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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 >

 

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

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 142 year period of Summer 1882 through Summer 2023

 

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

 

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Updated: November 11, 2023