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CDUS44 KTSA 110804
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
302 AM CDT SAT MAY 11 2013


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 10 2013...

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)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         78    412 PM  92    1962  79     -1       83
  MINIMUM         62   1159 PM  42    1885  57      5       52
  AVERAGE         70                        68      2       68

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.22          3.93 1943   0.17   0.05     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.58                      1.75  -1.17     0.44
  SINCE MAR 1      7.73                      9.90  -2.17    11.49
  SINCE JAN 1     16.16                     15.47   0.69    18.09

DEGREE DAYS
 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        5                         4      1        3
  MONTH TO DATE   27                        36     -9      101
  SINCE MAR 1     99                       101     -2      328
  SINCE JAN 1    100                       102     -2      328
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM
 LOWEST     48           300 PM
 AVERAGE    71

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        94      1963
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        42      1981
                                             1969


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 11 2013...........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 PM CDT
MAY 12 2013...........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 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       19.9         +0.6

MEAN FLOW (CFS)
  TODAY                                        25000
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT