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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
1247 AM CST SAT DEC 16 2017


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 15 2017...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1882 TO 2017


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         52    253 PM  79    1948  51      1       40       
  MINIMUM         27    721 AM   1    1916  31     -4       26       
  AVERAGE         40                        41     -1       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.54 1992   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.29                      1.76  -1.47     0.66    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.29                      1.76  -1.47     0.66    
  SINCE JAN 1     45.97                     43.93   2.04    31.07    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                        T      
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                                        T      
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                        T      
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       25                        24      1       32       
  MONTH TO DATE  286                       332    -46      338       
  SINCE DEC 1    286                       332    -46      338       
  SINCE JUL 1    722                       897   -175      624       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        77      1924                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31         5      1989                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 16 2017......SUNRISE   720 AM CST   SUNSET   507 PM CST   
DECEMBER 17 2017......SUNRISE   720 AM CST   SUNSET   507 PM CST   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          




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THE ARKANSAS RIVER AT VAN BUREN 

                   OBSERVED      24 HOUR     24 HOUR
                    VALUE        CHANGE      FORECAST

 STAGE (FEET) 
  THIS MORNING       19.6         +0.1

 MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        296 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT