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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT MON APR 28 2014


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 27 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    345 PM  91    1989  77      4       61       
  MINIMUM         62   1010 PM  36    1992  53      9       54       
  AVERAGE         72                        65      7       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.41          1.96 1923   0.16   0.25     0.64    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.94                      3.81  -0.87     3.73    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.79                      7.66  -0.87     7.15    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.56                     13.23  -4.67    15.58    
                                                                     
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                         3     -3        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  126                       148    -22      184       
  SINCE MAR 1    585                       534     51      653       
  SINCE JUL 1   3530                      3207    323     2976       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         3      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   51                        46      5       56       
  SINCE MAR 1     51                        57     -6       58       
  SINCE JAN 1     51                        58     -7       59       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    44   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     58           700 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        91      1989                    
                                             1887                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        26      1924                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 28 2014.........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 PM CDT   
APRIL 29 2014.........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 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       20.0         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        5300 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT