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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
340 AM CDT MON MAY 8 2017


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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         86    349 PM  92    1962  79      7       86       
                                      1883                          
  MINIMUM         55    429 AM  38    1989  57     -2       52       
  AVERAGE         71                        68      3       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.54 1950   0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.55                      1.23  -0.68     0.03    
  SINCE MAR 1     11.36                      9.38   1.98    11.39    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.18                     14.95   1.23    13.54    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         4      2        4       
  MONTH TO DATE    6                        24    -18        4       
  SINCE MAR 1    126                        89     37       52       
  SINCE JAN 1    142                        90     52       53       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        95      1918                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        40      1982                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  8 2017...........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   810 PM CDT   
MAY  9 2017...........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   810 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       20.1         +0.1

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