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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
328 AM CDT SAT MAR 18 2017


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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         75    155 PM  87    2012  65     10       70       
                                      1921                          
  MINIMUM         51    317 AM  22    1892  41     10       45       
  AVERAGE         63                        53     10       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.60 1953   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.04                      2.03  -0.99     3.89    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.04                      2.03  -0.99     3.89    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.86                      7.60  -1.74     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        2                        12    -10        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  211                       243    -32      107       
  SINCE MAR 1    211                       243    -32      107       
  SINCE JUL 1   2120                      2916   -796     2176       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     54           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        88      1908                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        15      1923                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 18 2017.........SUNRISE   724 AM CDT   SUNSET   728 PM CDT   
MARCH 19 2017.........SUNRISE   722 AM CDT   SUNSET   729 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       19.7         +0.2

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