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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT WED APR 9 2014


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 8 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    411 PM  89    2011  72     -7       79       
  MINIMUM         44   1159 PM  24    2007  47     -3       63       
  AVERAGE         55                        59     -4       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.07 1942   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.63                      1.03   0.60     1.26    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.48                      4.88   0.60     4.68    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.25                     10.45  -3.20    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       10                         7      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   59                        60     -1       63       
  SINCE MAR 1    518                       446     72      532       
  SINCE JUL 1   3463                      3119    344     2855       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   13                         8      5        6       
  SINCE MAR 1     13                        19     -6        8       
  SINCE JAN 1     13                        20     -7        9       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    44   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     25           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        92      2011                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        28      1964                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  9 2014.........SUNRISE   653 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 PM CDT   
APRIL 10 2014.........SUNRISE   652 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 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                                        19500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT