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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
315 AM CDT SUN MAY 4 2014

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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    441 PM  90    1955  78      7       59       
                                      1952                          
  MINIMUM         44    443 AM  37    2013  55    -11       37       
                                      2011                          
                                      2005                          
  AVERAGE         65                        66     -1       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.84 1990   0.18  -0.18     0.07    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.53  -0.53     0.22    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.79                      8.68  -1.89     7.37    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.56                     14.25  -5.69    15.80    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         9     -9        7       
  SINCE MAR 1     51                        74    -23       79       
  SINCE JAN 1     51                        75    -24       80       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.1                                         

                                                                     
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    89           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     22           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        91      1964                    
                                             1952                    
                                             1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        35      1954                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  4 2014...........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 PM CDT   
MAY  5 2014...........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   807 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         +0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        3100 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT