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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST MON FEB 25 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 24 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    425 PM  84    1918  58     -7       65       
  MINIMUM         33   1106 PM  18    1967  35     -2       47       
                                      1965                          
  AVERAGE         42                        46     -4       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.11  -0.11     0.26    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.59                      2.15   1.44     2.52    
  SINCE DEC 1      7.79                      7.91  -0.12    11.27    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.20                      4.52  -0.32     8.65    
                                                                     
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       23                        19      4        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  486                       537    -51      583       
  SINCE DEC 1   1977                      2133   -156     1907       
  SINCE JUL 1   2427                      2749   -322     2426       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.3                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
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        80      1917                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        12      1967                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 25 2008......SUNRISE   653 AM CST   SUNSET   609 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 26 2008......SUNRISE   652 AM CST   SUNSET   610 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  19.6         +0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        63200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT