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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST FRI FEB 29 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 28 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         65    328 PM  80    2006  59      6       74       
                                      1932                          
  MINIMUM         31    534 AM   7    1890  36     -5       47       
  AVERAGE         48                        48      0       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.59                      2.59   1.00     2.52    
  SINCE DEC 1      7.79                      8.35  -0.56    11.27    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.20                      4.96  -0.76     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       17                        18     -1        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  602                       611     -9      635       
  SINCE DEC 1   2093                      2207   -114     1959       
  SINCE JUL 1   2543                      2823   -280     2478       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  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)   59        77      2000                    
                                             1932                    
                                             1908                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        16      1884                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 29 2008......SUNRISE   648 AM CST   SUNSET   612 PM CST   
MARCH  1 2008.........SUNRISE   646 AM CST   SUNSET   613 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         +0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        54600 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT