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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
147 AM CDT SUN OCT 22 2017


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 21 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         84    402 PM  92    1978  73     11       72       
  MINIMUM         62    225 AM  29    1976  49     13       43       
  AVERAGE         73                        61     12       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.91 1892   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.59                      2.88  -1.29     0.37    
  SINCE SEP 1      1.59                      6.93  -5.34     2.16    
  SINCE JAN 1     43.70                     36.29   7.41    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        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   23                        70    -47       18       
  SINCE SEP 1     23                        87    -64       18       
  SINCE JUL 1     23                        87    -64       18       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         1      7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  124                        57     67      133       
  SINCE SEP 1    464                       340    124      516       
  SINCE JAN 1   2228                      2035    193     2367       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    46   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    64   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        90      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        32      1952                    
                                             1898                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 22 2017.......SUNRISE   730 AM CDT   SUNSET   633 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 23 2017.......SUNRISE   731 AM CDT   SUNSET   632 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         -0.3

 MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        526 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT