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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
418 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2014


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 13 2014...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         61    258 PM  80    1948  52      9       38       
  MINIMUM         45    740 AM  10    1958  31     14       30       
                                      1917                          
  AVERAGE         53                        42     11       34      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          5.02 1927   0.12  -0.12     0.32    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.19                      1.55  -1.36     1.93    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.19                      1.55  -1.36     1.93    
  SINCE JAN 1     40.02                     43.72  -3.70    44.88    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                                         5.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      T                                         5.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                                         5.0     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           12                        23    -11       31       
  MONTH TO DATE  249                       284    -35      364       
  SINCE DEC 1    249                       284    -35      364       
  SINCE JUL 1    868                       849     19      954       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     64           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        76      1889                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31         6      1958                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 13 2014......SUNRISE   718 AM CST   SUNSET   506 PM CST   
DECEMBER 14 2014......SUNRISE   718 AM CST   SUNSET   506 PM CST   

                                                                    
-  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 AFTERNOON     19.6         +0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        4400 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT