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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST MON MAR 3 2014


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 2 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         55   1204 AM  84    1904  60     -5       47       
                                      1901                          
  MINIMUM         18   1159 PM  12    1980  37    -19       28       
                                      1943                          
  AVERAGE         37                        49    -12       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.03          2.34 1988   0.10   0.93     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.03                      0.21   0.82     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.03                      0.21   0.82     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.80                      5.78  -2.98     8.43    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)      0.5                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.5                                       0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.5                                       0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     10.7                                       8.0     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       28                        16     12       27       
  MONTH TO DATE   41                        33      8       53       
  SINCE MAR 1     41                        33      8       53       
  SINCE JUL 1   2986                      2706    280     2376       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         1     -1        1       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FREEZING RAIN                                                      
  LT FREEZING RAIN                                                   
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  SLEET                                                              
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     61           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        81      1976                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38         8      2002                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  3 2014.........SUNRISE   644 AM CST   SUNSET   615 PM CST   
MARCH  4 2014.........SUNRISE   643 AM CST   SUNSET   616 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         -0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        11800 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT