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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
418 PM CDT THU MAY 16 2013


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2013...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1882 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         74    237 PM  93    2001  80     -6       89
                                      1988
  MINIMUM         66    751 AM  41    1973  59      7       59
  AVERAGE         70                        70      0       74

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.05          1.58 2003   0.19  -0.14     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.77                      2.87  -2.10     0.58
  SINCE MAR 1      7.92                     11.02  -3.10    11.63
  SINCE JAN 1     16.35                     16.59  -0.24    18.23

DEGREE DAYS
 COOLING
  TODAY            5                         6     -1        9
  MONTH TO DATE   54                        67    -13      137
  SINCE MAR 1    126                       132     -6      364
  SINCE JAN 1    127                       133     -6      364
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93          1200 PM
 LOWEST     66           200 AM
 AVERAGE    80

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        92      2001
                                             1988
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        41      1973


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 16 2013...........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 PM CDT
MAY 17 2013...........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 AFTERNOON     19.0         -0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)
  TODAY                                        18900
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT