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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
418 PM CDT SUN JUN 15 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JUNE 15 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         89    259 PM 103    1953  88      1       83       
  MINIMUM         70    536 AM  55    1983  67      3       71       
                                      1947                          
  AVERAGE         80                        78      2       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          1.60 1937   0.14  -0.14      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    4.28                      2.31   1.97     0.09    
  SINCE JUN 1      4.28                      2.31   1.97     0.09    
  SINCE JAN 1     32.14                     20.41  11.73    17.79    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY           15                        12      3       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  218                       157     61      189       
  SINCE JUN 1    218                       157     61      189       
  SINCE JAN 1    463                       365     98      488       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    MM                                           

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  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)   88       101      1936                    
                                             1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        52      1989                    
                                             1917                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JUNE 15 2008..........SUNRISE   602 AM CDT   SUNSET   834 PM CDT   
JUNE 16 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 AFTERNOON  21.2         +0.8

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        140000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT