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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST THU JAN 2 2014


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 1 2014...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1882 TO 2014


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         61    411 PM  76    2006  49     12       42       
                                      1910                          
  MINIMUM         28    445 AM   2    1928  29     -1       34       
  AVERAGE         45                        39      6       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.67 1890   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.10                      3.38   0.72     2.75    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.00                      0.09  -0.09     0.00    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      5.0                                       4.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      5.0                                       4.0     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        26     -6       27       
  MONTH TO DATE   20                        26     -6       27       
  SINCE DEC 1    817                       760     57      607       
  SINCE JUL 1   1407                      1325     82     1119       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        75      2004                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         6      1979                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  2 2014.......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   517 PM CST   
JANUARY  3 2014.......SUNRISE   727 AM CST   SUNSET   518 PM CST   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          




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THE ARKANSAS RIVER AT VAN BUREN 

                   OBSERVED      24 HOUR     24 HOUR
                    VALUE        CHANGE      FORECAST

 STAGE (FEET) 
  THIS MORNING       19.5         +0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        11900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT