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Powerful Pacific System Impacting the West; First Significant Snow for Portions of the East

Power Pacific system will continue to bring significant impacts for Pacific Northwest into northern California the remainder of the week. Dangerous coastal affects, heavy rain, flooding, strong winds, and higher elevation mountain snow continues. Meanwhile, a storm across the east is set to bring the first accumulating snow to many higher elevations of the Catskills into the central Appalachians. Read More >

 

January Snowfall for Fort Smith, Arkansas

All snowfall amounts are in inches

For the 141 year period of January 1884 through January 2024

 

Highest January was 13.6 recorded in 1918

Lowest January was 0.0

Difference between the highest and lowest January was 13.6

 

Lowest January      Highest January
           
RANK YEAR SNOW RANK YEAR SNOW
           
1 2006 0.0 71 1898 0.7
2 2005 0.0 72 2008 0.8
3 1998 0.0 73 2007 0.8
4 1991 0.0 74 1964 0.8
5 1986 0.0 75 1949 0.8
6 1975 0.0 76 1917 0.8
7 1969 0.0 77 1925 0.9
8 1952 0.0 78 2019 1.0
9 1947 0.0 79 2003 1.0
10 1946 0.0 80 1980 1.0
11 1941 0.0 81 1958 1.0
12 1939 0.0 82 1885 1.0
13 1938 0.0 83 1919 1.2
14 1935 0.0 84 1959 1.3
15 1934 0.0 85 1922 1.3
16 1933 0.0 86 1896 1.3
17 1932 0.0 87 1987 1.4
18 1929 0.0 88 1943 1.5
19 1928 0.0 89 1920 1.6
20 1927 0.0 90 1895 1.8
21 1923 0.0 91 1984 1.9
22 1914 0.0 92 2022 2.0
23 1911 0.0 93 2017 2.0
24 1908 0.0 94 1996 2.0
25 1901 0.0 95 1945 2.0
26 1897 0.0 96 1936 2.0
27 1890 0.0 97 1888 2.0
28 1889 0.0 98 1913 2.1
29 2021 Trace 99 1926 2.3
30 2018 Trace 100 1886 2.3
31 2016 Trace 101 1994 2.4
32 2015 Trace 102 1951 2.4
33 2014 Trace 103 2024 2.5
34 2013 Trace 104 2011 2.8
35 2012 Trace 105 1956 3.0
36 2009 Trace 106 1905 3.0
37 2004 Trace 107 1997 3.2
38 2002 Trace 108 1981 3.2
39 1999 Trace 109 1948 3.2
40 1993 Trace 110 1982 3.6
41 1992 Trace 111 1909 3.8
42 1990 Trace 112 1962 3.9
43 1983 Trace 113 1915 3.9
44 1976 Trace 114 2023 4.0
45 1974 Trace 115 2010 4.0
46 1971 Trace 116 1921 4.3
47 1963 Trace 117 1973 4.4
48 1957 Trace 118 1942 4.4
49 1967 0.1 119 1893 4.6
50 1965 0.1 120 1995 4.7
51 1916 0.1 121 1904 5.0
52 1910 0.2 122 1970 5.2
53 1907 0.2 123 1960 5.5
54 1899 0.2 124 1955 5.5
55 1972 0.3 125 1966 5.8
56 1968 0.3 126 1902 6.1
57 1884 0.3 127 1954 6.3
58 2001 0.4 128 1930 6.5
59 1961 0.4 129 1906 7.7
60 1937 0.4 130 1985 8.1
61 1931 0.4 131 1944 8.8
62 1912 0.4 132 1940 9.4
63 1887 0.4 133 1892 10.5
64 2020 0.5 134 2000 11.0
65 1989 0.5 135 1978 11.7
66 1950 0.5 136 1979 11.8
67 1924 0.5 137 1988 12.3
68 1903 0.5 138 1894 12.4
69 1891 0.5 139 1977 13.0
70 1953 0.6 140 1918 13.60
      141 1900 Missing
           
           
 
           
RANK YEAR SNOW RANK YEAR SNOW
           
1 1918 13.6 71 1953 0.6
2 1977 13.0 72 2020 0.5
3 1894 12.4 73 1989 0.5
4 1988 12.3 74 1950 0.5
5 1979 11.8 75 1924 0.5
6 1978 11.7 76 1903 0.5
7 2000 11.0 77 1891 0.5
8 1892 10.5 78 2001 0.4
9 1940 9.4 79 1961 0.4
10 1944 8.8 80 1937 0.4
11 1985 8.1 81 1931 0.4
12 1906 7.7 82 1912 0.4
13 1930 6.5 83 1887 0.4
14 1954 6.3 84 1972 0.3
15 1902 6.1 85 1968 0.3
16 1966 5.8 86 1884 0.3
17 1960 5.5 87 1910 0.2
18 1955 5.5 88 1907 0.2
19 1970 5.2 89 1899 0.2
20 1904 5.0 90 1967 0.1
21 1995 4.7 91 1965 0.1
22 1893 4.6 92 1916 0.1
23 1973 4.4 93 2021 Trace
24 1942 4.4 94 2018 Trace
25 1921 4.3 95 2016 Trace
26 2023 4.0 96 2015 Trace
27 2010 4.0 97 2014 Trace
28 1962 3.9 98 2013 Trace
29 1915 3.9 99 2012 Trace
30 1909 3.8 100 2009 Trace
31 1982 3.6 101 2004 Trace
32 1997 3.2 102 2002 Trace
33 1981 3.2 103 1999 Trace
34 1948 3.2 104 1993 Trace
35 1956 3.0 105 1992 Trace
36 1905 3.0 106 1990 Trace
37 2011 2.8 107 1983 Trace
38 2024 2.5 108 1976 Trace
39 1994 2.4 109 1974 Trace
40 1951 2.4 110 1971 Trace
41 1926 2.3 111 1963 Trace
42 1886 2.3 112 1957 Trace
43 1913 2.1 113 2006 0.0
44 2022 2.0 114 2005 0.0
45 2017 2.0 115 1998 0.0
46 1996 2.0 116 1991 0.0
47 1945 2.0 117 1986 0.0
48 1936 2.0 118 1975 0.0
49 1888 2.0 119 1969 0.0
50 1984 1.9 120 1952 0.0
51 1895 1.8 121 1947 0.0
52 1920 1.6 122 1946 0.0
53 1943 1.5 123 1941 0.0
54 1987 1.4 124 1939 0.0
55 1959 1.3 125 1938 0.0
56 1922 1.3 126 1935 0.0
57 1896 1.3 127 1934 0.0
58 1919 1.2 128 1933 0.0
59 2019 1.0 129 1932 0.0
60 2003 1.0 130 1929 0.0
61 1980 1.0 131 1928 0.0
62 1958 1.0 132 1927 0.0
63 1885 1.0 133 1923 0.0
64 1925 0.9 134 1914 0.0
65 2008 0.8 135 1911 0.0
66 2007 0.8 136 1908 0.0
67 1964 0.8 137 1901 0.0
68 1949 0.8 138 1897 0.0
69 1917 0.8 139 1890 0.0
70 1898 0.7 140 1889 0.0
      141 1900 Missing
           
           

 

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Updated: February 28, 2024