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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
147 AM CDT THU MAY 4 2017


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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         65    148 PM  90    1955  78    -13       72       
                                      1952                          
  MINIMUM         52   1159 PM  37    2013  55     -3       44       
                                      2011                          
                                      2005                          
  AVERAGE         59                        66     -7       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.55          2.84 1990   0.18   0.37     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.55                      0.53   0.02     0.03    
  SINCE MAR 1     11.36                      8.68   2.68    11.39    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.18                     14.25   1.93    13.54    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         9     -9        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    120                        74     46       48       
  SINCE JAN 1    136                        75     61       49       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2                                         

                                                                     
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                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90          1100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     73          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        93      2014                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        35      1954                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  4 2017...........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 PM CDT   
MAY  5 2017...........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   807 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         -0.0

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