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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST TUE MAR 4 2014


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 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         29    525 PM  81    1976  61    -32       64       
  MINIMUM         12    730 AM   8    2002  38    -26       29       
  AVERAGE         21                        49    -28       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          4.66 2008   0.11  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.04                      0.32   0.72     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.04                      0.32   0.72     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.81                      5.89  -3.08     8.43    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T                                         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       44                        16     28       18       
  MONTH TO DATE   85                        49     36       71       
  SINCE MAR 1     85                        49     36       71       
  SINCE JUL 1   3030                      2722    308     2394       
                                                                     
 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     58           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        84      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        11      2002                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  4 2014.........SUNRISE   643 AM CST   SUNSET   616 PM CST   
MARCH  5 2014.........SUNRISE   642 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       19.2         -0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        10200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT