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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
316 AM CST SUN FEB 24 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 23 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    212 PM  81    1982  57     -9       70        
  MINIMUM         26    700 AM  13    1899  35     -9       45        
  AVERAGE         37                        46     -9       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01                      0.10  -0.09      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    3.59                      2.04   1.55     2.26    
  SINCE DEC 1      7.79                      7.80  -0.01    11.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.20                      4.41  -0.21     8.39    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       MM       
  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       28                        19      9        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  491                       518    -27      574       
  SINCE DEC 1   1982                      2114   -132     1898       
  SINCE JUL 1   2432                      2730   -298     2417       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)            
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    MM                                           

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    MM                                                       
 LOWEST     MM                                                       
 AVERAGE    MM                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        84      1918                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        18      1967                    
                                             1965                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 24 2008......SUNRISE   654 AM CST   SUNSET   608 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 25 2008......SUNRISE   653 AM CST   SUNSET   609 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  19.5         +0.7

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        64300 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT