 |
2.30 |
26 |
1902 |
5.19 |
96 |
1893 |
2.28 |
27 |
1955 |
5.18 |
97 |
1884 |
2.28 |
28 |
1944 |
5.18 |
98 |
1992 |
2.26 |
29 |
1958 |
5.16 |
99 |
1965 |
2.26 |
30 |
1952 |
5.16 |
100 |
1995 |
2.20 |
31 |
1988 |
5.03 |
101 |
1923 |
2.12 |
32 |
1998 |
4.99 |
102 |
1983 |
2.08 |
33 |
1959 |
4.87 |
103 |
1909 |
2.03 |
34 |
1999 |
4.78 |
104 |
1907 |
2.03 |
35 |
2004 |
4.75 |
105 |
1982 |
1.99 |
36 |
1990 |
4.61 |
106 |
1947 |
1.99 |
37 |
1889 |
4.53 |
107 |
2003 |
1.98 |
38 |
2015 |
4.50 |
108 |
1911 |
1.97 |
39 |
1891 |
4.32 |
109 |
1924 |
1.96 |
40 |
1922 |
4.28 |
110 |
1993 |
1.90 |
41 |
1912 |
4.21 |
111 |
1954 |
1.85 |
42 |
1978 |
4.20 |
112 |
1986 |
1.80 |
43 |
1976 |
4.20 |
113 |
1956 |
1.74 |
44 |
1997 |
4.18 |
114 |
1950 |
1.74 |
45 |
1984 |
4.13 |
115 |
1918 |
1.69 |
46 |
1974 |
4.09 |
116 |
1885 |
1.68 |
47 |
1903 |
3.96 |
117 |
1963 |
1.62 |
48 |
1915 |
3.92 |
118 |
1900 |
1.61 |
49 |
1987 |
3.90 |
119 |
1942 |
1.53 |
50 |
1920 |
3.90 |
120 |
1883 |
1.53 |
51 |
1991 |
3.86 |
121 |
1899 |
1.48 |
52 |
2014 |
3.85 |
122 |
1960 |
1.43 |
53 |
1921 |
3.81 |
123 |
1951 |
1.40 |
54 |
1943 |
3.80 |
124 |
1928 |
1.34 |
55 |
2017 |
3.75 |
125 |
1972 |
1.28 |
56 |
1904 |
3.75 |
126 |
1919 |
1.25 |
57 |
2021 |
3.61 |
127 |
2001 |
1.24 |
58 |
1996 |
3.58 |
128 |
1939 |
1.24 |
59 |
2009 |
3.54 |
129 |
1967 |
1.21 |
60 |
1901 |
3.44 |
130 |
1940 |
1.20 |
61 |
2013 |
3.42 |
131 |
1883 |
1.20 |
62 |
1938 |
3.38 |
132 |
1917 |
1.18 |
63 |
1906 |
3.33 |
133 |
1966 |
1.17 |
64 |
1949 |
3.32 |
134 |
1910 |
0.87 |
65 |
1970 |
3.22 |
135 |
1925 |
0.85 |
66 |
1946 |
3.11 |
136 |
2011 |
0.80 |
67 |
1888 |
3.09 |
137 |
1971 |
0.80 |
68 |
2018 |
3.07 |
138 |
1941 |
0.80 |
69 |
1981 |
3.04 |
139 |
1936 |
0.75 |
70 |
1886 |
3.02 |
140 |
1930 |
0.75 |
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141 |
1916 |
0.68 |
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142 |
2007 |
0.50 |
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Updated: May 23, 2024