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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST TUE MAR 7 2017


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 6 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         81    247 PM  85    1956  62     19       76       
  MINIMUM         57   1220 AM  17    1943  39     18       47       
  AVERAGE         69                        50     19       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.30 1995   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.24                      0.68  -0.44     0.59    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.24                      0.68  -0.44     0.59    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.06                      6.25  -1.19     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        0                        15    -15        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   57                        95    -38       60       
  SINCE MAR 1     57                        95    -38       60       
  SINCE JUL 1   1966                      2768   -802     2129       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         0      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         0      4        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      4                         0      4        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     20                         1     19        1       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        84      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        13      1920                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  7 2017.........SUNRISE   639 AM CST   SUNSET   618 PM CST   
MARCH  8 2017.........SUNRISE   637 AM CST   SUNSET   619 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       19.2         -0.1

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