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Fort Smith May Ranked Monthly Rainfall

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May Rainfall for Fort Smith, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

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

 

Wettest May was 19.85 recorded in 2015

Driest May was 0.38 recorded in 1970

Difference between the wettest and driest May was 19.47

 

Driest May      Wettest May
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 1886 0.38 76 2008 5.08
2 1970 0.79 77 1978 5.16
3 2012 1.15 78 1964 5.16
4 1921 1.18 79 1906 5.20
5 1988 1.26 80 1993 5.31
6 1962 1.37 81 1986 5.33
7 1925 1.44 82 1983 5.34
8 1911 1.56 83 1890 5.36
9 1951 1.58 84 2013 5.40
10 1997 1.62 85 1948 5.41
11 1974 1.93 86 1928 5.43
12 1936 1.96 87 1981 5.46
13 1969 1.99 88 1888 5.49
14 2018 2.00 89 1961 5.56
15 1920 2.12 90 1992 5.60
16 1977 2.17 91 1958 5.61
17 1941 2.19 92 1883 5.65
18 1902 2.26 93 1945 5.72
19 2004 2.28 94 1967 5.79
20 1972 2.33 95 1896 5.99
21 1917 2.37 96 1944 6.06
22 1934 2.44 97 1907 6.13
23 1901 2.52 98 2014 6.18
24 1894 2.53 99 1947 6.19
25 1912 2.54 100 2024 6.20
26 1885 2.59 101 2020 6.23
27 1998 2.62 102 1935 6.25
28 1932 2.62 103 1933 6.26
29 1954 2.67 104 1955 6.38
30 1891 2.68 105 2006 6.39
31 1940 2.70 106 1927 6.41
32 1985 2.78 107 2017 6.45
33 2005 2.84 108 1950 6.45
34 1922 2.85 109 1995 6.46
35 1926 2.86 110 1987 6.46
36 1897 2.90 111 1887 6.51
37 1913 2.99 112 1994 6.52
38 1924 3.06 113 2022 6.64
39 2023 3.13 114 1938 6.65
40 1966 3.14 115 1915 6.65
41 1916 3.29 116 2021 6.74
42 2003 3.36 117 1975 6.91
43 1991 3.43 118 1929 7.10
44 1939 3.43 119 1909 7.23
45 1956 3.44 120 1930 7.44
46 1952 3.45 121 1898 7.48
47 2000 3.55 122 1893 7.61
48 2010 3.58 123 1965 7.85
49 1918 3.64 124 2019 8.01
50 2016 3.70 125 1979 8.04
51 1884 3.70 126 1899 8.38
52 2026 3.74 127 1946 8.55
53 1895 3.74 128 2025 8.61
54 1973 3.76 129 2001 8.79
55 1937 3.86 130 1960 8.79
56 1963 3.88 131 1999 8.80
57 1953 3.88 132 1923 8.87
58 1900 3.92 133 2009 8.91
59 2002 3.94 134 1903 9.23
60 1931 4.26 135 1908 9.79
61 1971 4.36 136 1989 10.21
62 1949 4.38 137 1892 10.59
63 1904 4.38 138 1982 11.23
64 1996 4.41 139 1968 11.35
65 2007 4.49 140 2011 11.91
66 1980 4.61 141 1957 12.09
67 1984 4.70 142 1990 13.45
68 1919 4.70 143 1943 13.67
69 1889 4.70 144 2015 19.85
70 1914 4.75      
71 1910 4.82      
72 1959 4.84      
73 1976 4.91      
74 1905 4.92      
75 1942 5.01      
           
 
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 2015 19.85 76 1984 4.70
2 1943 13.67 77 1919 4.70
3 1990 13.45 78 1889 4.70
4 1957 12.09 79 1980 4.61
5 2011 11.91 80 2007 4.49
6 1968 11.35 81 1996 4.41
7 1982 11.23 82 1949 4.38
8 1892 10.59 83 1904 4.38
9 1989 10.21 84 1971 4.36
10 1908 9.79 85 1931 4.26
11 1903 9.23 86 2002 3.94
12 2009 8.91 87 1900 3.92
13 1923 8.87 88 1963 3.88
14 1999 8.80 89 1953 3.88
15 2001 8.79 90 1937 3.86
16 1960 8.79 91 1973 3.76
17 2025 8.61 92 2026 3.74
18 1946 8.55 93 1895 3.74
19 1899 8.38 94 2016 3.70
20 1979 8.04 95 1884 3.70
21 2019 8.01 96 1918 3.64
22 1965 7.85 97 2010 3.58
23 1893 7.61 98 2000 3.55
24 1898 7.48 99 1952 3.45
25 1930 7.44 100 1956 3.44
26 1909 7.23 101 1991 3.43
27 1929 7.10 102 1939 3.43
28 1975 6.91 103 2003 3.36
29 2021 6.74 104 1916 3.29
30 1938 6.65 105 1966 3.14
31 1915 6.65 106 2023 3.13
32 2022 6.64 107 1924 3.06
33 1994 6.52 108 1913 2.99
34 1887 6.51 109 1897 2.90
35 1995 6.46 110 1926 2.86
36 1987 6.46 111 1922 2.85
37 2017 6.45 112 2005 2.84
38 1950 6.45 113 1985 2.78
39 1927 6.41 114 1940 2.70
40 2006 6.39 115 1891 2.68
41 1955 6.38 116 1954 2.67
42 1933 6.26 117 1998 2.62
43 1935 6.25 118 1932 2.62
44 2020 6.23 119 1885 2.59
45 2024 6.20 120 1912 2.54
46 1947 6.19 121 1894 2.53
47 2014 6.18 122 1901 2.52
48 1907 6.13 123 1934 2.44
49 1944 6.06 124 1917 2.37
50 1896 5.99 125 1972 2.33
51 1967 5.79 126 2004 2.28
52 1945 5.72 127 1902 2.26
53 1883 5.65 128 1941 2.19
54 1958 5.61 129 1977 2.17
55 1992 5.60 130 1920 2.12
56 1961 5.56 131 2018 2.00
57 1888 5.49 132 1969 1.99
58 1981 5.46 133 1936 1.96
59 1928 5.43 134 1974 1.93
60 1948 5.41 135 1997 1.62
61 2013 5.40 136 1951 1.58
62 1890 5.36 137 1911 1.56
63 1983 5.34 138 1925 1.44
64 1986 5.33 139 1962 1.37
65 1993 5.31 140 1988 1.26
66 1906 5.20 141 1921 1.18
67 1978 5.16 142 2012 1.15
68 1964 5.16 143 1970 0.79
69 2008 5.08 144 1886 0.38
70 1942 5.01      
71 1905 4.92      
72 1976 4.91      
73 1959 4.84      
74 1910 4.82      
75 1914 4.75      
           

 

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