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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT THU APR 3 2014

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 2 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         83    129 PM  92    1918  70     13       55       
  MINIMUM         61    558 AM  26    1936  45     16       41       
  AVERAGE         72                        58     14       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.48 1905   0.13  -0.13     0.96    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.26  -0.26     1.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.85                      4.11  -0.26     4.43    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.62                      9.68  -4.06    12.86    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.5                                       0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     10.7                                       8.0     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         8     -8       17       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        16    -16       21       
  SINCE MAR 1    452                       402     50      490       
  SINCE JUL 1   3397                      3075    322     2813       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         1      6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                         2      7        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      9                        13     -4        2       
  SINCE JAN 1      9                        14     -5        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        89      2011                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        22      1975                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  3 2014.........SUNRISE   701 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 PM CDT   
APRIL  4 2014.........SUNRISE   700 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 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       19.8         +0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        31300 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT