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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT MON APR 14 2014


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 13 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         73    724 PM  90    1972  73      0       72       
                                      1936                          
  MINIMUM         56   1159 PM  29    1997  49      7       47       
  AVERAGE         65                        61      4       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.38          1.47 1967   0.13   0.25      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.01                      1.72   0.29     1.88    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.86                      5.57   0.29     5.30    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.63                     11.14  -3.51    13.73    
                                                                     
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                         6     -6        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   67                        91    -24      104       
  SINCE MAR 1    526                       477     49      573       
  SINCE JUL 1   3471                      3150    321     2896       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   28                        16     12       18       
  SINCE MAR 1     28                        27      1       20       
  SINCE JAN 1     28                        28      0       21       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    39   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    51   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 PM                                     
 LOWEST     57           600 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        89      2006                    
                                             1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        30      2008                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 14 2014.........SUNRISE   646 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 PM CDT   
APRIL 15 2014.........SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 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       19.5         +0.5

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        11900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT