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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      Wettest March
           
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
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
      141 1898 10.53
      142 1945 13.03
           
           
 
           
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
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
      141 1916 0.68
      142 2007 0.50
           
           

 

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Updated: May 23, 2024