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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT MON APR 7 2014


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 6 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         55   1142 AM  93    1960  71    -16       79       
  MINIMUM         46    538 AM  29    1966  47     -1       51       
                                      1950                          
  AVERAGE         51                        59     -8       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.66          1.63 1940   0.13   0.53     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.90                      0.76   0.14     1.26    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.75                      4.61   0.14     4.68    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.52                     10.18  -3.66    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        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   39                        46     -7       63       
  SINCE MAR 1    491                       432     59      532       
  SINCE JUL 1   3436                      3105    331     2855       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   13                         6      7        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     13                        17     -4        2       
  SINCE JAN 1     13                        18     -5        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    19   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           700 PM                                     
 LOWEST     59          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        91      1948                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        29      2007                    
                                             1990                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  7 2014.........SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 PM CDT   
APRIL  8 2014.........SUNRISE   654 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 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       19.4         -0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        15600 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT