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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
418 PM CDT WED MAY 28 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 28 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         84    259 PM  96    1927  83      1       84       
                                      1886                          
  MINIMUM         68    643 AM  48    1961  63      5       63       
                                      1891                          
  AVERAGE         76                        73      3       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          2.90 1982   0.17  -0.17     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.08                      4.78   0.30     4.45    
  SINCE MAR 1     23.66                     12.63  11.03     9.01    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.86                     17.59  10.27    17.66    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY           11                         8      3        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  149                       133     16      182       
  SINCE MAR 1    194                       184     10      274       
  SINCE JAN 1    205                       184     21      274       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    MM                                           

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                      
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        98      1951                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        46      1947                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 28 2008...........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   825 PM CDT   
MAY 29 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  20.2         +0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        103800 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT