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A strong atmospheric river will continue to impact northern California with heavy rain and life-threatening flooding through Friday. Unsettled weather is expected across much of the Northeast and Great Lakes over the next few days, including the likelihood of heavy snow in the central Appalachians and higher elevations of northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New York. Read More >

 

Summer (June, July, August) Rainfall for Fort Smith, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 143 year period of Summer 1882 through Summer 2024

 

Wettest Summer was 26.61 recorded in 1895

Driest Summer was 2.94 recorded in 1934

Difference between the wettest and driest Summer was 23.67

 

Driest Summer      Wettest Summer
           
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 1934 2.94 71 1883 9.68
2 1954 3.14 72 1962 9.76
3 1916 3.29 73 2007 9.80
4 1896 3.57 74 1997 9.86
5 1978 4.01 75 1933 9.86
6 1936 4.01 76 1953 10.01
7 1930 4.14 77 2010 10.10
8 1947 4.22 78 1942 10.10
9 2001 4.26 79 1900 10.17
10 1952 4.54 80 1986 10.19
11 2011 4.79 81 2000 10.26
12 1949 4.97 82 2002 10.34
13 1922 5.07 83 1907 10.35
14 1988 5.12 84 1885 10.35
15 1913 5.17 85 1926 10.47
16 1882 5.21 86 1886 10.54
17 1901 5.25 87 1892 11.02
18 1980 5.28 88 1963 11.15
19 1920 5.31 89 1893 11.17
20 1966 5.42 90 2023 11.36
21 1902 5.43 91 1889 11.45
22 1968 5.53 92 1941 11.47
23 1946 5.75 93 1974 11.54
24 1939 5.94 94 1904 11.59
25 1955 6.37 95 1899 11.80
26 1991 6.40 96 1940 11.81
27 1943 6.42 97 2021 11.85
28 1894 6.53 98 2009 11.85
29 1909 6.58 99 1911 12.08
30 1990 6.60 100 1884 12.12
31 1967 6.61 101 1982 12.15
32 1964 6.66 102 1957 12.26
33 1998 6.82 103 1971 12.54
34 2005 6.95 104 1905 12.61
35 1924 7.06 105 1935 12.87
36 1984 7.20 106 1897 13.21
37 1970 7.27 107 1975 13.24
38 1918 7.36 108 1931 13.38
39 2003 7.39 109 1981 13.61
40 1923 7.42 110 1928 13.72
41 1972 7.49 111 1960 13.82
42 1903 7.52 112 2013 13.89
43 1919 7.65 113 1950 13.89
44 2012 7.66 114 1944 13.92
45 1917 7.75 115 1898 14.05
46 1993 7.78 116 1921 14.10
47 1937 7.87 117 2020 14.28
48 1925 7.89 118 1959 14.64
49 2006 7.99 119 1979 14.69
50 1999 8.03 120 1906 14.94
51 1983 8.22 121 1989 15.05
52 1956 8.24 122 2022 15.10
53 1914 8.24 123 1992 15.18
54 1929 8.33 124 1927 15.33
55 1985 8.37 125 2024 15.89
56 1965 8.46 126 1915 15.92
57 1987 8.58 127 2008 16.30
58 2014 8.71 128 2004 16.32
59 1976 8.73 129 2015 16.35
60 1969 8.87 130 1891 16.55
61 1912 8.93 131 2018 16.58
62 1938 9.00 132 1890 16.62
63 1948 9.10 133 1994 16.93
64 1995 9.14 134 1951 17.03
65 1932 9.28 135 1996 17.28
66 1977 9.39 136 1961 17.78
67 2016 9.44 137 1888 18.24
68 1887 9.53 138 1908 19.83
69 1973 9.61 139 2017 20.03
70 1910 9.66 140 1958 20.60
      141 2019 23.50
      142 1945 23.70
        1895 26.61
           
 
           
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 1895 26.61 71 2007 9.80
2 1945 23.70 72 1962 9.76
3 2019 23.50 73 1883 9.68
4 1958 20.60 74 1910 9.66
5 2017 20.03 75 1973 9.61
6 1908 19.83 76 1887 9.53
7 1888 18.24 77 2016 9.44
8 1961 17.78 78 1977 9.39
9 1996 17.28 79 1932 9.28
10 1951 17.03 80 1995 9.14
11 1994 16.93 81 1948 9.10
12 1890 16.62 82 1938 9.00
13 2018 16.58 83 1912 8.93
14 1891 16.55 84 1969 8.87
15 2015 16.35 85 1976 8.73
16 2004 16.32 86 2014 8.71
17 2008 16.30 87 1987 8.58
18 1915 15.92 88 1965 8.46
19 2024 15.89 89 1985 8.37
20 1927 15.33 90 1929 8.33
21 1992 15.18 91 1956 8.24
22 2022 15.10 92 1914 8.24
23 1989 15.05 93 1983 8.22
24 1906 14.94 94 1999 8.03
25 1979 14.69 95 2006 7.99
26 1959 14.64 96 1925 7.89
27 2020 14.28 97 1937 7.87
28 1921 14.10 98 1993 7.78
29 1898 14.05 99 1917 7.75
30 1944 13.92 100 2012 7.66
31 2013 13.89 101 1919 7.65
32 1950 13.89 102 1903 7.52
33 1960 13.82 103 1972 7.49
34 1928 13.72 104 1923 7.42
35 1981 13.61 105 2003 7.39
36 1931 13.38 106 1918 7.36
37 1975 13.24 107 1970 7.27
38 1897 13.21 108 1984 7.20
39 1935 12.87 109 1924 7.06
40 1905 12.61 110 2005 6.95
41 1971 12.54 111 1998 6.82
42 1957 12.26 112 1964 6.66
43 1982 12.15 113 1967 6.61
44 1884 12.12 114 1990 6.60
45 1911 12.08 115 1909 6.58
46 2021 11.85 116 1894 6.53
47 2009 11.85 117 1943 6.42
48 1940 11.81 118 1991 6.40
49 1899 11.80 119 1955 6.37
50 1904 11.59 120 1939 5.94
51 1974 11.54 121 1946 5.75
52 1941 11.47 122 1968 5.53
53 1889 11.45 123 1902 5.43
54 2023 11.36 124 1966 5.42
55 1893 11.17 125 1920 5.31
56 1963 11.15 126 1980 5.28
57 1892 11.02 127 1901 5.25
58 1886 10.54 128 1882 5.21
59 1926 10.47 129 1913 5.17
60 1907 10.35 130 1988 5.12
61 1885 10.35 131 1922 5.07
62 2002 10.34 132 1949 4.97
63 2000 10.26 133 2011 4.79
64 1986 10.19 134 1952 4.54
65 1900 10.17 135 2001 4.26
66 2010 10.10 136 1947 4.22
67 1942 10.10 137 1930 4.14
68 1953 10.01 138 1978 4.01
69 1997 9.86 139 1936 4.01
70 1933 9.86 140 1896 3.57
      141 1916 3.29
      142 1954 3.14
      143 1934 2.94
           

 

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Updated: September 12, 2024