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CDUS44 KTSA 260806
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT SAT JUL 26 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 25 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         98    233 PM 105    1993  94      4       91       
                                      1986                          
                                      1964                          
  MINIMUM         76    550 AM  58    1911  72      4       67       
  AVERAGE         87                        83      4       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.14 1886   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.09                      2.66  -1.57     4.92    
  SINCE JUN 1      8.68                      6.94   1.74     8.48    
  SINCE JAN 1     36.54                     25.04  11.50    26.18    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        17      5       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  432                       413     19      372       
  SINCE JUN 1    837                       777     60      761       
  SINCE JAN 1   1082                       985     97     1060       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3                                         

                                                                      
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)   94       106      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        58      1890                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 26 2008..........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   825 PM CDT   
JULY 27 2008..........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   825 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  19.6         -0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        42000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT