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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT SUN AUG 10 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 9 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         91    148 PM 109    1936  94     -3       99       
                                      1934                          
  MINIMUM         70    555 AM  55    1989  71     -1       75       
  AVERAGE         81                        83     -2       87      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.41          1.94 1974   0.08   0.33     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.55                      0.72  -0.17     0.00    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.43                      8.19   1.24     8.82    
  SINCE JAN 1     37.29                     26.29  11.00    26.52    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        17     -1       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  204                       154     50      181       
  SINCE JUN 1   1183                      1038    145     1049       
  SINCE JAN 1   1428                      1246    182     1348       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.0                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
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       113      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        58      1989                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 10 2008........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 PM CDT   
AUGUST 11 2008........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   810 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  19.7         +0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        24900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT