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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
316 AM CST SUN FEB 10 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 9 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         65    407 PM  81    1957  53     12       42       
  MINIMUM         28    613 AM   3    1979  31     -3       35       
  AVERAGE         47                        42      5       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.61                      0.72  -0.11     0.01    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.81                      6.48  -1.67     8.76    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.22                      3.09  -1.87     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       18                        23     -5       26       
  MONTH TO DATE  163                       220    -57      262       
  SINCE DEC 1   1654                      1816   -162     1586       
  SINCE JUL 1   2104                      2432   -328     2105       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5                                         

                                                                      
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    92           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     16           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        80      1999                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31         1      1885                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 10 2008......SUNRISE   709 AM CST   SUNSET   554 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 11 2008......SUNRISE   708 AM CST   SUNSET   555 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         -0.4

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        29400 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT