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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
913 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 2026...
VALID AS OF 0900 AM 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         82    750 AM  95    1956  82      0       84       
  MINIMUM         75    247 AM  41    1976  60     15       60       
  AVERAGE         79                        71      8       72     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            0.00          2.74 1960   0.19  -0.19     1.01     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.62                      3.37  -2.75     3.21     
  SINCE MAR 1      8.70                     12.14  -3.44    13.60     
  SINCE JAN 1     11.66                     17.74  -6.08    19.71     

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 COOLING                                                              
  TODAY           14                         7      7        7        
  MONTH TO DATE   93                        87      6       94        
  SINCE MAR 1    324                       158    166      233        
  SINCE JAN 1    324                       159    165      233        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.9                                        


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    82           300 AM                                      
 LOWEST     74           500 AM                                      
 AVERAGE    78                                                        

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        96      1956                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        45      1894                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 PM CDT     
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 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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