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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
300 AM CDT FRI JUN 27 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JUNE 26 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         90    351 PM 102    1988  90      0       86       
                                      1933                          
  MINIMUM         71    530 AM  51    1974  69      2       72       
  AVERAGE         81                        80      1       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.87 1977   0.13  -0.13     0.36    
  MONTH TO DATE    7.07                      3.79   3.28     3.05    
  SINCE JUN 1      7.07                      3.79   3.28     3.05    
  SINCE JAN 1     34.93                     21.89  13.04    20.75    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        14      2       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  357                       304     53      331       
  SINCE JUN 1    357                       304     53      331       
  SINCE JAN 1    602                       512     90      630       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         

                                                                      
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)   90       102      1954                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        51      1974                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JUNE 27 2008..........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 PM CDT   
JUNE 28 2008..........SUNRISE   605 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  20.9         -0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        112000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT