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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
415 AM CDT THU OCT 5 2017


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 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         78   1203 PM  94    2000  79     -1       87       
  MINIMUM         70   1159 PM  36    1987  55     15       60       
  AVERAGE         74                        67      7       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.56 1949   0.14  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.72                      0.53   0.19      T      
  SINCE SEP 1      0.72                      4.58  -3.86     1.79    
  SINCE JAN 1     42.83                     33.94   8.89    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                         8     -8        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        25    -25        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        25    -25        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         4      5        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   39                        17     22       23       
  SINCE SEP 1    379                       300     79      406       
  SINCE JAN 1   2143                      1995    148     2257       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     74          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    87                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        95      1884                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        34      1979                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  5 2017.......SUNRISE   716 AM CDT   SUNSET   655 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  6 2017.......SUNRISE   716 AM CDT   SUNSET   654 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       19.7         +0.9

 MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        587 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT