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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
147 AM CDT SUN MAY 21 2017


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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         76   1155 AM  95    2005  81     -5       72       
  MINIMUM         61   1156 PM  40    1894  61      0       58       
  AVERAGE         69                        71     -2       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        2.36          3.29 2001   0.19   2.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.35                      3.60   2.75     3.29    
  SINCE MAR 1     17.16                     11.75   5.41    14.65    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.98                     17.32   4.66    16.80    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         6     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  101                        91     10       42       
  SINCE MAR 1    221                       156     65       90       
  SINCE JAN 1    237                       157     80       91       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4                                         

                                                                     
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    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     66           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        93      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        44      1894                    
                                             1892                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 21 2017...........SUNRISE   609 AM CDT   SUNSET   820 PM CDT   
MAY 22 2017...........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   820 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       26.4         +5.3

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