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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT THU MAY 1 2014


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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         64    340 PM  90    1987  77    -13       86       
                                      1959                          
  MINIMUM         45   1159 PM  36    1908  54     -9       57       
  AVERAGE         55                        66    -11       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.76 1893   0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.94                      4.30  -1.36     3.73    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.79                      8.15  -1.36     7.15    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.56                     13.72  -5.16    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       10                         2      8        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  142                       155    -13      184       
  SINCE MAR 1    601                       542     59      653       
  SINCE JUL 1   3546                      3215    331     2976       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   51                        54     -3       70       
  SINCE MAR 1     51                        65    -14       72       
  SINCE JAN 1     51                        66    -15       73       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    66           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    49                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        93      1959                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        34      1903                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  1 2014...........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 PM CDT   
MAY  2 2014...........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 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         +0.4

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