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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
300 AM CDT SAT APR 22 2017

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 21 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         67    314 PM  91    1965  75     -8       77       
  MINIMUM         57    817 AM  34    1978  51      6       50       
  AVERAGE         62                        63     -1       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.78R         1.78 2017   0.15   1.63      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    3.81                      2.87   0.94     2.25    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.56                      6.72   0.84     7.56    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.38                     12.29   0.09     9.71    
                                                                     
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        3                         4     -1        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   35                       128    -93       71       
  SINCE MAR 1    296                       514   -218      339       
  SINCE JUL 1   2205                      3187   -982     2408       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   70                        32     38        7       
  SINCE MAR 1    104                        43     61       13       
  SINCE JAN 1    120                        44     76       14       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    38   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    50   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     78           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    86                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        92      1989                    
                                             1965                    
                                             1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        33      1982                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 22 2017.........SUNRISE   636 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 PM CDT   
APRIL 23 2017.........SUNRISE   635 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 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       20.3         +0.4

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