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CDUS44 KTSA 192119
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
418 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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         92    218 PM  96    1956  81     11       90
  MINIMUM         72    537 AM  45    1894  60     12       64
  AVERAGE         82                        71     11       77

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          1.59 2010   0.18  -0.18     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.24                      3.41  -2.17     0.58
  SINCE MAR 1      8.39                     11.56  -3.17    11.63
  SINCE JAN 1     16.82                     17.13  -0.31    18.23

DEGREE DAYS
 COOLING
  TODAY           17                         6     11       12
  MONTH TO DATE   94                        85      9      172
  SINCE MAR 1    166                       150     16      399
  SINCE JAN 1    167                       151     16      399
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.0


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  FOG
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM
 LOWEST     37          1200 PM
 AVERAGE    65

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        95      2005
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        40      1894


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 19 2013...........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 PM CDT
MAY 20 2013...........SUNRISE   609 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 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         +0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)
  TODAY                                        17600
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT