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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2014


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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         69    333 PM  83    2013  64      5       83       
                                      1961                          
  MINIMUM         49    609 AM  20    1988  41      8       44       
                                      1954                          
  AVERAGE         59                        53      6       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.21          1.40 1944   0.13   1.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.26                      1.78   0.48     1.66    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.26                      1.78   0.48     1.66    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.03                      7.35  -3.32    10.09    
                                                                     
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        6                        13     -7        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  266                       219     47      235       
  SINCE MAR 1    266                       219     47      235       
  SINCE JUL 1   3211                      2892    319     2558       
                                                                     
 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     55          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        86      1908                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        24      1900                    
                                             1895                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 16 2014.........SUNRISE   727 AM CDT   SUNSET   726 PM CDT   
MARCH 17 2014.........SUNRISE   725 AM CDT   SUNSET   727 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         +0.1

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