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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
147 AM CDT FRI MAY 12 2017


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 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         82   1058 AM  94    1963  79      3       90       
  MINIMUM         62   1017 PM  42    1981  58      4       69       
                                      1969                          
  AVERAGE         72                        69      3       80      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.19          2.29 1918   0.18   1.01     0.14    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.75                      1.93  -0.18     1.64    
  SINCE MAR 1     12.56                     10.08   2.48    13.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     17.38                     15.65   1.73    15.15    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         5      2       15       
  MONTH TO DATE   38                        41     -3       30       
  SINCE MAR 1    158                       106     52       78       
  SINCE JAN 1    174                       107     67       79       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7                                         

                                                                     
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                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     62          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        92      1988                    
                                             1884                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        40      1960                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 12 2017...........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 PM CDT   
MAY 13 2017...........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 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       21.3         +0.3

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