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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
147 AM CDT TUE MAY 16 2017


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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         88    243 PM  91    1990  80      8       71       
                                      1988                          
                                      1987                          
  MINIMUM         59    443 AM  38    1973  59      0       56       
  AVERAGE         74                        70      4       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.11 1980   0.19  -0.19     0.00    
                                      1945                          
  MONTH TO DATE    2.00                      2.68  -0.68     3.15    
  SINCE MAR 1     12.81                     10.83   1.98    14.51    
  SINCE JAN 1     17.63                     16.40   1.23    16.66    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         5      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   54                        61     -7       38       
  SINCE MAR 1    174                       126     48       86       
  SINCE JAN 1    190                       127     63       87       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        93      2001                    
                                             1988                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        41      1973                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 16 2017...........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 PM CDT   
MAY 17 2017...........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 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       19.8         -0.6

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