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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
147 AM CDT TUE MAY 2 2017


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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         73    341 PM  93    1959  77     -4       74       
  MINIMUM         48    618 AM  34    1903  55     -7       52       
  AVERAGE         61                        66     -5       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.73 2011   0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.81                      8.33   2.48    11.36    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.63                     13.90   1.73    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        4                         2      2        2       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         2      2        2       
  SINCE MAR 1    332                       544   -212      341       
  SINCE JUL 1   2241                      3217   -976     2410       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         3     -3        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    120                        68     52       48       
  SINCE JAN 1    136                        69     67       49       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     22           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    50                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        93      1943                    
                                             1883                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        37      1989                    
                                             1909                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  2 2017...........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 PM CDT   
MAY  3 2017...........SUNRISE   624 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       21.0         -2.4

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