CDUS44 KTSA 052136

CLIFSM



CLIMATE REPORT 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

436 PM CDT TUE MAY 05 2026



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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 2026...

VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.



CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020

CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1882 TO 2026





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    259 PM  93    2014  79      1       77       

  MINIMUM         65    833 AM  39    2013  56      9       48       

  AVERAGE         73                        67      6       63     



PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    

  TODAY            T             3.05 1960   0.18  -0.18     0.00     

  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.92  -0.92     0.96     

  SINCE MAR 1      8.08                      9.69  -1.61    11.35     

  SINCE JAN 1     11.04                     15.29  -4.25    17.46     



DEGREE DAYS                                                           

 COOLING                                                              

  TODAY            8                         4      4        0        

  MONTH TO DATE   13                        18     -5        8        

  SINCE MAR 1    244                        89    155      147        

  SINCE JAN 1    244                        90    154      147        

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WIND (MPH)                                                            

  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)        

  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)        

  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6                                        





SKY COVER                                                             

  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                                 

  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                                 





WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    

THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             

  LIGHT RAIN                                                          





RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)

 HIGHEST    97           800 AM                                      

 LOWEST     63           100 AM                                      

 AVERAGE    80                                                        



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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW

                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     

 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        92      2023                      

 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        40      1944                      





SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    

MAY  5 2026...........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   807 PM CDT     

MAY  6 2026...........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   808 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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