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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
318 AM CDT SUN MAR 23 2014


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 22 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         65    310 PM  90    1995  67     -2       46       
  MINIMUM         50   1159 PM  22    1983  43      7       37       
                                      1955                          
  AVERAGE         58                        55      3       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05          1.39 1892   0.13  -0.08     0.21    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.33                      2.65   0.68     2.50    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.33                      2.65   0.68     2.50    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.10                      8.22  -3.12    10.93    
                                                                     
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        7                        11     -4       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  348                       300     48      336       
  SINCE MAR 1    348                       300     48      336       
  SINCE JUL 1   3293                      2973    320     2659       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        87      1929                    
                                             1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        26      1974                    
                                             1968                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 23 2014.........SUNRISE   717 AM CDT   SUNSET   732 PM CDT   
MARCH 24 2014.........SUNRISE   715 AM CDT   SUNSET   733 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       19.3         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        12600 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT