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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
418 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         85    240 PM  92    2001  81      4       91
                                      1988
  MINIMUM         62    309 AM  41    1973  60      2       60
  AVERAGE         74                        70      4       76

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          3.68 1892   0.18  -0.18     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.24                      3.05  -1.81     0.58
  SINCE MAR 1      8.39                     11.20  -2.81    11.63
  SINCE JAN 1     16.82                     16.77   0.05    18.23

DEGREE DAYS
 COOLING
  TODAY            9                         6      3       11
  MONTH TO DATE   61                        73    -12      148
  SINCE MAR 1    133                       138     -5      375
  SINCE JAN 1    134                       139     -5      375
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     7   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    10   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM
 LOWEST     58           300 PM
 AVERAGE    79

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        95      1956
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        41      1976


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2013...........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 PM CDT
MAY 18 2013...........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 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     19.4         +0.5

MEAN FLOW (CFS)
  TODAY                                        16300
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT