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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 16 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   1159 PM  80    2006  55     -5       40       
                                      1976                          
  MINIMUM         41   1039 AM  10    1903  33      8       14       
  AVERAGE         46                        44      2       27      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        2.19                      0.09   2.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.30                      1.35   1.95     2.26    
  SINCE DEC 1      7.50                      7.11   0.39    11.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.91                      3.72   0.19     8.39    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                         0.0     
  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       19                        21     -2       38       
  MONTH TO DATE  324                       376    -52      475       
  SINCE DEC 1   1815                      1972   -157     1799       
  SINCE JUL 1   2265                      2588   -323     2318       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.8                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 PM                                     
 LOWEST     70           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        78      1911                    
                                             1897                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33         4      1903                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 17 2008......SUNRISE   702 AM CST   SUNSET   601 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 18 2008......SUNRISE   701 AM CST   SUNSET   602 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         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        32700 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT