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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
302 AM CDT THU MAY 30 2013


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 29 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         85    228 PM  98    1951  84      1       96
  MINIMUM         69    509 AM  46    1947  63      6       69
  AVERAGE         77                        73      4       83

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.97 1903   0.16  -0.16     0.51
  MONTH TO DATE    4.67                      5.14  -0.47     1.11
  SINCE MAR 1     11.82                     13.29  -1.47    12.16
  SINCE JAN 1     20.25                     18.86   1.39    18.76

DEGREE DAYS
 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       12                         8      4       18
  MONTH TO DATE  178                       159     19      316
  SINCE MAR 1    250                       224     26      543
  SINCE JAN 1    251                       225     26      543
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.8


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    84           700 AM
 LOWEST     55          1100 AM
 AVERAGE    70

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        97      2003
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        45      1947


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 30 2013...........SUNRISE   604 AM CDT   SUNSET   826 PM CDT
MAY 31 2013...........SUNRISE   604 AM CDT   SUNSET   827 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       19.4         +0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)
  TODAY                                        59800
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT