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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT SUN APR 20 2014


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 19 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         81    459 PM  95    1987  75      6       59       
  MINIMUM         50    554 AM  33    1953  51     -1       38       
  AVERAGE         66                        63      3       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.00 1986   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.01                      2.57  -0.56     2.62    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.86                      6.42  -0.56     6.04    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.63                     11.99  -4.36    14.47    
                                                                     
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                         4     -4       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  124                       120      4      122       
  SINCE MAR 1    583                       506     77      591       
  SINCE JUL 1   3528                      3179    349     2914       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         2     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   29                        28      1       56       
  SINCE MAR 1     29                        39    -10       58       
  SINCE JAN 1     29                        40    -11       59       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.8                                         

                                                                     
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    86           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        94      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        35      1978                    
                                             1953                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 20 2014.........SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 PM CDT   
APRIL 21 2014.........SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 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         +0.6

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        10700 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT