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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
418 PM CDT FRI MAY 3 2013


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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         58    259 PM  90    1955  78    -20       88
                                      1952
  MINIMUM         37R   209 AM  37    2011  55    -18       68
                                      2005
  AVERAGE         48                        66    -18       78

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.07          2.84 1990   0.18  -0.11     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.22                      0.53  -0.31     0.29
  SINCE MAR 1      7.37                      8.68  -1.31    11.34
  SINCE JAN 1     15.80                     14.25   1.55    17.94

DEGREE DAYS
 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         3     -3       13
  MONTH TO DATE    7                         9     -2       35
  SINCE MAR 1     79                        74      5      262
  SINCE JAN 1     80                        75      5      262
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    85           200 AM
 LOWEST     28           300 PM
 AVERAGE    57

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        91      1964
                                             1952
                                             1947
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        35      1954


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  3 2013...........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 PM CDT
MAY  4 2013...........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 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     19.3         -0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)
  TODAY                                        27100
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT