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CDUS44 KTSA 102123
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
417 PM CDT WED OCT 10 2018


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 10 2018...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1882 TO 2018


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         70    242 PM  95    1963  77     -7       74       
  MINIMUM         62   1125 AM  32    2000  53      9       53       
  AVERAGE         66                        65      1       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            T             3.39 1969   0.13  -0.13     0.27    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.75                      1.32  -0.57     1.01    
  SINCE SEP 1      6.50                      5.37   1.13     1.01    
  SINCE JAN 1     41.04                     34.73   6.31    43.12    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            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                                                             
  TODAY            0                         3     -3        1       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        25    -25        1       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        42    -42        1       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        42    -42        1       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            1                         3     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  127                        36     91       88       
  SINCE SEP 1    498                       319    179      428       
  SINCE JAN 1   2538                      2014    524     2192       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        96      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        36      1932                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 10 2018.......SUNRISE   720 AM CDT   SUNSET   649 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 11 2018.......SUNRISE   720 AM CDT   SUNSET   647 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 AFTERNOON     19.6         -0.1

 MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        2618 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT