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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
339 AM CDT TUE AUG 19 2014


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 18 2014...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1882 TO 2014


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         94    140 PM 104    1999  94      0       87       
                                      1956                          
                                      1936                          
  MINIMUM         71   1132 PM  58    1992  71      0       67       
  AVERAGE         83                        82      1       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.27          1.96 1915   0.08   0.19     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.39                      1.54  -0.15     3.72    
  SINCE JUN 1      8.52                      9.12  -0.60    13.77    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.26                     28.31  -5.05    34.75    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                        17      1       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  275                       322    -47      298       
  SINCE JUN 1   1132                      1243   -111     1285       
  SINCE JAN 1   1410                      1487    -77     1559       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    39   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    48   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   94       107      2011                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        57      1976                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 19 2014........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 PM CDT   
AUGUST 20 2014........SUNRISE   641 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 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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THE ARKANSAS RIVER AT VAN BUREN 

                   OBSERVED      24 HOUR     24 HOUR
                    VALUE        CHANGE      FORECAST

 STAGE (FEET) 
  THIS MORNING       19.8         +0.4

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        11200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT