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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
303 AM CDT SAT APR 29 2017


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 28 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         74   1020 PM  91    1989  77     -3       80       
                                      1887                          
  MINIMUM         58    610 AM  35    1965  54      4       54       
  AVERAGE         66                        65      1       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.28          3.40 1888   0.16   0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.11                      3.97   2.14     3.04    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.86                      7.82   2.04     8.35    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.68                     13.39   1.29    10.50    
                                                                     
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                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   62                       151    -89       71       
  SINCE MAR 1    323                       537   -214      339       
  SINCE JUL 1   2232                      3210   -978     2408       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         3     -2        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   75                        49     26       37       
  SINCE MAR 1    109                        60     49       43       
  SINCE JAN 1    125                        61     64       44       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     68           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        93      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        34      1965                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 29 2017.........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 PM CDT   
APRIL 30 2017.........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 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       20.8         +1.2

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