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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
330 AM CST MON FEB 11 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 10 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         59    400 PM  80    1999  53      6       38       
  MINIMUM         29    725 AM   1    1885  31     -2       32       
  AVERAGE         44                        42      2       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.61                      0.81  -0.20     0.01    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.81                      6.57  -1.76     8.76    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.22                      3.18  -1.96     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       21                        23     -2       30       
  MONTH TO DATE  184                       243    -59      292       
  SINCE DEC 1   1675                      1839   -164     1616       
  SINCE JUL 1   2125                      2455   -330     2135       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2                                         

                                                                      
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           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        76      1962                    
                                             1961                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        -8      1899                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 11 2008......SUNRISE   708 AM CST   SUNSET   555 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 12 2008......SUNRISE   707 AM CST   SUNSET   556 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  19.6         +0.5

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        26300 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT