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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT SUN APR 6 2014


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 5 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         61    453 PM  94    1893  71    -10       72       
  MINIMUM         41    645 AM  27    1987  46     -5       40       
                                      1920                          
  AVERAGE         51                        59     -8       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.04          2.31 1928   0.13  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.24                      0.63  -0.39     1.26    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.09                      4.48  -0.39     4.68    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.86                     10.05  -4.19    13.11    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                         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       14                         7      7        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   25                        39    -14       63       
  SINCE MAR 1    477                       425     52      532       
  SINCE JUL 1   3422                      3098    324     2855       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   13                         5      8        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     13                        16     -3        2       
  SINCE JAN 1     13                        17     -4        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        93      1960                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        29      1966                    
                                             1950                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  6 2014.........SUNRISE   657 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 PM CDT   
APRIL  7 2014.........SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 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       19.6         +0.4

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        12900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT