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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
340 AM CDT TUE AUG 15 2017


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 14 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         79    626 PM 106    1923  94    -15       82       
  MINIMUM         73   1148 AM  55    1967  71      2       73       
  AVERAGE         76                        83     -7       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.30          1.65 1961   0.08   0.22     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.59                      1.24   3.35     1.60    
  SINCE JUN 1     17.62                      8.82   8.80     7.16    
  SINCE JAN 1     39.70                     28.01  11.69    24.37    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                        18     -7       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  199                       252    -53      299       
  SINCE JUN 1   1179                      1173      6     1409       
  SINCE JAN 1   1497                      1417     80     1594       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.3                                         

                                                                     
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   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     85           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    93                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   94       106      1956                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        55      1992                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 15 2017........SUNRISE   637 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 PM CDT   
AUGUST 16 2017........SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 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       20.2         +0.5

 MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        1869 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT