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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT WED MAR 19 2014


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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         76    416 PM  88    1908  65     11       60       
  MINIMUM         40    624 AM  15    1923  42     -2       41       
  AVERAGE         58                        54      4       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          3.03 1945   0.12  -0.10     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.20                      2.15   1.05     1.98    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.20                      2.15   1.05     1.98    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.97                      7.72  -2.75    10.41    
                                                                     
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        7                        12     -5       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  309                       255     54      255       
  SINCE MAR 1    309                       255     54      255       
  SINCE JUL 1   3254                      2928    326     2578       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        2       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        2       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         1     -1        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.7                                         

                                                                     
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    92           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        92      1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        10      1923                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 19 2014.........SUNRISE   722 AM CDT   SUNSET   728 PM CDT   
MARCH 20 2014.........SUNRISE   721 AM CDT   SUNSET   729 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       18.8         -0.7

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        27500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT