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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT WED MAY 7 2014


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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         87    414 PM  91    2012  78      9       74       
                                      2010                          
                                      1952                          
  MINIMUM         59    506 AM  40    1944  56      3       47       
  AVERAGE         73                        67      6       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.56 1899   0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.06  -1.06     0.34    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.79                      9.21  -2.42     7.49    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.56                     14.78  -6.22    15.92    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         4      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   26                        20      6        7       
  SINCE MAR 1     77                        85     -8       79       
  SINCE JAN 1     77                        86     -9       80       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.2                                         

                                                                     
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    84           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        92      1962                    
                                             1883                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        38      1989                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  7 2014...........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   808 PM CDT   
MAY  8 2014...........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 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       19.7         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        6700 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT