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Heat Continues for the East and South-Central U.S.; Strong to Severe Storms Across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast

The extremely dangerous heat wave continues across the East Coast and much of the South-Central U.S. today. Record high temperatures are expected for some areas especially across the Mid-Atlantic where extreme heat risk conditions reside. There is a Slight Risk (level 2 of 5) of severe thunderstorms today for the northern Mid-Atlantic into portions of southern New England. Read More >

 

April Rainfall for Fort Smith, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 142 year period of April 1883 through April 2024

 

Wettest April was 10.32 recorded in 1957

Driest April was 0.36 recorded in 1903

Difference between the wettest and driest April was 9.96

 

Driest April      Wettest April
           
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 1903 0.36 71 1958 3.81
2 1896 0.46 72 1992 3.90
3 1989 0.56 73 1905 3.95
4 1936 0.73 74 1933 3.98
5 1955 0.90 75 1900 3.99
6 1998 1.01 76 1934 4.05
7 1977 1.04 77 2007 4.06
8 1987 1.13 78 1943 4.12
9 1982 1.27 79 1923 4.12
10 1961 1.38 80 1918 4.12
11 1895 1.41 81 1916 4.19
12 1932 1.57 82 1911 4.20
13 1948 1.67 83 2015 4.29
14 1960 1.70 84 1922 4.30
15 1902 1.81 85 1883 4.33
16 1889 1.83 86 1941 4.34
17 1930 1.85 87 1939 4.35
18 1926 1.86 88 1954 4.37
19 1978 1.94 89 1985 4.44
20 1965 1.97 90 1915 4.77
21 1975 2.09 91 1944 4.78
22 2001 2.15 92 1938 4.79
23 1984 2.16 93 1979 4.80
24 1906 2.21 94 2024 4.81
25 1910 2.22 95 2009 4.88
26 1980 2.24 96 1892 4.91
27 2010 2.25 97 1974 4.96
28 1962 2.25 98 1925 5.01
29 1887 2.31 99 1994 5.27
30 1904 2.39 100 2006 5.33
31 2000 2.42 101 1999 5.36
32 1950 2.48 102 1921 5.40
33 1909 2.53 103 1995 5.55
34 1914 2.57 104 1988 5.57
35 1912 2.60 105 1952 5.60
36 1972 2.62 106 1940 5.85
37 1884 2.62 107 1947 5.88
38 2023 2.68 108 1996 5.93
39 1913 2.70 109 2002 5.95
40 2003 2.71 110 2016 6.05
41 1898 2.73 111 2004 6.38
42 1956 2.77 112 2020 6.46
43 1971 2.88 113 1894 6.56
44 1937 2.88 114 2019 6.71
45 1919 2.90 115 1908 6.71
46 1981 2.91 116 1946 6.77
47 2014 2.94 117 1973 6.80
48 1983 2.94 118 1967 6.81
49 1931 2.97 119 1986 6.97
50 2012 2.99 120 2017 7.06
51 1969 3.07 121 1888 7.24
52 2005 3.13 122 2021 7.29
53 1951 3.13 123 1886 7.29
54 1917 3.14 124 1928 7.31
55 1897 3.17 125 1993 7.33
56 1935 3.27 126 1953 7.35
57 1959 3.28 127 1945 7.35
58 1899 3.28 128 1991 7.43
59 1907 3.32 129 1924 7.57
60 1901 3.35 130 1885 7.63
61 1963 3.37 131 1893 7.89
62 1920 3.40 132 1942 7.96
63 1997 3.62 133 2008 8.05
64 2018 3.63 134 1890 8.17
65 1891 3.66 135 1990 8.48
66 1968 3.71 136 1966 8.50
67 2013 3.73 137 1964 9.17
68 1976 3.77 138 2022 9.30
69 1949 3.78 139 1970 9.42
70 1929 3.78 140 2011 9.55
      141 1927 9.67
      142 1957 10.32
           
 
           
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 1957 10.32 71 1992 3.90
2 1927 9.67 72 1958 3.81
3 2011 9.55 73 1949 3.78
4 1970 9.42 74 1929 3.78
5 2022 9.30 75 1976 3.77
6 1964 9.17 76 2013 3.73
7 1966 8.50 77 1968 3.71
8 1990 8.48 78 1891 3.66
9 1890 8.17 79 2018 3.63
10 2008 8.05 80 1997 3.62
11 1942 7.96 81 1920 3.40
12 1893 7.89 82 1963 3.37
13 1885 7.63 83 1901 3.35
14 1924 7.57 84 1907 3.32
15 1991 7.43 85 1959 3.28
16 1953 7.35 86 1899 3.28
17 1945 7.35 87 1935 3.27
18 1993 7.33 88 1897 3.17
19 1928 7.31 89 1917 3.14
20 2021 7.29 90 2005 3.13
21 1886 7.29 91 1951 3.13
22 1888 7.24 92 1969 3.07
23 2017 7.06 93 2012 2.99
24 1986 6.97 94 1931 2.97
25 1967 6.81 95 2014 2.94
26 1973 6.80 96 1983 2.94
27 1946 6.77 97 1981 2.91
28 2019 6.71 98 1919 2.90
29 1908 6.71 99 1971 2.88
30 1894 6.56 100 1937 2.88
31 2020 6.46 101 1956 2.77
32 2004 6.38 102 1898 2.73
33 2016 6.05 103 2003 2.71
34 2002 5.95 104 1913 2.70
35 1996 5.93 105 2023 2.68
36 1947 5.88 106 1972 2.62
37 1940 5.85 107 1884 2.62
38 1952 5.60 108 1912 2.60
39 1988 5.57 109 1914 2.57
40 1995 5.55 110 1909 2.53
41 1921 5.40 111 1950 2.48
42 1999 5.36 112 2000 2.42
43 2006 5.33 113 1904 2.39
44 1994 5.27 114 1887 2.31
45 1925 5.01 115 2010 2.25
46 1974 4.96 116 1962 2.25
47 1892 4.91 117 1980 2.24
48 2009 4.88 118 1910 2.22
49 2024 4.81 119 1906 2.21
50 1979 4.80 120 1984 2.16
51 1938 4.79 121 2001 2.15
52 1944 4.78 122 1975 2.09
53 1915 4.77 123 1965 1.97
54 1985 4.44 124 1978 1.94
55 1954 4.37 125 1926 1.86
56 1939 4.35 126 1930 1.85
57 1941 4.34 127 1889 1.83
58 1883 4.33 128 1902 1.81
59 1922 4.30 129 1960 1.70
60 2015 4.29 130 1948 1.67
61 1911 4.20 131 1932 1.57
62 1916 4.19 132 1895 1.41
63 1943 4.12 133 1961 1.38
64 1923 4.12 134 1982 1.27
65 1918 4.12 135 1987 1.13
66 2007 4.06 136 1977 1.04
67 1934 4.05 137 1998 1.01
68 1900 3.99 138 1955 0.90
69 1933 3.98 139 1936 0.73
70 1905 3.95 140 1989 0.56
      141 1896 0.46
      142 1903 0.36
           

 

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Updated: July 12, 2024