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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
301 AM CDT MON MAY 1 2017


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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         69   1212 AM  90    1987  77     -8       77       
                                      1959                          
  MINIMUM         51   1159 PM  36    1908  54     -3       62       
  AVERAGE         60                        66     -6       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.59          3.76 1893   0.17   0.42      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    7.06                      4.30   2.76     6.05    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.81                      8.15   2.66    11.36    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.63                     13.72   1.91    13.51    
                                                                     
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        5                         2      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   67                       155    -88       71       
  SINCE MAR 1    328                       542   -214      339       
  SINCE JUL 1   2237                      3215   -978     2408       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   86                        54     32       42       
  SINCE MAR 1    120                        65     55       48       
  SINCE JAN 1    136                        66     70       49       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77           900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        93      1959                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        34      1903                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  1 2017...........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 PM CDT   
MAY  2 2017...........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 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       23.4         +2.3

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