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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
303 AM CDT WED MAY 22 2013


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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         69    227 PM  93    1962  82    -13       87
  MINIMUM         61   1159 PM  44    1894  61      0       61
                                      1892
  AVERAGE         65                        71     -6       74

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        2.46R         2.46 2013   0.18   2.28     0.02
  MONTH TO DATE    4.67                      3.78   0.89     0.60
  SINCE MAR 1     11.82                     11.93  -0.11    11.65
  SINCE JAN 1     20.25                     17.50   2.75    18.25

DEGREE DAYS
 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         7     -7        9
  MONTH TO DATE  105                        98      7      193
  SINCE MAR 1    177                       163     14      420
  SINCE JAN 1    178                       164     14      420
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90           800 PM
 LOWEST     84           500 AM
 AVERAGE    87

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        94      1953
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        42      1892


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 22 2013...........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   820 PM CDT
MAY 23 2013...........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 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         +0.7

MEAN FLOW (CFS)
  TODAY                                        31800
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT