000 
CDUS44 KTSA 120807
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT TUE AUG 12 2008


 ................................... 

...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 11 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             
..................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         72    635 PM 108    1935  94    -22      101       
  MINIMUM         68    717 AM  58    1989  71     -3       73       
                                      1965                          
                                      1884                          
  AVERAGE         70                        82    -12       87      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.59          2.40 1893   0.07   1.52     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.06                      0.87   5.19     0.00    
  SINCE JUN 1     14.94                      8.34   6.60     8.82    
  SINCE JAN 1     42.80                     26.44  16.36    26.52    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                        17    -12       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  217                       188     29      226       
  SINCE JUN 1   1196                      1072    124     1094       
  SINCE JAN 1   1441                      1280    161     1393       
..................................................................


 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.1                                         

                                                                      
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                                                       

 ..........................................................

                                                                      
THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   94       107      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        53      1967                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 12 2008........SUNRISE   635 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 PM CDT   
AUGUST 13 2008........SUNRISE   636 AM CDT   SUNSET   808 PM CDT   

                                                                     
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

 


 $$

&&
...........................................................

THE ARKANSAS RIVER AT VAN BUREN 

                   OBSERVED      24 HOUR     24 HOUR
                    VALUE        CHANGE      FORECAST

 STAGE (FEET) 
  THIS MORNING  19.9         +0.8

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        40400 
...........................................................
ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT