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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
1247 AM CST THU JAN 5 2017


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 4 2017...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1882 TO 2017


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         41    426 PM  72    1997  49     -8       46       
                                      1955                          
  MINIMUM         25    735 AM   6    1959  29     -4       25       
  AVERAGE         33                        39     -6       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.33 1998   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.36  -0.35     0.00    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.78                      3.65  -2.87    10.81    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.01                      0.36  -0.35     0.00    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      T                                         0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                                         0.0     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       32                        26      6       29       
  MONTH TO DATE   88                       104    -16      105       
  SINCE DEC 1    781                       838    -57      582       
  SINCE JUL 1   1067                      1403   -336      939       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    63           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    47                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        73      1916                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        -5      1884                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  5 2017.......SUNRISE   727 AM CST   SUNSET   519 PM CST   
JANUARY  6 2017.......SUNRISE   727 AM CST   SUNSET   520 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 MORNING       19.4         -0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        -99 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT