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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
147 AM CDT SUN APR 16 2017


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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         85    301 PM  91    1924  74     11       75       
  MINIMUM         57    446 AM  27    1983  49      8       52       
  AVERAGE         71                        62      9       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.76 1954   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.76                      2.00  -1.24     0.33    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.51                      5.85  -1.34     5.64    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.33                     11.42  -2.09     7.79    
                                                                     
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                         5     -5        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   32                       101    -69       68       
  SINCE MAR 1    293                       487   -194      336       
  SINCE JUL 1   2202                      3160   -958     2405       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         2      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   38                        20     18        3       
  SINCE MAR 1     72                        31     41        9       
  SINCE JAN 1     88                        32     56       10       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2                                         

                                                                     
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    86           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        92      2006                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        32      1953                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 16 2017.........SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 PM CDT   
APRIL 17 2017.........SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 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       19.1         -0.9

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