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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT FRI JUN 13 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JUNE 12 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         89    448 PM 100    1953  87      2       89       
  MINIMUM         72    450 AM  52    1975  67      5       70       
  AVERAGE         81                        77      4       80      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.11 1886   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.23                      1.88   0.35     0.09    
  SINCE JUN 1      2.23                      1.88   0.35     0.09    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.09                     19.98  10.11    17.79    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        11      5       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  179                       121     58      146       
  SINCE JUN 1    179                       121     58      146       
  SINCE JAN 1    424                       329     95      445       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  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 TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87       101      1963                    
                                             1953                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        50      1985                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JUNE 13 2008..........SUNRISE   602 AM CDT   SUNSET   833 PM CDT   
JUNE 14 2008..........SUNRISE   602 AM CDT   SUNSET   834 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 MORNING  20.3         +0.5

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        98600 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT