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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
346 AM CDT TUE OCT 7 2014


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 6 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         81    428 PM  96    1956  78      3       69       
  MINIMUM         57    612 AM  35    1964  54      3       45       
  AVERAGE         69                        66      3       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.26          2.77 2008   0.14   1.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.08                      0.80   1.28     1.03    
  SINCE SEP 1      8.98                      4.85   4.13     2.53    
  SINCE JAN 1     32.43                     34.21  -1.78    37.40    
                                                                     
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                         3     -3        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   14                        13      1        9       
  SINCE SEP 1     18                        30    -12        9       
  SINCE JUL 1     18                        30    -12        9       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         3      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   27                        24      3       55       
  SINCE SEP 1    323                       307     16      474       
  SINCE JAN 1   1986                      2002    -16     2277       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        94      1963                    
                                             1939                    
                                             1884                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        34      1978                    
                                             1952                    
                                             1891                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  7 2014.......SUNRISE   717 AM CDT   SUNSET   653 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  8 2014.......SUNRISE   718 AM CDT   SUNSET   651 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         0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        5000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT