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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
334 AM CDT THU MAR 23 2017


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 22 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         64    301 PM  90    1995  67     -3       75       
  MINIMUM         53   1159 PM  22    1983  43     10       39       
                                      1955                          
  AVERAGE         59                        55      4       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.39 1892   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.04                      2.65  -1.61     4.16    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.04                      2.65  -1.61     4.16    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.86                      8.22  -2.36     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        6                        11     -5        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  217                       300    -83      188       
  SINCE MAR 1    217                       300    -83      188       
  SINCE JUL 1   2126                      2973   -847     2257       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   29                         0     29        3       
  SINCE MAR 1     29                         0     29        3       
  SINCE JAN 1     45                         1     44        4       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    34   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    67          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        87      1929                    
                                             1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        26      1974                    
                                             1968                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 23 2017.........SUNRISE   716 AM CDT   SUNSET   732 PM CDT   
MARCH 24 2017.........SUNRISE   715 AM CDT   SUNSET   733 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          0.0

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