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Spring (March, April, May) Rainfall for Fort Smith, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 141 year period of Spring 1883 through Spring 2023

 

Wettest Spring was 28.64 recorded in 2015

Driest Spring was 3.44 recorded in 1936

Difference between the wettest and driest Spring was 25.20

 

Driest Spring      Wettest Spring
           
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 1936 3.44 71 1960 11.92
2 1951 6.11 72 1965 12.08
3 1972 6.23 73 2001 12.18
4 1962 6.29 74 2012 12.20
5 1917 6.69 75 1961 12.20
6 1932 7.07 76 1955 12.46
7 1925 7.30 77 2013 12.55
8 1941 7.33 78 1924 12.59
9 1926 7.52 79 1933 12.80
10 1969 7.66 80 1966 12.81
11 1911 7.73 81 1976 12.88
12 1910 7.91 82 2014 12.97
13 1895 7.93 83 1959 12.99
14 1956 7.95 84 1899 13.14
15 1971 8.04 85 2004 13.41
16 2003 8.05 86 1970 13.43
17 1913 8.12 87 2023 13.55
18 1916 8.16 88 1903 13.55
19 2005 8.27 89 1967 13.81
20 2010 8.45 90 1996 13.92
21 1884 8.60 91 1947 14.06
22 1998 8.62 92 1928 14.08
23 2018 8.70 93 1986 14.10
24 1919 8.85 94 1995 14.21
25 1963 8.87 95 1952 14.21
26 1954 8.89 96 1982 14.49
27 2000 8.96 97 1942 14.50
28 1939 9.02 98 1993 14.54
29 2007 9.05 99 1958 14.58
30 1937 9.11 100 1985 14.67
31 1902 9.26 101 1994 14.72
32 1901 9.31 102 1991 14.72
33 1934 9.32 103 1938 14.82
34 1912 9.35 104 2016 15.06
35 1896 9.40 105 1923 15.11
36 1997 9.42 106 1915 15.34
37 1920 9.42 107 1975 15.70
38 1918 9.45 108 1888 15.82
39 1977 9.50 109 1894 15.91
40 1900 9.52 110 1944 16.02
41 1940 9.75 111 1929 16.33
42 1914 9.77 112 1989 16.76
43 1980 9.83 113 2006 17.03
44 1931 10.01 114 2017 17.26
45 1948 10.03 115 2009 17.33
46 1930 10.04 116 1935 17.38
47 1887 10.35 117 2019 17.58
48 1983 10.36 118 2021 17.64
49 1921 10.39 119 1893 17.78
50 1904 10.52 120 1892 18.21
51 1891 10.66 121 1946 18.43
52 1950 10.67 122 1979 18.58
53 1886 10.69 123 2020 18.66
54 1906 10.74 124 2002 18.76
55 1974 10.98 125 1973 18.80
56 1984 10.99 126 2022 18.85
57 1889 11.06 127 1999 18.94
58 1883 11.18 128 1927 19.01
59 1978 11.30 129 1908 19.41
60 1981 11.41 130 1890 19.52
61 1922 11.43 131 1953 19.75
62 1905 11.43 132 1964 20.41
63 1949 11.48 133 1898 20.74
64 1907 11.48 134 1943 21.59
65 1987 11.49 135 2011 22.26
66 1992 11.76 136 1968 23.06
67 1909 11.79 137 2008 23.66
68 1897 11.79 138 1957 24.81
69 1988 11.86 139 1945 26.10
70 1885 11.90 140 1990 26.54
      141 2015 28.64
           
 
           
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 2015 28.64 71 1960 11.92
2 1990 26.54 72 1885 11.9
3 1945 26.10 73 1988 11.86
4 1957 24.81 74 1909 11.79
5 2008 23.66 75 1897 11.79
6 1968 23.06 76 1992 11.76
7 2011 22.26 77 1987 11.49
8 1943 21.59 78 1949 11.48
9 1898 20.74 79 1907 11.48
10 1964 20.41 80 1922 11.43
11 1953 19.75 81 1905 11.43
12 1890 19.52 82 1981 11.41
13 1908 19.41 83 1978 11.30
14 1927 19.01 84 1883 11.18
15 1999 18.94 85 1889 11.06
16 2022 18.85 86 1984 10.99
17 1973 18.80 87 1974 10.98
18 2002 18.76 88 1906 10.74
19 2020 18.66 89 1886 10.69
20 1979 18.58 90 1950 10.67
21 1946 18.43 91 1891 10.66
22 1892 18.21 92 1904 10.52
23 1893 17.78 93 1921 10.39
24 2021 17.64 94 1983 10.36
25 2019 17.58 95 1887 10.35
26 1935 17.38 96 1930 10.04
27 2009 17.33 97 1948 10.03
28 2017 17.26 98 1931 10.01
29 2006 17.03 99 1980 9.83
30 1989 16.76 100 1914 9.77
31 1929 16.33 101 1940 9.75
32 1944 16.02 102 1900 9.52
33 1894 15.91 103 1977 9.50
34 1888 15.82 104 1918 9.45
35 1975 15.70 105 1997 9.42
36 1915 15.34 106 1920 9.42
37 1923 15.11 107 1896 9.40
38 2016 15.06 108 1912 9.35
39 1938 14.82 109 1934 9.32
40 1994 14.72 110 1901 9.31
41 1991 14.72 111 1902 9.26
42 1985 14.67 112 1937 9.11
43 1958 14.58 113 2007 9.05
44 1993 14.54 114 1939 9.02
45 1942 14.50 115 2000 8.96
46 1982 14.49 116 1954 8.89
47 1995 14.21 117 1963 8.87
48 1952 14.21 118 1919 8.85
49 1986 14.10 119 2018 8.70
50 1928 14.08 120 1998 8.62
51 1947 14.06 121 1884 8.60
52 1996 13.92 122 2010 8.45
53 1967 13.81 123 2005 8.27
54 2023 13.55 124 1916 8.16
55 1903 13.55 125 1913 8.12
56 1970 13.43 126 2003 8.05
57 2004 13.41 127 1971 8.04
58 1899 13.14 128 1956 7.95
59 1959 12.99 129 1895 7.93
60 2014 12.97 130 1910 7.91
61 1976 12.88 131 1911 7.73
62 1966 12.81 132 1969 7.66
63 1933 12.80 133 1926 7.52
64 1924 12.59 134 1941 7.33
65 2013 12.55 135 1925 7.30
66 1955 12.46 136 1932 7.07
67 2012 12.20 137 1917 6.69
68 1961 12.20 138 1962 6.29
69 2001 12.18 139 1972 6.23
70 1965 12.08 140 1951 6.11
      141 1936 3.44
           

 

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Updated: July 8, 2023