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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST SUN FEB 3 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 2 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         62    408 PM  77    1995  51     11       31       
  MINIMUM         30    612 AM  -9    1951  30      0       17       
  AVERAGE         46                        40      6       24      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.16  -0.16     0.01    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.20                      5.92  -1.72     8.76    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.61                      2.53  -1.92     6.14    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.5     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.8                                       1.3     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.8                                       1.8     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        25     -6       41       
  MONTH TO DATE   49                        51     -2       78       
  SINCE DEC 1   1540                      1647   -107     1402       
  SINCE JUL 1   1990                      2263   -273     1921       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.5                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        79      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30         2      1985                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  3 2008......SUNRISE   716 AM CST   SUNSET   547 PM CST   
FEBRUARY  4 2008......SUNRISE   715 AM CST   SUNSET   548 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       19.1         -0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        15500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT