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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
418 PM CST WED DEC 17 2014


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 17 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         37    259 PM  76    2006  51    -14       68       
  MINIMUM         29    509 AM   9    1901  31     -2       30       
  AVERAGE         33                        41     -8       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.12          2.55 1995   0.10   0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.48                      1.96  -0.48     1.94    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.48                      1.96  -0.48     1.94    
  SINCE JAN 1     41.31                     44.13  -2.82    44.89    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            T                                         0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                                         5.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      T                                         5.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                                         5.0     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           32                        24      8       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  329                       380    -51      454       
  SINCE DEC 1    329                       380    -51      454       
  SINCE JUL 1    948                       945      3     1044       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     78           200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        74      1889                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31         8      1964                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 17 2014......SUNRISE   720 AM CST   SUNSET   507 PM CST   
DECEMBER 18 2014......SUNRISE   721 AM CST   SUNSET   507 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     19.3         +0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        13400 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT