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CXUS54 KTSA 011258
CLMFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
758 AM CST SUN NOV 1 2009

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2009...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1882 TO 2009

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              93   10/04/2006
                        10/04/2006
                        10/02/2006
 LOW               31   10/28/2008
HIGHEST            88   10/08        96      -8       83
LOWEST             38   10/18        22      16       31
AVG. MAXIMUM     67.1              75.0    -7.9     74.4
AVG. MINIMUM     49.7              50.5    -0.8     50.1
MEAN             58.4              62.8    -4.4     62.2
DAYS MAX >= 90      0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        12.28   MM
 MINIMUM         0.00   MM
TOTALS          10.26              3.94    6.32     3.65
DAILY AVG.       0.33              0.13    0.20     0.12
DAYS >= .01        16               7.0     9.0        5
DAYS >= .10        12                MM      MM        4
DAYS >= .50         7                MM      MM        1
DAYS >= 1.00        5                MM      MM        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    3.70   10/08 TO 10/09

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL              T   1993
TOTALS            0.0               0.0     0.0      0.0
SINCE 7/1         0.0               0.0     0.0      0.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                 0       0       MM
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM                            MM  MM
 24 HR TOTAL      0.0   10/31 TO 10/31

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     216               145      71      127
 SINCE 7/1        218               168      50      127
COOLING TOTAL      17                61     -44       48
 SINCE 1/1       1900              1923     -23     1998
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.2
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    32/310    DATE  10/08
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    39/290    DATE  10/08

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM

NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            8
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              7
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         16

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     72

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              7     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                5     RAIN                      11
LIGHT RAIN               16     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      20     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      3
HAZE                     11

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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 YEARLY PRECIPITATION (INCHES):
 TOTAL.....................52.00
 DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL.....+16.32


...OCTOBER 2009 COLDER AND WETTER THAN NORMAL...

OCTOBER 2009 WAS THE 7TH COLDEST ON RECORD WITH AN AVERAGE MONTHLY
TEMPERATURE OF 58.4 DEGREES WHICH WAS 4.4 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE
DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURES WERE PRIMARILY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COOLER
THAN NORMAL CONDITIONS. THE AVERAGE DAILY MAXIMUM OF 67.1 WAS 7.9
DEGREES BELOW NORMAL...WHILE THE AVERAGE DAILY MINIMUM WAS ONLY 0.8
DEGREES BELOW. THE TOP SIX COLDEST MONTHS ARE AS FOLLOWS-

        1ST   55.1   1976      4TH   57.4   1917
        2ND   56.7   1952      5TH   57.8   1925
        3RD   56.8   1895      6TH   58.0   1906

OCTOBER 2009 ALSO RANKED AS THE 3RD WETTEST OCTOBER ON RECORD.
RAINFALL FOR THE MONTH TOTALED 10.26 INCHES WHICH WAS 6.32 INCHES
ABOVE THE MONTHLY NORMAL. THIS EQUATES TO A DAILY AVERAGE OF 0.33
INCHES WHICH IS 0.20 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. THE 24 HOUR MAXIMUM
RAINFALL OCCURRED BETWEEN THE 8TH AND 9TH OF THE MONTH WITH 3.70
INCHES OF RAINFALL OBSERVED. FIRST ON THE LIST OF WETTEST MONTHS IS
OCTOBER OF 1951 WITH 12.05 INCHES...AND IN SECOND IS OCTOBER OF 1984
WHEN 11.80 INCHES OF RAINFALL OCCURRED.

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