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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
147 AM CDT WED MAR 15 2017


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 14 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         45    458 PM  86    1967  64    -19       83       
  MINIMUM         33    109 AM  17    1993  41     -8       47       
  AVERAGE         39                        52    -13       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.34 1990   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.04                      1.65  -0.61     3.89    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.04                      1.65  -0.61     3.89    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.86                      7.22  -1.36     6.04    
                                                                     
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       26                        13     13        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  174                       206    -32       93       
  SINCE MAR 1    174                       206    -32       93       
  SINCE JUL 1   2083                      2879   -796     2162       
                                                                     
 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    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    75           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        83      2016                    
                                             2013                    
                                             1961                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        20      1988                    
                                             1954                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 15 2017.........SUNRISE   728 AM CDT   SUNSET   725 PM CDT   
MARCH 16 2017.........SUNRISE   726 AM CDT   SUNSET   726 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         +0.5

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