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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
318 AM CDT TUE MAY 13 2014


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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         89    138 PM  92    1988  80      9       74       
                                      1884                          
  MINIMUM         60   1159 PM  40    1960  58      2       45       
  AVERAGE         75                        69      6       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.38          4.71 2011   0.19   1.19     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.22                      2.12   1.10     0.59    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.01                     10.27  -0.26     7.74    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.78                     15.84  -4.06    16.17    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         5      5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   90                        46     44       30       
  SINCE MAR 1    141                       111     30      102       
  SINCE JAN 1    141                       112     29      103       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           600 PM                                     
 LOWEST     55           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        93      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        41      1971                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 13 2014...........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 PM CDT   
MAY 14 2014...........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 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                                        16800 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT