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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
147 AM CDT TUE APR 18 2017


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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         76    421 PM  95    2006  74      2       75       
  MINIMUM         61    625 AM  29    1951  50     11       63       
  AVERAGE         69                        62      7       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.80          1.76 1991   0.14   0.66     1.11    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.03                      2.28  -0.25     1.44    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.78                      6.13  -0.35     6.75    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.60                     11.70  -1.10     8.90    
                                                                     
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        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   32                       111    -79       69       
  SINCE MAR 1    293                       497   -204      337       
  SINCE JUL 1   2202                      3170   -968     2406       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         2      2        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   48                        24     24        7       
  SINCE MAR 1     82                        35     47       13       
  SINCE JAN 1     98                        36     62       14       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        96      2006                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        33      1999                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 18 2017.........SUNRISE   641 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 PM CDT   
APRIL 19 2017.........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 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       19.5         -0.3

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