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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT THU MAR 20 2014


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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         62    525 PM  92    1907  66     -4       61       
  MINIMUM         40    548 AM  10    1923  42     -2       37       
  AVERAGE         51                        54     -3       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.23 1979   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.20                      2.27   0.93     1.98    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.20                      2.27   0.93     1.98    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.97                      7.84  -2.87    10.41    
                                                                     
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       14                        12      2       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  323                       267     56      271       
  SINCE MAR 1    323                       267     56      271       
  SINCE JUL 1   3268                      2940    328     2594       
                                                                     
 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    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    70           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    49                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        91      1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        14      1965                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 20 2014.........SUNRISE   721 AM CDT   SUNSET   729 PM CDT   
MARCH 21 2014.........SUNRISE   720 AM CDT   SUNSET   730 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       19.4         +0.7

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        19800 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT