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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
1247 AM CST SUN MAR 5 2017


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 2017...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1882 TO 2017


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         72    321 PM  84    1938  61     11       70       
  MINIMUM         39    638 AM  11    2002  38      1       36       
  AVERAGE         56                        49      7       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.85 1989   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.23                      0.44  -0.21     0.59    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.23                      0.44  -0.21     0.59    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.05                      6.01  -0.96     2.74    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      2.0                                        T      
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                        16     -7       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   49                        65    -16       49       
  SINCE MAR 1     49                        65    -16       49       
  SINCE JUL 1   1958                      2738   -780     2118       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     16                         1     15        1       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     15           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    46                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        84      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        16      1960                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  5 2017.........SUNRISE   641 AM CST   SUNSET   617 PM CST   
MARCH  6 2017.........SUNRISE   640 AM CST   SUNSET   618 PM CST   

                                                                    
-  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       19.8         +0.4

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        -99 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT