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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST THU FEB 14 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 13 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         51    418 PM  85    1962  54     -3       50       
  MINIMUM         21    617 AM  -8    1905  32    -11       29       
  AVERAGE         36                        43     -7       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.09  -0.09     0.39    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.11                      1.08   0.03     2.25    
  SINCE DEC 1      5.31                      6.84  -1.53    11.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.72                      3.45  -1.73     8.38    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                      MM       
  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       29                        22      7       25       
  MONTH TO DATE  269                       311    -42      362       
  SINCE DEC 1   1760                      1907   -147     1686       
  SINCE JUL 1   2210                      2523   -313     2205       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.7                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        78      1883                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32         5      1905                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 14 2008......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   558 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 15 2008......SUNRISE   704 AM CST   SUNSET   559 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  19.9         +0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        38100 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT