National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce

 

October Rainfall for Fort Smith, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 143 year period of October 1882 through October 2024

 

Wettest October was 12.05 recorded in 1951

Driest October was Trace recorded in 1964

Difference between the wettest and driest October was 12.05

 

Driest October      Wettest October
           
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 1964 T 71 1994 3.23
2 1963 0.07 72 1980 3.24
3 1921 0.13 73 2017 3.29
4 1978 0.17 74 1944 3.32
5 1917 0.20 75 1899 3.34
6 1975 0.28 76 2000 3.36
7 1891 0.39 77 1999 3.42
8 2016 0.40 78 1887 3.47
9 1966 0.40 79 1982 3.50
10 1955 0.57 80 1990 3.52
11 1934 0.67 81 1888 3.57
12 1889 0.70 82 2008 3.65
13 1989 0.83 83 1913 3.71
14 1950 0.83 84 2011 3.72
15 1977 0.87 85 1971 3.74
16 1992 0.89 86 1974 3.82
17 1965 0.90 87 1996 3.83
18 1953 1.02 88 1909 3.83
19 1957 1.03 89 1979 3.90
20 1906 1.07 90 1947 4.00
21 1924 1.08 91 1936 4.03
22 1897 1.17 92 1898 4.04
23 2005 1.23 93 1939 4.09
24 1911 1.23 94 1929 4.09
25 1904 1.23 95 2013 4.18
26 2024 1.25 96 1986 4.20
27 1895 1.28 97 1932 4.30
28 1884 1.31 98 1973 4.39
29 1958 1.32 99 1928 4.66
30 1908 1.33 100 1920 4.74
31 1956 1.37 101 1993 4.79
32 1952 1.38 102 1943 4.79
33 1914 1.38 103 1985 4.88
34 2003 1.42 104 1959 4.88
35 1945 1.42 105 1962 4.90
36 1988 1.46 106 1983 4.97
37 1916 1.49 107 1954 4.99
38 2015 1.52 108 1882 5.02
39 1886 1.53 109 1905 5.10
40 1893 1.57 110 1942 5.18
41 2010 1.70 111 1976 5.39
42 1960 1.76 112 1925 5.42
43 1968 1.79 113 2006 5.44
44 1995 1.87 114 1949 5.60
45 1912 1.92 115 1915 5.66
46 1948 1.94 116 1892 5.73
47 1938 1.96 117 1935 5.76
48 1901 1.98 118 1998 5.79
49 2002 2.08 119 2023 5.85
50 1946 2.08 120 2004 6.13
51 1940 2.16 121 1981 6.14
52 1987 2.19 122 1900 6.19
53 1907 2.22 123 2022 6.28
54 1961 2.25 124 1997 6.31
55 1885 2.31 125 1931 6.32
56 1933 2.35 126 1972 6.43
57 1937 2.39 127 2018 6.70
58 1894 2.51 128 2020 6.81
59 1927 2.55 129 1967 6.96
60 2012 2.65 130 1883 7.29
61 1910 2.69 131 1919 7.38
62 1903 2.71 132 2014 7.90
63 1922 2.80 133 1970 8.41
64 1902 2.82 134 2007 8.54
65 1890 2.83 135 1991 8.84
66 1930 2.94 136 2021 8.90
67 1918 2.94 137 1926 9.04
68 1896 3.10 138 1969 9.05
69 1923 3.13 139 2019 9.41
70 2001 3.21 140 1941 9.97
      141 2009 10.26
      142 1984 11.80
      143 1951 12.05
           
           
 
           
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 1951 12.05 71 2017 3.29
2 1984 11.80 72 1980 3.24
3 2009 10.26 73 1994 3.23
4 1941 9.97 74 2001 3.21
5 2019 9.41 75 1923 3.13
6 1969 9.05 76 1896 3.10
7 1926 9.04 77 1930 2.94
8 2021 8.90 78 1918 2.94
9 1991 8.84 79 1890 2.83
10 2007 8.54 80 1902 2.82
11 1970 8.41 81 1922 2.80
12 2014 7.90 82 1903 2.71
13 1919 7.38 83 1910 2.69
14 1883 7.29 84 2012 2.65
15 1967 6.96 85 1927 2.55
16 2020 6.81 86 1894 2.51
17 2018 6.70 87 1937 2.39
18 1972 6.43 88 1933 2.35
19 1931 6.32 89 1885 2.31
20 1997 6.31 90 1961 2.25
21 2022 6.28 91 1907 2.22
22 1900 6.19 92 1987 2.19
23 1981 6.14 93 1940 2.16
24 2004 6.13 94 2002 2.08
25 2023 5.85 95 1946 2.08
26 1998 5.79 96 1901 1.98
27 1935 5.76 97 1938 1.96
28 1892 5.73 98 1948 1.94
29 1915 5.66 99 1912 1.92
30 1949 5.60 100 1995 1.87
31 2006 5.44 101 1968 1.79
32 1925 5.42 102 1960 1.76
33 1976 5.39 103 2010 1.70
34 1942 5.18 104 1893 1.57
35 1905 5.10 105 1886 1.53
36 1882 5.02 106 2015 1.52
37 1954 4.99 107 1916 1.49
38 1983 4.97 108 1988 1.46
39 1962 4.90 109 1945 1.42
40 1985 4.88 110 2003 1.42
41 1959 4.88 111 1952 1.38
42 1993 4.79 112 1914 1.38
43 1943 4.79 113 1956 1.37
44 1920 4.74 114 1908 1.33
45 1928 4.66 115 1958 1.32
46 1973 4.39 116 1884 1.31
47 1932 4.30 117 1895 1.28
48 1986 4.20 118 2024 1.25
49 2013 4.18 119 2005 1.23
50 1939 4.09 120 1911 1.23
51 1929 4.09 121 1904 1.23
52 1898 4.04 122 1897 1.17
53 1936 4.03 123 1924 1.08
54 1947 4.00 124 1906 1.07
55 1979 3.90 125 1957 1.03
56 1996 3.83 126 1953 1.02
57 1909 3.83 127 1965 0.90
58 1974 3.82 128 1992 0.89
59 1971 3.74 129 1977 0.87
60 2011 3.72 130 1989 0.83
61 1913 3.71 131 1950 0.83
62 2008 3.65 132 1889 0.70
63 1888 3.57 133 1934 0.67
64 1990 3.52 134 1955 0.57
65 1982 3.50 135 2016 0.40
66 1887 3.47 136 1966 0.40
67 1999 3.42 137 1891 0.39
68 2000 3.36 138 1975 0.28
69 1899 3.34 139 1917 0.20
70 1944 3.32 140 1978 0.17
      141 1921 0.13
      142 1963 0.07
      143 1964 T
           
           

 

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Updated: December 27, 2024