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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
338 AM CDT MON OCT 6 2014


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 5 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         79    404 PM  95    1884  78      1       78       
  MINIMUM         49    619 AM  34    1979  54     -5       50       
  AVERAGE         64                        66     -2       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.70 1998   0.13  -0.13     1.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.82                      0.66   0.16     1.03    
  SINCE SEP 1      7.72                      4.71   3.01     2.53    
  SINCE JAN 1     31.17                     34.07  -2.90    37.40    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                         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        1                         2     -1        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   14                        10      4        1       
  SINCE SEP 1     18                        27     -9        1       
  SINCE JUL 1     18                        27     -9        1       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   23                        21      2       55       
  SINCE SEP 1    319                       304     15      474       
  SINCE JAN 1   1982                      1999    -17     2277       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     43           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        96      1956                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        35      1964                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  6 2014.......SUNRISE   716 AM CDT   SUNSET   654 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  7 2014.......SUNRISE   717 AM CDT   SUNSET   653 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       19.6         +0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        4300 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT