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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
347 AM CDT TUE MAR 21 2017


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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         90    415 PM  91    1907  66     24       52       
  MINIMUM         55    645 AM  14    1965  42     13       32       
  AVERAGE         73                        54     19       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.11 2012   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.04                      2.39  -1.35     4.16    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.04                      2.39  -1.35     4.16    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.86                      7.96  -2.10     6.31    
                                                                     
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                        11    -11       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  211                       278    -67      161       
  SINCE MAR 1    211                       278    -67      161       
  SINCE JUL 1   2120                      2951   -831     2230       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         0      8        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   20                         0     20        3       
  SINCE MAR 1     20                         0     20        3       
  SINCE JAN 1     36                         1     35        4       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.9                                         

                                                                     
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    77           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     26           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    52                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        90      1916                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        18      1965                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 21 2017.........SUNRISE   719 AM CDT   SUNSET   730 PM CDT   
MARCH 22 2017.........SUNRISE   718 AM CDT   SUNSET   731 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       19.6         +0.2

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