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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST FRI FEB 22 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 21 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         45   1217 AM  82    1897  57    -12       71       
  MINIMUM         35    328 PM  13    1939  34      1       38       
  AVERAGE         40                        46     -6       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.04                      0.10  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.58                      1.84   1.74     2.26    
  SINCE DEC 1      7.78                      7.60   0.18    11.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.19                      4.21  -0.02     8.39    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       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       25                        20      5       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  434                       479    -45      555       
  SINCE DEC 1   1925                      2075   -150     1879       
  SINCE JUL 1   2375                      2691   -316     2398       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.1                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           400 PM                                     
 LOWEST     52           400 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        80      1996                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        10      1978                    
                                             1963                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 22 2008......SUNRISE   656 AM CST   SUNSET   606 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 23 2008......SUNRISE   655 AM CST   SUNSET   607 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  19.4         +0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        74000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT