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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
304 AM CDT TUE OCT 14 2014


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 13 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         71    111 PM  94    1963  76     -5       80       
  MINIMUM         57   1159 PM  32    1977  52      5       64       
  AVERAGE         64                        64      0       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        2.04R         2.04 2014   0.13   1.91     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    7.56                      1.72   5.84     1.24    
  SINCE SEP 1     14.46                      5.77   8.69     2.74    
  SINCE JAN 1     37.91                     35.13   2.78    37.61    
                                                                     
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        1                         3     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   21                        34    -13       14       
  SINCE SEP 1     25                        51    -26       14       
  SINCE JUL 1     25                        51    -26       14       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   66                        42     24       81       
  SINCE SEP 1    362                       325     37      500       
  SINCE JAN 1   2025                      2020      5     2303       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     66           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        92      1963                    
                                             1938                    
                                             1899                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        34      1885                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 14 2014.......SUNRISE   723 AM CDT   SUNSET   643 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 15 2014.......SUNRISE   724 AM CDT   SUNSET   642 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       19.4         +0.4

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        43200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT