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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST SAT FEB 16 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 15 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         50    353 PM  81    2005  55     -5       29       
  MINIMUM         40   1051 PM  10    1905  33      7       19       
  AVERAGE         45                        44      1       24      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.09  -0.09     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.11                      1.26  -0.15     2.26    
  SINCE DEC 1      5.31                      7.02  -1.71    11.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.72                      3.63  -1.91     8.39    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.2     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.7     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.8                                       1.5     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.8                                       2.0     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        22     -2       41       
  MONTH TO DATE  305                       355    -50      437       
  SINCE DEC 1   1796                      1951   -155     1761       
  SINCE JUL 1   2246                      2567   -321     2280       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     61           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        80      2006                    
                                             1976                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        10      1903                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 16 2008......SUNRISE   703 AM CST   SUNSET   600 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 17 2008......SUNRISE   702 AM CST   SUNSET   601 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  19.8         +0.4

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        32600 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT