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April Rainfall for Fort Smith, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

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

 

Wettest April was 10.32 recorded in 1957

Driest April was 0.36 recorded in 1903

Difference between the wettest and driest April was 9.96

 

Driest April      Wettest April
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 1903 0.36 76 1934 4.05
2 1896 0.46 77 2007 4.06
3 1989 0.56 78 1943 4.12
4 1936 0.73 79 1923 4.12
5 1955 0.90 80 1918 4.12
6 1998 1.01 81 1916 4.19
7 1977 1.04 82 1911 4.20
8 1987 1.13 83 2015 4.29
9 1982 1.27 84 1922 4.30
10 1961 1.38 85 1883 4.33
11 1895 1.41 86 1941 4.34
12 1932 1.57 87 1939 4.35
13 1948 1.67 88 1954 4.37
14 1960 1.70 89 1985 4.44
15 1902 1.81 90 1915 4.77
16 1889 1.83 91 1944 4.78
17 1930 1.85 92 1938 4.79
18 1926 1.86 93 1979 4.80
19 1978 1.94 94 2024 4.81
20 1965 1.97 95 2009 4.88
21 1975 2.09 96 1892 4.91
22 2001 2.15 97 1974 4.96
23 1984 2.16 98 1925 5.01
24 1906 2.21 99 1994 5.27
25 1910 2.22 100 2006 5.33
26 1980 2.24 101 1999 5.36
27 2010 2.25 102 1921 5.40
28 1962 2.25 103 2026 5.51
29 1887 2.31 104 1995 5.55
30 1904 2.39 105 1988 5.57
31 2000 2.42 106 1952 5.60
32 1950 2.48 107 1940 5.85
33 1909 2.53 108 1947 5.88
34 1914 2.57 109 1996 5.93
35 1912 2.60 110 2002 5.95
36 1972 2.62 111 2016 6.05
37 1884 2.62 112 2004 6.38
38 2023 2.68 113 2020 6.46
39 1913 2.70 114 1894 6.56
40 2003 2.71 115 2019 6.71
41 1898 2.73 116 1908 6.71
42 1956 2.77 117 1946 6.77
43 1971 2.88 118 1973 6.80
44 1937 2.88 119 1967 6.81
45 1919 2.90 120 1986 6.97
46 1981 2.91 121 2017 7.06
47 2014 2.94 122 1888 7.24
48 1983 2.94 123 2021 7.29
49 1931 2.97 124 1886 7.29
50 2012 2.99 125 1928 7.31
51 1969 3.07 126 1993 7.33
52 2005 3.13 127 1953 7.35
53 1951 3.13 128 1945 7.35
54 1917 3.14 129 1991 7.43
55 1897 3.17 130 1924 7.57
56 1935 3.27 131 1885 7.63
57 1959 3.28 132 1893 7.89
58 1899 3.28 133 1942 7.96
59 1907 3.32 134 2008 8.05
60 1901 3.35 135 1890 8.17
61 1963 3.37 136 1990 8.48
62 1920 3.40 137 1966 8.50
63 1997 3.62 138 2025 8.69
64 2018 3.63 139 1964 9.17
65 1891 3.66 140 2022 9.30
66 1968 3.71 141 1970 9.42
67 2013 3.73 142 2011 9.55
68 1976 3.77 143 1927 9.67
69 1949 3.78 144 1957 10.32
70 1929 3.78      
71 1958 3.81      
72 1992 3.90      
73 1905 3.95      
74 1933 3.98      
75 1900 3.99      
           
 
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 1957 10.32 76 1929 3.78
2 1927 9.67 77 1976 3.77
3 2011 9.55 78 2013 3.73
4 1970 9.42 79 1968 3.71
5 2022 9.30 80 1891 3.66
6 1964 9.17 81 2018 3.63
7 2025 8.69 82 1997 3.62
8 1966 8.50 83 1920 3.40
9 1990 8.48 84 1963 3.37
10 1890 8.17 85 1901 3.35
11 2008 8.05 86 1907 3.32
12 1942 7.96 87 1959 3.28
13 1893 7.89 88 1899 3.28
14 1885 7.63 89 1935 3.27
15 1924 7.57 90 1897 3.17
16 1991 7.43 91 1917 3.14
17 1953 7.35 92 2005 3.13
18 1945 7.35 93 1951 3.13
19 1993 7.33 94 1969 3.07
20 1928 7.31 95 2012 2.99
21 2021 7.29 96 1931 2.97
22 1886 7.29 97 2014 2.94
23 1888 7.24 98 1983 2.94
24 2017 7.06 99 1981 2.91
25 1986 6.97 100 1919 2.90
26 1967 6.81 101 1971 2.88
27 1973 6.80 102 1937 2.88
28 1946 6.77 103 1956 2.77
29 2019 6.71 104 1898 2.73
30 1908 6.71 105 2003 2.71
31 1894 6.56 106 1913 2.70
32 2020 6.46 107 2023 2.68
33 2004 6.38 108 1972 2.62
34 2016 6.05 109 1884 2.62
35 2002 5.95 110 1912 2.60
36 1996 5.93 111 1914 2.57
37 1947 5.88 112 1909 2.53
38 1940 5.85 113 1950 2.48
39 1952 5.60 114 2000 2.42
40 1988 5.57 115 1904 2.39
41 1995 5.55 116 1887 2.31
42 2026 5.51 117 2010 2.25
43 1921 5.40 118 1962 2.25
44 1999 5.36 119 1980 2.24
45 2006 5.33 120 1910 2.22
46 1994 5.27 121 1906 2.21
47 1925 5.01 122 1984 2.16
48 1974 4.96 123 2001 2.15
49 1892 4.91 124 1975 2.09
50 2009 4.88 125 1965 1.97
51 2024 4.81 126 1978 1.94
52 1979 4.80 127 1926 1.86
53 1938 4.79 128 1930 1.85
54 1944 4.78 129 1889 1.83
55 1915 4.77 130 1902 1.81
56 1985 4.44 131 1960 1.70
57 1954 4.37 132 1948 1.67
58 1939 4.35 133 1932 1.57
59 1941 4.34 134 1895 1.41
60 1883 4.33 135 1961 1.38
61 1922 4.30 136 1982 1.27
62 2015 4.29 137 1987 1.13
63 1911 4.20 138 1977 1.04
64 1916 4.19 139 1998 1.01
65 1943 4.12 140 1955 0.90
66 1923 4.12 141 1936 0.73
67 1918 4.12 142 1989 0.56
68 2007 4.06 143 1896 0.46
69 1934 4.05 144 1903 0.36
70 1900 3.99      
71 1933 3.98      
72 1905 3.95      
73 1992 3.90      
74 1958 3.81      
75 1949 3.78      
           

 

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Updated: May 30, 2026