National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce

 

September Rainfall for Fort Smith, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 144-year period of September 1882 through September 2025

 

Wettest September was 10.49 recorded in 1934

Driest September was a Trace recorded in 2017

Difference between the wettest and driest September was 10.49

 

Driest September      Wettest September
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 2017 Trace 76 2003 3.24
2 1928 0.05 77 1906 3.28
3 1956 0.06 78 2023 3.40
4 1948 0.14 79 2000 3.42
5 1939 0.23 80 1935 3.45
6 1994 0.26 81 1989 3.47
7 2004 0.27 82 1972 3.47
8 1899 0.34 83 1929 3.52
9 1909 0.38 84 1924 3.54
10 1944 0.39 85 1985 3.60
11 1922 0.48 86 1916 3.61
12 1888 0.50 87 1887 3.74
13 1919 0.56 88 1949 3.75
14 1953 0.60 89 1900 3.75
15 1982 0.64 90 1950 3.80
16 1932 0.75 91 1894 3.96
17 1931 0.77 92 1905 3.98
18 1979 0.78 93 1995 4.00
19 1978 0.84 94 1918 4.02
20 1891 0.87 95 1999 4.04
21 2024 0.96 96 1942 4.13
22 2022 0.96 97 1886 4.22
23 1885 0.99 98 1911 4.42
24 1910 1.09 99 1958 4.44
25 2002 1.24 100 1959 4.47
26 1921 1.24 101 1923 4.54
27 1966 1.26 102 1977 4.63
28 1903 1.33 103 1955 4.65
29 1917 1.34 104 2006 4.69
30 1971 1.35 105 1991 4.83
31 1997 1.36 106 1990 4.87
32 2011 1.47 107 1947 4.89
33 2013 1.50 108 1962 4.99
34 1946 1.57 109 1913 4.99
35 1960 1.67 110 1898 5.00
36 1915 1.67 111 1884 5.03
37 1952 1.68 112 1943 5.14
38 1987 1.71 113 1973 5.17
39 2016 1.79 114 1893 5.28
40 2012 1.79 115 1889 5.35
41 1983 1.82 116 1998 5.46
42 1986 1.84 117 1951 5.57
43 1892 1.84 118 2025 5.68
44 2021 1.88 119 1988 5.72
45 1981 1.88 120 2007 5.75
46 1912 1.88 121 2018 5.75
47 1963 1.90 122 2010 5.79
48 2001 1.95 123 1882 5.81
49 1941 2.06 124 1957 5.88
50 1954 2.12 125 1937 6.02
51 1938 2.13 126 1993 6.17
52 1965 2.14 127 1984 6.18
53 1969 2.19 128 2005 6.51
54 1920 2.31 129 1996 6.53
55 1883 2.34 130 1926 6.83
56 1895 2.36 131 2014 6.90
57 1930 2.47 132 1992 6.91
58 1975 2.49 133 1933 7.16
59 1967 2.50 134 2009 7.23
60 2015 2.57 135 1890 7.23
61 1976 2.65 136 1901 7.30
62 1907 2.66 137 2020 7.37
63 1896 2.72 138 1925 7.52
64 2019 2.74 139 1970 7.75
65 1940 2.82 140 1936 8.08
66 1968 2.87 141 2008 8.11
67 1897 2.87 142 1974 8.96
68 1914 2.89 143 1945 9.09
69 1904 2.91 144 1934 10.49
70 1927 3.00      
71 1980 3.16      
72 1908 3.17      
73 1964 3.18      
74 1961 3.18      
75 1902 3.21      
           
 
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 1934 10.49 76 1904 2.91
2 1945 9.09 77 1914 2.89
3 1974 8.96 78 1968 2.87
4 2008 8.11 79 1897 2.87
5 1936 8.08 80 1940 2.82
6 1970 7.75 81 2019 2.74
7 1925 7.52 82 1896 2.72
8 2020 7.37 83 1907 2.66
9 1901 7.30 84 1976 2.65
10 2009 7.23 85 2015 2.57
11 1890 7.23 86 1967 2.50
12 1933 7.16 87 1975 2.49
13 1992 6.91 88 1930 2.47
14 2014 6.90 89 1895 2.36
15 1926 6.83 90 1883 2.34
16 1996 6.53 91 1920 2.31
17 2005 6.51 92 1969 2.19
18 1984 6.18 93 1965 2.14
19 1993 6.17 94 1938 2.13
20 1937 6.02 95 1954 2.12
21 1957 5.88 96 1941 2.06
22 1882 5.81 97 2001 1.95
23 2010 5.79 98 1963 1.90
24 2007 5.75 99 2021 1.88
25 2018 5.75 100 1981 1.88
26 1988 5.72 101 1912 1.88
27 2025 5.68 102 1986 1.84
28 1951 5.57 103 1892 1.84
29 1998 5.46 104 1983 1.82
30 1889 5.35 105 2016 1.79
31 1893 5.28 106 2012 1.79
32 1973 5.17 107 1987 1.71
33 1943 5.14 108 1952 1.68
34 1884 5.03 109 1960 1.67
35 1898 5.00 110 1915 1.67
36 1962 4.99 111 1946 1.57
37 1913 4.99 112 2013 1.50
38 1947 4.89 113 2011 1.47
39 1990 4.87 114 1997 1.36
40 1991 4.83 115 1971 1.35
41 2006 4.69 116 1917 1.34
42 1955 4.65 117 1903 1.33
43 1977 4.63 118 1966 1.26
44 1923 4.54 119 2002 1.24
45 1959 4.47 120 1921 1.24
46 1958 4.44 121 1910 1.09
47 1911 4.42 122 1885 0.99
48 1886 4.22 123 2024 0.96
49 1942 4.13 124 2022 0.96
50 1999 4.04 125 1891 0.87
51 1918 4.02 126 1978 0.84
52 1995 4.00 127 1979 0.78
53 1905 3.98 128 1931 0.77
54 1894 3.96 129 1932 0.75
55 1950 3.80 130 1982 0.64
56 1949 3.75 131 1953 0.60
57 1900 3.75 132 1919 0.56
58 1887 3.74 133 1888 0.50
59 1916 3.61 134 1922 0.48
60 1985 3.60 135 1944 0.39
61 1924 3.54 136 1909 0.38
62 1929 3.52 137 1899 0.34
63 1989 3.47 138 2004 0.27
64 1972 3.47 139 1994 0.26
65 1935 3.45 140 1939 0.23
66 2000 3.42 141 1948 0.14
67 2023 3.40 142 1956 0.06
68 1906 3.28 143 1928 0.05
69 2003 3.24 144 2017 Trace
70 1902 3.21      
71 1964 3.18      
72 1961 3.18      
73 1908 3.17      
74 1980 3.16      
75 1927 3.00      
           

 

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Updated: November 7, 2025