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Annual Snowfall for Fort Smith, Arkansas

All snowfall amounts are in inches

For the 140 year period of January 1884 through December 2023

 

Highest Year was 22.6 recorded in 1921

Lowest Year was 0.0 recorded in 1889, 1908, 1928

Difference between the highest and lowest Years was 22.6

 

Lowest Year      Highest Year
           
RANK YEAR SNOW RANK YEAR SNOW
           
1 1928 0.0 71 1898 4.2
2 1908 0.0 72 1886 4.2
3 1889 0.0 73 1989 4.3
4 2018 Trace 74 1896 4.3
5 2016 Trace 75 2003 4.5
6 2005 Trace 76 1976 4.7
7 2002 Trace 77 2008 4.8
8 1998 Trace 78 1951 5.1
9 1992 Trace 79 1890 5.1
10 1991 Trace 80 1990 5.3
11 1957 Trace 81 1970 5.4
12 1965 0.1 82 2014 5.7
13 1993 0.2 83 1994 5.7
14 1907 0.2 84 2021 6.0
15 2001 0.4 85 2012 6.0
16 1938 0.4 86 1935 6.0
17 1931 0.4 87 1915 6.0
18 2006 0.5 88 1986 6.1
19 1999 0.6 89 1969 6.1
20 1953 0.6 90 1967 6.1
21 1964 0.8 91 1942 6.1
22 1933 0.8 92 1973 6.2
23 1901 0.9 93 1954 6.3
24 2020 1.0 94 1948 6.4
25 2019 1.0 95 1912 6.4
26 1937 1.1 96 2022 6.5
27 1925 1.2 97 1930 6.5
28 1899 1.2 98 2015 6.6
29 1950 1.3 99 1971 6.7
30 1947 1.3 100 1961 6.9
31 1923 1.3 101 1955 6.9
32 1887 1.4 102 1945 7.1
33 2007 1.5 103 1984 7.2
34 2004 1.5 104 1952 7.6
35 1949 1.5 105 1941 7.6
36 1943 1.5 106 1909 7.7
37 1959 1.8 107 1904 7.7
38 1927 1.8 108 1903 8.0
39 1983 1.9 109 1968 8.6
40 1934 1.9 110 1966 8.7
41 1922 1.9 111 1939 8.9
42 1914 1.9 112 2013 9.0
43 2017 2.0 113 1893 9.2
44 1996 2.0 114 1916 9.9
45 1932 2.0 115 1906 10.2
46 1888 2.0 116 1885 10.3
47 1919 2.2 117 1940 10.9
48 1910 2.2 118 1892 10.9
49 1974 2.3 119 1929 11.4
50 1920 2.4 120 2011 12.1
51 1926 2.5 121 1958 12.2
52 1884 2.8 122 1977 13.0
53 1924 2.9 123 1982 13.3
54 1917 2.9 124 1894 13.5
55 2009 3.0 125 1918 13.9
56 1911 3.0 126 1913 14.8
57 1946 3.1 127 1985 15.1
58 1936 3.1 128 2000 15.2
59 1997 3.2 129 2010 15.5
60 1981 3.2 130 1988 15.8
61 1972 3.2 131 1979 16.2
62 1980 3.4 132 1975 17.5
63 1897 3.6 133 1905 18.0
64 1891 3.8 134 1944 19.3
65 1987 3.9 135 1960 19.5
66 1962 3.9 136 1902 20.1
67 1956 3.9 137 1978 21.9
68 1895 3.9 138 1921 22.6
69 2023 4.0 139 1995 Missing
70 1963 4.0 140 1900 Missing
           
           
           
 
           
RANK YEAR SNOW RANK YEAR SNOW
           
1 1921 22.6 71 1987 3.9
2 1978 21.9 72 1962 3.9
3 1902 20.1 73 1956 3.9
4 1960 19.5 74 1895 3.9
5 1944 19.3 75 1891 3.8
6 1905 18.0 76 1897 3.6
7 1975 17.5 77 1980 3.4
8 1979 16.2 78 1997 3.2
9 1988 15.8 79 1981 3.2
10 2010 15.5 80 1972 3.2
11 2000 15.2 81 1946 3.1
12 1985 15.1 82 1936 3.1
13 1913 14.8 83 2009 3.0
14 1918 13.9 84 1911 3.0
15 1894 13.5 85 1924 2.9
16 1982 13.3 86 1917 2.9
17 1977 13.0 87 1884 2.8
18 1958 12.2 88 1926 2.5
19 2011 12.1 89 1920 2.4
20 1929 11.4 90 1974 2.3
21 1940 10.9 91 1919 2.2
22 1892 10.9 92 1910 2.2
23 1885 10.3 93 2017 2.0
24 1906 10.2 94 1996 2.0
25 1916 9.9 95 1932 2.0
26 1893 9.2 96 1888 2.0
27 2013 9.0 97 1983 1.9
28 1939 8.9 98 1934 1.9
29 1966 8.7 99 1922 1.9
30 1968 8.6 100 1914 1.9
31 1903 8.0 101 1959 1.8
32 1909 7.7 102 1927 1.8
33 1904 7.7 103 2007 1.5
34 1952 7.6 104 2004 1.5
35 1941 7.6 105 1949 1.5
36 1984 7.2 106 1943 1.5
37 1945 7.1 107 1887 1.4
38 1961 6.9 108 1950 1.3
39 1955 6.9 109 1947 1.3
40 1971 6.7 110 1923 1.3
41 2015 6.6 111 1925 1.2
42 2022 6.5 112 1899 1.2
43 1930 6.5 113 1937 1.1
44 1948 6.4 114 2020 1.0
45 1912 6.4 115 2019 1.0
46 1954 6.3 116 1901 0.9
47 1973 6.2 117 1964 0.8
48 1986 6.1 118 1933 0.8
49 1969 6.1 119 1999 0.6
50 1967 6.1 120 1953 0.6
51 1942 6.1 121 2006 0.5
52 2021 6.0 122 2001 0.4
53 2012 6.0 123 1938 0.4
54 1935 6.0 124 1931 0.4
55 1915 6.0 125 1993 0.2
56 2014 5.7 126 1907 0.2
57 1994 5.7 127 1965 0.1
58 1970 5.4 128 2018 Trace
59 1990 5.3 129 2016 Trace
60 1951 5.1 130 2005 Trace
61 1890 5.1 131 2002 Trace
62 2008 4.8 132 1998 Trace
63 1976 4.7 133 1992 Trace
64 2003 4.5 134 1991 Trace
65 1989 4.3 135 1957 Trace
66 1896 4.3 136 1928 0.0
67 1898 4.2 137 1908 0.0
68 1886 4.2 138 1889 0.0
69 2023 4.0 139 1995 Missing
70 1963 4.0 140 1900 Missing
           
           
           

 

Updated: February 13, 2024