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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
418 PM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 27 2008...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         76    259 PM  95    1964  83     -7       81       
  MINIMUM         66    832 AM  44    1961  62      4       67       
  AVERAGE         71                        73     -2       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            2.04                      0.17   1.87     0.08    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.08                      4.61   0.47     4.42    
  SINCE MAR 1     23.66                     12.46  11.20     8.98    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.86                     17.42  10.44    17.63    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            6                         7     -1        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  137                       125     12      173       
  SINCE MAR 1    182                       176      6      265       
  SINCE JAN 1    193                       176     17      265       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    MM                                           

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  FOG                                                                

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    MM                                                       
 LOWEST     MM                                                       
 AVERAGE    MM                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        96      1927                    
                                             1886                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        48      1961                    
                                             1891                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 27 2008...........SUNRISE   606 AM CDT   SUNSET   824 PM CDT   
MAY 28 2008...........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   825 PM CDT   

                                                                     
-  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 AFTERNOON  19.9         -0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        83700 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT