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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
147 AM CDT SAT OCT 21 2017


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 20 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         77    322 PM  88    2003  74      3       76       
                                      1963                          
  MINIMUM         54    301 AM  26    1989  49      5       51       
  AVERAGE         66                        62      4       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.02 1984   0.15  -0.15     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.59                      2.74  -1.15     0.37    
  SINCE SEP 1      1.59                      6.79  -5.20     2.16    
  SINCE JAN 1     43.70                     36.15   7.55    28.81    
                                                                     
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                         5     -5        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   23                        65    -42       11       
  SINCE SEP 1     23                        82    -59       11       
  SINCE JUL 1     23                        82    -59       11       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         2     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  116                        56     60      133       
  SINCE SEP 1    456                       339    117      516       
  SINCE JAN 1   2220                      2034    186     2367       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        92      1978                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        29      1976                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 21 2017.......SUNRISE   729 AM CDT   SUNSET   634 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 22 2017.......SUNRISE   730 AM CDT   SUNSET   633 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       19.6         +0.0

 MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        1007 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT