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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT FRI MAY 16 2014


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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         73    326 PM  91    1990  80     -7       80       
                                      1988                          
                                      1987                          
  MINIMUM         44    501 AM  38    1973  59    -15       60       
  AVERAGE         59                        70    -11       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.63          2.11 1980   0.19   0.44     0.13    
                                      1945                          
  MONTH TO DATE    4.38                      2.68   1.70     0.72    
  SINCE MAR 1     11.17                     10.83   0.34     7.87    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.94                     16.40  -3.46    16.30    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   90                        61     29       49       
  SINCE MAR 1    141                       126     15      121       
  SINCE JAN 1    141                       127     14      122       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        93      2001                    
                                             1988                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        41      1973                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 16 2014...........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 PM CDT   
MAY 17 2014...........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 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       19.9         +0.9

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        11600 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT