August Rainfall for Fort Smith, Arkansas
All rainfall amounts are in inches
For the 143 year period of August 1882 through August 2024
Wettest August was 11.70 recorded in 2019
Driest August was Trace recorded in 2000
Difference between the wettest and driest August was 11.70
Driest August |
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Wettest August |
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RANK |
YEAR |
RAIN |
RANK |
YEAR |
RAIN |
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1 |
2000 |
TRACE |
71 |
1993 |
2.57 |
2 |
1932 |
0.12 |
72 |
1977 |
2.61 |
3 |
1929 |
0.12 |
73 |
2023 |
2.65 |
4 |
1999 |
0.20 |
74 |
1926 |
2.70 |
5 |
1916 |
0.23 |
75 |
2003 |
2.71 |
6 |
1923 |
0.29 |
76 |
1912 |
2.76 |
7 |
1973 |
0.44 |
77 |
1945 |
2.78 |
8 |
1978 |
0.47 |
78 |
1976 |
2.82 |
9 |
1995 |
0.50 |
79 |
1987 |
2.83 |
10 |
1936 |
0.50 |
80 |
1955 |
2.83 |
11 |
1907 |
0.52 |
81 |
2006 |
2.87 |
12 |
1901 |
0.58 |
82 |
1966 |
2.87 |
13 |
1980 |
0.65 |
83 |
1994 |
2.91 |
14 |
1925 |
0.76 |
84 |
1885 |
2.99 |
15 |
1946 |
0.78 |
85 |
1900 |
3.01 |
16 |
1909 |
0.82 |
86 |
1938 |
3.03 |
17 |
1913 |
0.84 |
87 |
1941 |
3.05 |
18 |
2021 |
0.86 |
88 |
1902 |
3.07 |
19 |
1963 |
0.86 |
89 |
1970 |
3.11 |
20 |
1930 |
0.95 |
90 |
1917 |
3.18 |
21 |
2007 |
0.98 |
91 |
1892 |
3.36 |
22 |
1918 |
0.99 |
92 |
1948 |
3.39 |
23 |
1988 |
1.05 |
93 |
1942 |
3.46 |
24 |
1972 |
1.13 |
94 |
2002 |
3.55 |
25 |
1899 |
1.15 |
95 |
1985 |
3.57 |
26 |
1939 |
1.19 |
96 |
1990 |
3.60 |
27 |
1943 |
1.22 |
97 |
1884 |
3.73 |
28 |
2004 |
1.27 |
98 |
1894 |
3.74 |
29 |
1968 |
1.27 |
99 |
1965 |
3.81 |
30 |
1937 |
1.29 |
100 |
2013 |
3.84 |
31 |
1896 |
1.31 |
101 |
1893 |
3.87 |
32 |
1883 |
1.32 |
102 |
2016 |
3.88 |
33 |
1882 |
1.34 |
103 |
1910 |
3.91 |
34 |
1947 |
1.38 |
104 |
1928 |
4.02 |
35 |
1949 |
1.42 |
105 |
2011 |
4.13 |
36 |
1889 |
1.44 |
106 |
1903 |
4.15 |
37 |
2014 |
1.58 |
107 |
1996 |
4.38 |
38 |
1935 |
1.60 |
108 |
2015 |
4.43 |
39 |
1960 |
1.63 |
109 |
1979 |
4.44 |
40 |
1967 |
1.64 |
110 |
1921 |
4.45 |
41 |
1920 |
1.68 |
111 |
1958 |
4.51 |
42 |
1924 |
1.72 |
112 |
1975 |
4.91 |
43 |
1998 |
1.73 |
113 |
1919 |
4.92 |
44 |
1905 |
1.73 |
114 |
1927 |
4.93 |
45 |
1959 |
1.76 |
115 |
1887 |
4.94 |
46 |
1991 |
1.80 |
116 |
1951 |
4.96 |
47 |
1934 |
1.80 |
117 |
1895 |
4.98 |
48 |
1891 |
1.80 |
118 |
2009 |
5.10 |
49 |
2005 |
1.82 |
119 |
1961 |
5.17 |
50 |
1886 |
1.82 |
120 |
1914 |
5.21 |
51 |
2001 |
1.88 |
121 |
1940 |
5.26 |
52 |
1922 |
1.88 |
122 |
1964 |
5.62 |
53 |
1984 |
2.00 |
123 |
1986 |
5.63 |
54 |
2022 |
2.02 |
124 |
1957 |
5.83 |
55 |
1954 |
2.02 |
125 |
1897 |
5.97 |
56 |
1950 |
2.12 |
126 |
1898 |
6.10 |
57 |
1997 |
2.16 |
127 |
1933 |
6.19 |
58 |
1981 |
2.17 |
128 |
1974 |
6.22 |
59 |
2012 |
2.18 |
129 |
1911 |
6.25 |
60 |
2010 |
2.27 |
130 |
1888 |
6.26 |
61 |
1992 |
2.34 |
131 |
1906 |
6.48 |
62 |
1982 |
2.35 |
132 |
1971 |
6.57 |
63 |
1956 |
2.36 |
133 |
2017 |
7.00 |
64 |
1969 |
2.37 |
134 |
1944 |
7.19 |
65 |
1904 |
2.38 |
135 |
2024 |
7.20 |
66 |
1983 |
2.39 |
136 |
1908 |
7.32 |
67 |
1989 |
2.45 |
137 |
2008 |
7.42 |
68 |
1952 |
2.50 |
138 |
1931 |
8.71 |
69 |
1953 |
2.52 |
139 |
2018 |
9.53 |
70 |
1962 |
2.55 |
140 |
1915 |
9.64 |
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|
141 |
2020 |
9.98 |
|
|
|
142 |
1890 |
10.89 |
|
|
|
143 |
2019 |
11.70 |
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RANK |
YEAR |
RAIN |
RANK |
YEAR |
RAIN |
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1 |
2019 |
11.70 |
71 |
2023 |
2.65 |
2 |
1890 |
10.89 |
72 |
1977 |
2.61 |
3 |
2020 |
9.98 |
73 |
1993 |
2.57 |
4 |
1915 |
9.64 |
74 |
1962 |
2.55 |
5 |
2018 |
9.53 |
75 |
1953 |
2.52 |
6 |
1931 |
8.71 |
76 |
1952 |
2.50 |
7 |
2008 |
7.42 |
77 |
1989 |
2.45 |
8 |
1908 |
7.32 |
78 |
1983 |
2.39 |
9 |
2024 |
7.20 |
79 |
1904 |
2.38 |
10 |
1944 |
7.19 |
80 |
1969 |
2.37 |
11 |
2017 |
7.00 |
81 |
1956 |
2.36 |
12 |
1971 |
6.57 |
82 |
1982 |
2.35 |
13 |
1906 |
6.48 |
83 |
1992 |
2.34 |
14 |
1888 |
6.26 |
84 |
2010 |
2.27 |
15 |
1911 |
6.25 |
85 |
2012 |
2.18 |
16 |
1974 |
6.22 |
86 |
1981 |
2.17 |
17 |
1933 |
6.19 |
87 |
1997 |
2.16 |
18 |
1898 |
6.10 |
88 |
1950 |
2.12 |
19 |
1897 |
5.97 |
89 |
2022 |
2.02 |
20 |
1957 |
5.83 |
90 |
1954 |
2.02 |
21 |
1986 |
5.63 |
91 |
1984 |
2.00 |
22 |
1964 |
5.62 |
92 |
2001 |
1.88 |
23 |
1940 |
5.26 |
93 |
1922 |
1.88 |
24 |
1914 |
5.21 |
94 |
2005 |
1.82 |
25 |
1961 |
5.17 |
95 |
1886 |
1.82 |
26 |
2009 |
5.10 |
96 |
1991 |
1.80 |
27 |
1895 |
4.98 |
97 |
1934 |
1.80 |
28 |
1951 |
4.96 |
98 |
1891 |
1.80 |
29 |
1887 |
4.94 |
99 |
1959 |
1.76 |
30 |
1927 |
4.93 |
100 |
1998 |
1.73 |
31 |
1919 |
4.92 |
101 |
1905 |
1.73 |
32 |
1975 |
4.91 |
102 |
1924 |
1.72 |
33 |
1958 |
4.51 |
103 |
1920 |
1.68 |
34 |
1921 |
4.45 |
104 |
1967 |
1.64 |
35 |
1979 |
4.44 |
105 |
1960 |
1.63 |
36 |
2015 |
4.43 |
106 |
1935 |
1.60 |
37 |
1996 |
4.38 |
107 |
2014 |
1.58 |
38 |
1903 |
4.15 |
108 |
1889 |
1.44 |
39 |
2011 |
4.13 |
109 |
1949 |
1.42 |
40 |
1928 |
4.02 |
110 |
1947 |
1.38 |
41 |
1910 |
3.91 |
111 |
1882 |
1.34 |
42 |
2016 |
3.88 |
112 |
1883 |
1.32 |
43 |
1893 |
3.87 |
113 |
1896 |
1.31 |
44 |
2013 |
3.84 |
114 |
1937 |
1.29 |
45 |
1965 |
3.81 |
115 |
2004 |
1.27 |
46 |
1894 |
3.74 |
116 |
1968 |
1.27 |
47 |
1884 |
3.73 |
117 |
1943 |
1.22 |
48 |
1990 |
3.60 |
118 |
1939 |
1.19 |
49 |
1985 |
3.57 |
119 |
1899 |
1.15 |
50 |
2002 |
3.55 |
120 |
1972 |
1.13 |
51 |
1942 |
3.46 |
121 |
1988 |
1.05 |
52 |
1948 |
3.39 |
122 |
1918 |
0.99 |
53 |
1892 |
3.36 |
123 |
2007 |
0.98 |
54 |
1917 |
3.18 |
124 |
1930 |
0.95 |
55 |
1970 |
3.11 |
125 |
2021 |
0.86 |
56 |
1902 |
3.07 |
126 |
1963 |
0.86 |
57 |
1941 |
3.05 |
127 |
1913 |
0.84 |
58 |
1938 |
3.03 |
128 |
1909 |
0.82 |
59 |
1900 |
3.01 |
129 |
1946 |
0.78 |
60 |
1885 |
2.99 |
130 |
1925 |
0.76 |
61 |
1994 |
2.91 |
131 |
1980 |
0.65 |
62 |
2006 |
2.87 |
132 |
1901 |
0.58 |
63 |
1966 |
2.87 |
133 |
1907 |
0.52 |
64 |
1987 |
2.83 |
134 |
1995 |
0.50 |
65 |
1955 |
2.83 |
135 |
1936 |
0.50 |
66 |
1976 |
2.82 |
136 |
1978 |
0.47 |
67 |
1945 |
2.78 |
137 |
1973 |
0.44 |
68 |
1912 |
2.76 |
138 |
1923 |
0.29 |
69 |
2003 |
2.71 |
139 |
1916 |
0.23 |
70 |
1926 |
2.70 |
140 |
1999 |
0.20 |
|
|
|
141 |
1932 |
0.12 |
|
|
|
142 |
1929 |
0.12 |
|
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|
143 |
2000 |
TRACE |
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Updated: September 12, 2024