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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
1247 AM CST THU MAR 9 2017


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 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         74    441 PM  83    1925  62     12       69       
  MINIMUM         33    705 AM  13    1996  39     -6       51       
  AVERAGE         54                        51      3       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.74 2012   0.12  -0.12     2.16    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.82                      0.93  -0.11     2.75    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.82                      0.93  -0.11     2.75    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.64                      6.50  -0.86     4.90    
                                                                     
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       11                        15     -4        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   76                       125    -49       65       
  SINCE MAR 1     76                       125    -49       65       
  SINCE JUL 1   1985                      2798   -813     2134       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         0      4        1       
  SINCE MAR 1      4                         0      4        1       
  SINCE JAN 1     20                         1     19        2       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     11           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    47                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        91      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        10      1996                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  9 2017.........SUNRISE   636 AM CST   SUNSET   620 PM CST   
MARCH 10 2017.........SUNRISE   635 AM CST   SUNSET   621 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         +0.3

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