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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST TUE FEB 26 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 25 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         60    117 PM  80    1917  58      2       54       
  MINIMUM         34    203 AM  12    1967  35     -1       35       
  AVERAGE         47                        47      0       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.59                      2.26   1.33     2.52    
  SINCE DEC 1      7.79                      8.02  -0.23    11.27    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.20                      4.63  -0.43     8.65    
                                                                     
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       18                        19     -1       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  532                       556    -24      603       
  SINCE DEC 1   2023                      2152   -129     1927       
  SINCE JUL 1   2473                      2768   -295     2446       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.7                                         

                                                                      
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        83      1917                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        13      1980                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 26 2008......SUNRISE   652 AM CST   SUNSET   610 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 27 2008......SUNRISE   650 AM CST   SUNSET   611 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                                        65500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT