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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST MON JAN 6 2014


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 5 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         44    221 AM  73    1916  49     -5       51       
  MINIMUM         14   1159 PM  -5    1884  29    -15       30       
  AVERAGE         29                        39    -10       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.08          1.00 1998   0.09  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      0.45  -0.37     0.00    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.18                      3.74   0.44     2.75    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.08                      0.45  -0.37     0.00    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       T                                        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       36                        26     10       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  150                       130     20      143       
  SINCE DEC 1    947                       864     83      723       
  SINCE JUL 1   1537                      1429    108     1235       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49           900 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        76      2008                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         3      1912                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  6 2014.......SUNRISE   727 AM CST   SUNSET   520 PM CST   
JANUARY  7 2014.......SUNRISE   727 AM CST   SUNSET   521 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       19.0         -0.5

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        16500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT