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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST TUE FEB 12 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 11 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         48    141 PM  76    1962  54     -6       46       
                                      1961                          
  MINIMUM         33    845 AM  -8    1899  32      1       35       
  AVERAGE         41                        43     -2       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.04                      0.09  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.65                      0.90  -0.25     0.01    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.85                      6.66  -1.81     8.76    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.26                      3.27  -2.01     6.14    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                         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       24                        23      1       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  208                       266    -58      316       
  SINCE DEC 1   1699                      1862   -163     1640       
  SINCE JUL 1   2149                      2478   -329     2159       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.8                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     53          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        86      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32       -15      1899                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 12 2008......SUNRISE   707 AM CST   SUNSET   556 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 13 2008......SUNRISE   706 AM CST   SUNSET   557 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                                        28200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT