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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT THU APR 17 2014


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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         67    407 PM  92    2006  74     -7       89       
  MINIMUM         40    529 AM  32    1953  50    -10       64       
  AVERAGE         54                        62     -8       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.27 1939   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.01                      2.14  -0.13     1.88    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.86                      5.99  -0.13     5.30    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.63                     11.56  -3.93    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       11                         5      6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  114                       106      8      104       
  SINCE MAR 1    573                       492     81      573       
  SINCE JUL 1   3518                      3165    353     2896       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   28                        22      6       42       
  SINCE MAR 1     28                        33     -5       44       
  SINCE JAN 1     28                        34     -6       45       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     24           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    52                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        95      2006                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        29      1951                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 17 2014.........SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 PM CDT   
APRIL 18 2014.........SUNRISE   641 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 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         -0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        13500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT