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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
402 AM CDT SUN MAR 9 2014


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 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    219 PM  83    1925  62     -1       65       
  MINIMUM         40    605 AM  13    1996  39      1       43       
  AVERAGE         51                        51      0       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          2.74 2012   0.12  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.05                      0.93   0.12     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.05                      0.93   0.12     0.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.82                      6.50  -3.68     8.44    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                         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       14                        15     -1       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  196                       125     71      143       
  SINCE MAR 1    196                       125     71      143       
  SINCE JUL 1   3141                      2798    343     2466       
                                                                     
 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     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           700 PM                                     
 LOWEST     55          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        91      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        10      1996                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  9 2014.........SUNRISE   736 AM CDT   SUNSET   720 PM CDT   
MARCH 10 2014.........SUNRISE   735 AM CDT   SUNSET   721 PM CDT   

                                                                    
-  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                                        7100 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT