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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
1247 AM CST SUN DEC 31 2017


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 30 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         41    924 AM  79    1951  49     -8       60       
  MINIMUM         29   1014 PM   2    1983  29      0       24       
  AVERAGE         35                        39     -4       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.22 2006   0.09  -0.09      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.27                      3.21  -0.94     0.77    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.27                      3.21  -0.94     0.77    
  SINCE JAN 1     47.95                     45.38   2.57    31.18    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                                          T      
  SINCE DEC 1      T                                          T      
  SINCE JUL 1      T                                          T      
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       30                        26      4       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  636                       708    -72      680       
  SINCE DEC 1    636                       708    -72      680       
  SINCE JUL 1   1072                      1273   -201      966       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    19   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           700 PM                                     
 LOWEST     70           900 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        82      1951                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         6      1976                    
                                             1927                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 31 2017......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   515 PM CST   
JANUARY  1 2018.......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   516 PM CST   

                                                                    
-  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                                        322 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT