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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
358 AM CDT WED OCT 4 2017


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 3 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         75    422 PM  95    1963  79     -4       85       
                                      1954                          
  MINIMUM         72   1140 PM  35    1987  55     17       58       
  AVERAGE         74                        67      7       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.71          5.72 2007   0.13   0.58      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.71                      0.39   0.32      T      
  SINCE SEP 1      0.71                      4.44  -3.73     1.79    
  SINCE JAN 1     42.82                     33.80   9.02    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                         6     -6        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        23    -23        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        23    -23        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         4      5        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   30                        13     17       14       
  SINCE SEP 1    370                       296     74      397       
  SINCE JAN 1   2134                      1991    143     2248       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  TORNADO                                                            

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     84          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    92                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        94      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        36      1987                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  4 2017.......SUNRISE   715 AM CDT   SUNSET   657 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  5 2017.......SUNRISE   716 AM CDT   SUNSET   655 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       18.9         -0.4

 MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        410 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT