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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
346 AM CDT FRI OCT 3 2014


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 2 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         88   1224 PM  93    2006  79      9       88       
                                      2002                          
                                      2000                          
  MINIMUM         64    418 PM  37    1975  55      9       70       
  AVERAGE         76                        67      9       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.82          3.05 1905   0.13   0.69     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.82                      0.26   0.56     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1      7.72                      4.31   3.41     1.50    
  SINCE JAN 1     31.17                     33.67  -2.50    36.37    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                       0.0     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      4                        21    -17        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      4                        21    -17        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         4      7       14       
  MONTH TO DATE   23                         9     14       28       
  SINCE SEP 1    319                       292     27      447       
  SINCE JAN 1   1982                      1987     -5     2250       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    40   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    47   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     57           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        95      1963                    
                                             1954                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        35      1987                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  3 2014.......SUNRISE   714 AM CDT   SUNSET   658 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  4 2014.......SUNRISE   715 AM CDT   SUNSET   657 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       19.2         -0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        2800 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT