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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
147 AM CDT THU MAR 16 2017


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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         54    501 PM  83    2016  64    -10       83       
                                      2013                          
                                      1961                          
  MINIMUM         32    644 AM  20    1988  41     -9       51       
                                      1954                          
  AVERAGE         43                        53    -10       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.40 1944   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.04                      1.78  -0.74     3.89    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.04                      1.78  -0.74     3.89    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.86                      7.35  -1.49     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       22                        13      9        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  196                       219    -23       93       
  SINCE MAR 1    196                       219    -23       93       
  SINCE JUL 1   2105                      2892   -787     2162       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        2       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         0      4        3       
  SINCE MAR 1      4                         0      4        3       
  SINCE JAN 1     20                         1     19        4       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        86      1908                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        24      1900                    
                                             1895                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 16 2017.........SUNRISE   726 AM CDT   SUNSET   726 PM CDT   
MARCH 17 2017.........SUNRISE   725 AM CDT   SUNSET   727 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       19.3         -0.6

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