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CDUS44 KTSA 042118
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
418 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JUNE 4 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         90    259 PM  97    1911  85      5       86       
  MINIMUM         79    554 AM  50    1954  65     14       62       
                                      1882                          
  AVERAGE         85                        75     10       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          3.38 1904   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.78                      0.65   0.13      T      
  SINCE JUN 1      0.78                      0.65   0.13      T      
  SINCE JAN 1     28.64                     18.75   9.89    17.70    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY           20                         9     11        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   61                        36     25       42       
  SINCE JUN 1     61                        36     25       42       
  SINCE JAN 1    306                       244     62      341       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    MM                                           

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                      
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)   85        96      1958                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        52      1988                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JUNE  4 2008..........SUNRISE   603 AM CDT   SUNSET   829 PM CDT   
JUNE  5 2008..........SUNRISE   603 AM CDT   SUNSET   830 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  20.6         +0.4

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        131900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT