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CDUS44 KTSA 200805
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT FRI JUN 20 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JUNE 19 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         87    427 PM 105    1953  89     -2       93       
  MINIMUM         67    552 AM  54    1912  68     -1       71       
  AVERAGE         77                        78     -1       82      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.78 1963   0.14  -0.14     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.83                      2.87   2.96     0.54    
  SINCE JUN 1      5.83                      2.87   2.96     0.54    
  SINCE JAN 1     33.69                     20.97  12.72    18.24    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                        13     -1       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  259                       208     51      242       
  SINCE JUN 1    259                       208     51      242       
  SINCE JAN 1    504                       416     88      541       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.8                                         

                                                                      
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)   89       106      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        51      1976                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JUNE 20 2008..........SUNRISE   603 AM CDT   SUNSET   835 PM CDT   
JUNE 21 2008..........SUNRISE   603 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 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  21.7         +0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        109500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT