019  
CDUS44 KTSA 161413  
CLIFSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK  
913 AM CDT TUE MAY 16 2023  
   
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..THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2023
 
 
VALID AS OF 0900 AM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1882 TO 2023  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 72 102 AM 93 1988 81 -9 86  
2001  
MINIMUM 68 725 AM 41 1973 60 8 66  
AVERAGE 70 70 0 76  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.58 2003 0.19 -0.19 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.24 3.00 -1.76 5.37  
SINCE MAR 1 11.66 11.77 -0.11 17.58  
SINCE JAN 1 17.62 17.37 0.25 23.91  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 5 6 -1 11  
MONTH TO DATE 132 74 58 128  
SINCE MAR 1 188 145 43 188  
SINCE JAN 1 188 146 42 188    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.1  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 1200 AM  
LOWEST 78 800 AM  
AVERAGE 84  
   
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 92 1988  
2001  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 41 1973  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 16 2023...........SUNRISE 613 AM CDT SUNSET 816 PM CDT  
MAY 17 2023...........SUNRISE 612 AM CDT SUNSET 816 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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