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CDUS44 KTSA 140803
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT THU AUG 14 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 13 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         89    421 PM 105    2007  93     -4      105       
                                      1930                          
  MINIMUM         68    440 AM  51    1967  71     -3       76       
  AVERAGE         79                        82     -3       91      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.52 2002   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.40                      1.03   5.37     0.00    
  SINCE JUN 1     15.28                      8.50   6.78     8.82    
  SINCE JAN 1     43.14                     26.60  16.54    26.52    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                        17     -3       26       
  MONTH TO DATE  242                       222     20      276       
  SINCE JUN 1   1221                      1106    115     1144       
  SINCE JAN 1   1466                      1314    152     1443       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.7                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  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)   93       106      1923                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        55      1967                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 14 2008........SUNRISE   637 AM CDT   SUNSET   807 PM CDT   
AUGUST 15 2008........SUNRISE   637 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 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  19.9         +0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        58100 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT