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Fort Smith, AR

THIS MONTH · 2026
DRIEST THIS MONTH SINCE 2025
0.23in
11th driest of 145 years · normal 1.91"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 144 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
0.23in
11th driest of 145 yrs
12% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
12.95in
38th wettest of 145 yrs
134% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
26.48in
68th driest of 144 yrs
97% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

6.81in
on Nov 24, 1973 · in 145 years

Dry Streak

2days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 45 days (to Sep 12, 2000)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 15 days

Year to Date vs Normal

97%
26.48" of a normal 27.3" · wettest 59.37" (1945) · driest 8.54" (1936)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 143-year record (1883–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 42.19" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1201573.93in
2194571.81in
3201967.5in
4189064.63in
5202061.62in

Driest Years on Record

1191719.8in
2190122.77in
3193624.94in
4191025.39in
5189625.7in

Rainfall by Month

The seasonal rhythm — each month's normal precipitation, with this year's totals in blue. Where the blue bar clears the band, the month ran wetter than usual.
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Normal (median)This year
Normally wettest in May (~4.91") and driest in Feb (~2.18"). Wettest calendar month ever: May 2015, 19.85".

This Day in History · Rainfall

Every year's rainfall on each of the next 7 dates at Fort Smith — toggle a day below. The tallest bar (ringed) is the wettest on record for that date.

Wettest Aug 24 ever

4.04in
set in 2019

Rain on Aug 24

19%
of 144 years had measurable rain
1882: 0.00″1883: 0.00″1884: 0.00″1885: 0.00″1886: 0.00″1887: 0.00″1888: 0.00″1889: 0.00″1890: 0.05″1891: 0.00″1892: 0.19″1893: 0.00″1894: 0.00″1895: 0.00″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.06″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.00″1906: 1.40″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.06″1909: 0.76″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.78″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.61″1915: 0.14″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.03″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 1.34″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.53″1934: 0.37″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.38″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.01″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 1.06″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.02″1947: 0.45″1948: 0.03″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.01″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.03″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.01″1986: 0.05″1987: 0.01″1988: 0.00″1989: 2.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.86″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.20″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 4.04″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″4″5″18901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Fort Smith's cumulative rainfall so far this year against its own record — the normal accumulation, and the wettest & driest years to date. The bright line is the running total; where it rides the band tells the story at a glance.
Fort Smith, AR — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Fort Smith's entire daily record as one heatmap — each row a year, each cell a day, shaded by that day's rainfall. Dry spells read as dark blocks, wet seasons as brighter bands; the whole climate at a glance.
Fort Smith, AR — daily rainfall every day on record
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:44 AM
Sunset6:54 PM
Solar noon12:19 PM
Daylight13h 10m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

35.33°N, 94.36°W

Nearby Stations

Mount Ida, AR70 mi SERussellville, AR71 mi EDequeen, AR88 mi SHarrison, AR93 mi NETulsa, OK103 mi NWLittle Rock, AR127 mi E

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