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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT FRI OCT 17 2014


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 16 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         84    328 PM  92    2011  75      9       66       
                                      1989                          
  MINIMUM         44    639 AM  29    1966  51     -7       51       
  AVERAGE         64                        63      1       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.86 1915   0.14  -0.14     0.10    
  MONTH TO DATE    7.56                      2.14   5.42     3.10    
  SINCE SEP 1     14.46                      6.19   8.27     4.60    
  SINCE JAN 1     37.91                     35.55   2.36    39.47    
                                                                     
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                         4     -3        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   31                        46    -15       25       
  SINCE SEP 1     35                        63    -28       25       
  SINCE JUL 1     35                        63    -28       25       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   66                        48     18       81       
  SINCE SEP 1    362                       331     31      500       
  SINCE JAN 1   2025                      2026     -1     2303       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        91      1964                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        34      1976                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 17 2014.......SUNRISE   725 AM CDT   SUNSET   640 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 18 2014.......SUNRISE   726 AM CDT   SUNSET   638 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       19.7         +0.7

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        43700 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT