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Locally Heavy Rainfall for the Carolinas; Thunderstorms and Fire Weather Concerns for Intermountain West

Heavy rainfall from scattered thunderstorms is expected across the Southwest, Intermountain West, and Plains. Isolated dry thunderstorms may initiate additional fires across the west. The coastal Carolinas may experience flash floods in the coming days due to repeated thunderstorms. Additionally, a wave of intense summer heat will hit the Southern Plains and central Gulf Coast States this week. Read More >

 

July Rainfall for Fort Smith, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 143 year period of July 1882 through July 2024

 

Wettest July was 14.99 recorded in 1895

Driest July was 0.07 recorded in 2001

Difference between the wettest and driest July was 14.92

 

Driest July      Wettest July
           
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 2001 0.07 71 1983 2.61
2 1999 0.08 72 1977 2.61
3 1947 0.11 73 1998 2.63
4 1934 0.15 74 1886 2.63
5 1993 0.18 75 1991 2.65
6 1986 0.20 76 1914 2.65
7 2011 0.22 77 2014 2.68
8 1919 0.24 78 1893 2.68
9 1943 0.34 79 1910 2.71
10 1916 0.34 80 1890 2.71
11 1964 0.41 81 1909 2.74
12 2003 0.49 82 1971 2.77
13 1978 0.49 83 1933 2.95
14 1918 0.50 84 1987 2.96
15 1946 0.53 85 1929 2.99
16 1939 0.57 86 1967 3.02
17 1974 0.64 87 1904 3.09
18 1949 0.69 88 1931 3.10
19 1902 0.70 89 1921 3.15
20 1896 0.72 90 1901 3.23
21 1954 0.74 91 1937 3.24
22 1912 0.78 92 1897 3.26
23 1957 0.80 93 2019 3.33
24 1935 0.85 94 1984 3.33
25 1970 0.97 95 1923 3.41
26 1997 1.06 96 1951 3.54
27 1915 1.08 97 2020 3.55
28 1936 1.12 98 1926 3.64
29 1930 1.19 99 2016 3.65
30 1900 1.23 100 1913 3.69
31 2008 1.29 101 1941 3.72
32 1976 1.29 102 2012 3.91
33 1966 1.32 103 2013 3.95
34 1938 1.34 104 1995 4.20
35 1924 1.38 105 1883 4.24
36 1955 1.39 106 1888 4.31
37 1952 1.39 107 1907 4.32
38 1980 1.43 108 1992 4.51
39 2000 1.46 109 2017 4.53
40 1973 1.53 110 1962 4.58
41 2006 1.55 111 1889 4.64
42 1894 1.59 112 2009 4.66
43 1968 1.61 113 1982 4.81
44 1948 1.62 114 1972 4.85
45 1932 1.67 115 1899 5.14
46 1882 1.77 116 2024 5.24
47 1942 1.79 117 2007 5.26
48 1920 1.92 118 1911 5.38
49 1969 1.93 119 1925 5.39
50 1956 1.93 120 1906 5.63
51 1965 1.96 121 1958 5.69
52 1917 2.00 122 1979 5.75
53 1903 2.00 123 2023 5.90
54 1985 2.03 124 1945 5.90
55 2022 2.06 125 1908 5.95
56 1892 2.06 126 1884 5.98
57 1922 2.15 127 1963 6.21
58 2002 2.18 128 1953 6.98
59 2005 2.20 129 1989 7.09
60 1944 2.28 130 1959 7.18
61 1889 2.29 131 1927 7.25
62 2018 2.31 132 2004 7.26
63 1898 2.31 133 1981 7.65
64 1988 2.32 134 1996 7.67
65 1990 2.37 135 2021 7.94
66 2010 2.47 136 1905 8.45
67 1975 2.47 137 1961 8.62
68 1928 2.48 138 2015 8.79
69 1885 2.48 139 1950 9.50
70 1940 2.54 140 1891 9.88
      141 1994 10.38
      142 1960 10.41
      143 1895 14.99
           
 
           
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 1895 14.99 71 1886 2.63
2 1960 10.41 72 1983 2.61
3 1994 10.38 73 1977 2.61
4 1891 9.88 74 1940 2.54
5 1950 9.50 75 1928 2.48
6 2015 8.79 76 1885 2.48
7 1961 8.62 77 2010 2.47
8 1905 8.45 78 1975 2.47
9 2021 7.94 79 1990 2.37
10 1996 7.67 80 1988 2.32
11 1981 7.65 81 2018 2.31
12 2004 7.26 82 1898 2.31
13 1927 7.25 83 1887 2.29
14 1959 7.18 84 1944 2.28
15 1989 7.09 85 2005 2.20
16 1953 6.98 86 2002 2.18
17 1963 6.21 87 1922 2.15
18 1884 5.98 88 2022 2.06
19 1908 5.95 89 1892 2.06
20 2023 5.90 90 1985 2.03
21 1945 5.90 91 1917 2.00
22 1979 5.75 92 1903 2.00
23 1958 5.69 93 1965 1.96
24 1906 5.63 94 1969 1.93
25 1925 5.39 95 1956 1.93
26 1911 5.38 96 1920 1.92
27 2007 5.26 97 1942 1.79
28 2024 5.24 98 1882 1.77
29 1899 5.14 99 1932 1.67
30 1972 4.85 100 1948 1.62
31 1982 4.81 101 1968 1.61
32 2009 4.66 102 1894 1.59
33 1889 4.64 103 2006 1.55
34 1962 4.58 104 1973 1.53
35 2017 4.53 105 2000 1.46
36 1992 4.51 106 1980 1.43
37 1907 4.32 107 1955 1.39
38 1888 4.31 108 1952 1.39
39 1883 4.24 109 1924 1.38
40 1995 4.20 110 1938 1.34
41 2013 3.95 111 1966 1.32
42 2012 3.91 112 2008 1.29
43 1941 3.72 113 1976 1.29
44 1913 3.69 114 1900 1.23
45 2016 3.65 115 1930 1.19
46 1926 3.64 116 1936 1.12
47 2020 3.55 117 1915 1.08
48 1951 3.54 118 1997 1.06
49 1923 3.41 119 1970 0.97
50 2019 3.33 120 1935 0.85
51 1984 3.33 121 1957 0.80
52 1897 3.26 122 1912 0.78
53 1937 3.24 123 1954 0.74
54 1901 3.23 124 1896 0.72
55 1921 3.15 125 1902 0.70
56 1931 3.10 126 1949 0.69
57 1904 3.09 127 1974 0.64
58 1967 3.02 128 1939 0.57
59 1929 2.99 129 1946 0.53
60 1987 2.96 130 1918 0.50
61 1933 2.95 131 2003 0.49
62 1971 2.77 132 1978 0.49
63 1909 2.74 133 1964 0.41
64 1910 2.71 134 1943 0.34
65 1890 2.71 135 1916 0.34
66 2014 2.68 136 1919 0.24
67 1893 2.68 137 2011 0.22
68 1991 2.65 138 1986 0.20
69 1914 2.65 139 1993 0.18
70 1998 2.63 140 1934 0.15
      141 1947 0.11
      142 1999 0.08
      143 2001 0.07
           

 

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Updated: August 8, 2024