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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
354 AM CDT TUE MAY 9 2017


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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         87    312 PM  95    1918  79      8       77       
  MINIMUM         59    555 AM  40    1982  57      2       57       
  AVERAGE         73                        68      5       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.96 1943   0.18  -0.18     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.55                      1.41  -0.86     0.06    
  SINCE MAR 1     11.36                      9.56   1.80    11.42    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.18                     15.13   1.05    13.57    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         4      4        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   14                        28    -14        6       
  SINCE MAR 1    134                        93     41       54       
  SINCE JAN 1    150                        94     56       55       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.2                                         

                                                                     
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    90           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        91      2011                    
                                             1962                    
                                             1956                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        40      1980                    
                                             1923                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  9 2017...........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   810 PM CDT   
MAY 10 2017...........SUNRISE   617 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 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       20.9         +0.8

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