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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2014


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 3 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         81    144 PM  89    2011  70     11       51       
  MINIMUM         56   1159 PM  22    1975  46     10       41       
  AVERAGE         69                        58     11       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.20          5.12 1964   0.12   0.08      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.20                      0.38  -0.18     1.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.05                      4.23  -0.18     4.43    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.82                      9.80  -3.98    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       19       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        24    -24       40       
  SINCE MAR 1    452                       410     42      509       
  SINCE JUL 1   3397                      3083    314     2832       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         1      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   13                         3     10        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     13                        14     -1        2       
  SINCE JAN 1     13                        15     -2        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    42   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    74           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        90      1988                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        24      1987                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  4 2014.........SUNRISE   700 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 PM CDT   
APRIL  5 2014.........SUNRISE   659 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 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         -0.5

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        14300 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT