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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
353 AM CDT TUE OCT 3 2017


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 2 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         89    424 PM  93    2006  79     10       85       
                                      2002                          
                                      2000                          
  MINIMUM         68    547 AM  37    1975  55     13       52       
  AVERAGE         79                        67     12       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.05 1905   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.26  -0.26     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1      T                         4.31  -4.31     1.79    
  SINCE JAN 1     42.11                     33.67   8.44    28.44    
                                                                     
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        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        21    -21        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        21    -21        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                         4     10        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   21                         9     12        7       
  SINCE SEP 1    361                       292     69      390       
  SINCE JAN 1   2125                      1987    138     2241       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        95      1963                    
                                             1954                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        35      1987                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  3 2017.......SUNRISE   714 AM CDT   SUNSET   658 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  4 2017.......SUNRISE   715 AM CDT   SUNSET   657 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       19.3         -0.2

 MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        123 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT