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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
319 AM CDT FRI MAY 2 2014

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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         70    402 PM  93    1959  77     -7       83       
  MINIMUM         41    549 AM  34    1903  55    -14       60       
  AVERAGE         56                        66    -10       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.73 2011   0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.79                      8.33  -1.54     7.15    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.56                     13.90  -5.34    15.58    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                         0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                         0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.5                                       0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     10.7                                       8.0     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         2      7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                         2      7        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    610                       544     66      653       
  SINCE JUL 1   3555                      3217    338     2976       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        7       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         3     -3        7       
  SINCE MAR 1     51                        68    -17       79       
  SINCE JAN 1     51                        69    -18       80       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        93      1943                    
                                             1883                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        37      1989                    
                                             1909                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  2 2014...........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 PM CDT   
MAY  3 2014...........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 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         +0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        3700 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT