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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
358 AM CDT SAT MAR 22 2014


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 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         77    425 PM  90    1916  66     11       44       
  MINIMUM         42    615 AM  18    1965  42      0       38       
  AVERAGE         60                        54      6       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.08          1.82 1890   0.13  -0.05     0.31    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.28                      2.52   0.76     2.29    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.28                      2.52   0.76     2.29    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.05                      8.09  -3.04    10.72    
                                                                     
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        5                        11     -6       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  341                       289     52      313       
  SINCE MAR 1    341                       289     52      313       
  SINCE JUL 1   3286                      2962    324     2636       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     33           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        90      1995                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        22      1983                    
                                             1955                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 22 2014.........SUNRISE   718 AM CDT   SUNSET   731 PM CDT   
MARCH 23 2014.........SUNRISE   717 AM CDT   SUNSET   732 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       19.2         +0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        20300 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT