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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT THU APR 24 2014


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 23 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         85    409 PM  91    1965  76      9       70       
                                      1964                          
  MINIMUM         48   1244 AM  36    1893  52     -4       41       
                                      1884                          
  AVERAGE         67                        64      3       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.31 1970   0.16  -0.16     0.35    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.17                      3.18  -1.01     2.97    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.02                      7.03  -1.01     6.39    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.79                     12.60  -4.81    14.82    
                                                                     
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        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  124                       136    -12      146       
  SINCE MAR 1    583                       522     61      615       
  SINCE JUL 1   3528                      3195    333     2938       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         2      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   38                        36      2       56       
  SINCE MAR 1     38                        47     -9       58       
  SINCE JAN 1     38                        48    -10       59       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        90      1989                    
                                             1965                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        36      2005                    
                                             1887                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 24 2014.........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 PM CDT   
APRIL 25 2014.........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 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         -0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        4700 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT