CDUS44 KTSA 172119
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
417 PM CDT THU OCT 17 2019


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 17 2019...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1882 TO 2019


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         72    232 PM  91    1964  75     -3       69
  MINIMUM         43    343 AM  34    1976  50     -7       44
  AVERAGE         58                        62     -4       57

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          2.00 1981   0.15  -0.15     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    3.65                      2.29   1.36     2.66
  SINCE SEP 1      6.39                      6.34   0.05     8.41
  SINCE JAN 1     56.46                     35.70  20.76    42.95

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            7                         4      3        8
  MONTH TO DATE   57                        50      7       69
  SINCE SEP 1     57                        67    -10       69
  SINCE JUL 1     57                        67    -10       69

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         2     -2        0
  MONTH TO DATE   82                        50     32      126
  SINCE SEP 1    591                       333    258      497
  SINCE JAN 1   2369                      2028    341     2537
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.0


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM
 LOWEST     44           200 PM
 AVERAGE    72

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        92      2005
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        26      1948


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 17 2019.......SUNRISE   725 AM CDT   SUNSET   640 PM CDT
OCTOBER 18 2019.......SUNRISE   726 AM CDT   SUNSET   639 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     19.8         +0.1

 MEAN FLOW (CFS)
  TODAY                                        5672
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT