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