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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST SAT FEB 2 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 1 2008...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1882 TO 2008


 WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         42    415 PM  87    1911  51     -9       32       
  MINIMUM         28    912 AM  -5    1979  29     -1       24       
  AVERAGE         35                        40     -5       28      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.08  -0.08     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.08  -0.08     0.01    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.20                      5.84  -1.64     8.76    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.61                      2.45  -1.84     6.14    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.5     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.5     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                                       1.3     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                       1.8     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       30                        26      4       37       
  MONTH TO DATE   30                        26      4       37       
  SINCE DEC 1   1521                      1622   -101     1361       
  SINCE JUL 1   1971                      2238   -267     1880       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.3                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     70           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        77      1995                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        -9      1951                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  2 2008......SUNRISE   716 AM CST   SUNSET   546 PM CST   
FEBRUARY  3 2008......SUNRISE   716 AM CST   SUNSET   547 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         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        15700 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT