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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT WED MAR 12 2014


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 11 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         81    422 PM  92    1967  63     18       50       
  MINIMUM         44    439 AM   7    1948  40      4       32       
  AVERAGE         63                        52     11       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.97 1945   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.05                      1.28  -0.23     1.66    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.05                      1.28  -0.23     1.66    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.82                      6.85  -4.03    10.09    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       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        2                        14    -12       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  226                       167     59      191       
  SINCE MAR 1    226                       167     59      191       
  SINCE JUL 1   3171                      2840    331     2514       
                                                                     
 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    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        93      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40         9      1948                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 12 2014.........SUNRISE   732 AM CDT   SUNSET   723 PM CDT   
MARCH 13 2014.........SUNRISE   731 AM CDT   SUNSET   723 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       19.6         +0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        5700 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT