031  
CDUS44 KTSA 172134  
CLIFSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK  
434 PM CDT WED MAY 17 2023  
   
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..THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2023
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM 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 80 209 PM 92 1988 82 -2 82  
2001  
MINIMUM 66 620 AM 41 1973 60 6 65  
AVERAGE 73 71 2 74  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.68 1892 0.18 -0.18 0.12  
MONTH TO DATE 1.24 3.18 -1.94 5.49  
SINCE MAR 1 11.66 11.95 -0.29 17.70  
SINCE JAN 1 17.62 17.55 0.07 24.03  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 8 6 2 9  
MONTH TO DATE 141 80 61 137  
SINCE MAR 1 197 151 46 197  
SINCE JAN 1 197 152 45 197    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.0  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 81 100 AM  
LOWEST 54 300 PM  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 95 1956  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 41 1976  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 17 2023...........SUNRISE 612 AM CDT SUNSET 816 PM CDT  
MAY 18 2023...........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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