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

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2026...

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)                                                          
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         90    307 PM  92    1988  82      8       89       
                                      2001                           
  MINIMUM         72    316 AM  41    1973  60     12       57       
  AVERAGE         81                        71     10       73     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.68 1892   0.18  -0.18      T       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.62                      3.18  -2.56     2.20     
  SINCE MAR 1      8.70                     11.95  -3.25    12.59     
  SINCE JAN 1     11.66                     17.55  -5.89    18.70     

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY       16                         6     10        8        
  MONTH TO DATE   79                        80     -1       87        
  SINCE MAR 1    310                       151    159      226        
  SINCE JAN 1    310                       152    158      226        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.8                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                                 
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                                  


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    77           700 AM                                      
 LOWEST     57           400 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    67                                                        

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        95      1956                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        41      1976                      


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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