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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
418 PM CDT WED MAY 1 2013


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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         83    226 PM  93    1959  77      6       87
  MINIMUM         60    455 AM  34    1903  55      5       63
  AVERAGE         72                        66      6       75

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          1.73 2011   0.18  -0.18     0.29
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.18  -0.18     0.29
  SINCE MAR 1      7.15                      8.33  -1.18    11.34
  SINCE JAN 1     15.58                     13.90   1.68    17.94

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0                                       0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                       0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      8.0                                       2.0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                         2     -2        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        0
  SINCE MAR 1    653                       544    109      183
  SINCE JUL 1   2976                      3217   -241     2319

 COOLING
  TODAY            7                         3      4       10
  MONTH TO DATE    7                         3      4       10
  SINCE MAR 1     79                        68     11      237
  SINCE JAN 1     80                        69     11      237
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    84           200 AM
 LOWEST     43           300 PM
 AVERAGE    64

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        93      1943
                                             1883
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        37      1989
                                             1909


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  1 2013...........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 PM CDT
MAY  2 2013...........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 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     19.8         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)
  TODAY                                        41600
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT