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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
1247 AM CST MON MAR 6 2017


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 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         61    550 PM  84    1991  61      0       75       
  MINIMUM         53    933 AM  16    1960  38     15       38       
  AVERAGE         57                        50      7       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          2.46 1894   0.12  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.24                      0.56  -0.32     0.59    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.24                      0.56  -0.32     0.59    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.06                      6.13  -1.07     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        8                        15     -7        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   57                        80    -23       57       
  SINCE MAR 1     57                        80    -23       57       
  SINCE JUL 1   1966                      2753   -787     2126       
                                                                     
 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83           900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        85      1956                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        17      1943                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  6 2017.........SUNRISE   640 AM CST   SUNSET   618 PM CST   
MARCH  7 2017.........SUNRISE   639 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       19.3         -0.5

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