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CDUS44 KTSA 240807
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT SUN AUG 24 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 23 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         86    538 PM 103    1963  92     -6       97       
                                      1910                          
  MINIMUM         73    725 AM  53    1891  69      4       74       
  AVERAGE         80                        81     -1       86      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.57          0.99 1990   0.08   0.49     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    7.22                      1.83   5.39     0.44    
  SINCE JUN 1     16.10                      9.30   6.80     9.26    
  SINCE JAN 1     43.96                     27.40  16.56    26.96    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                        15      0       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  356                       381    -25      486       
  SINCE JUN 1   1335                      1265     70     1354       
  SINCE JAN 1   1580                      1473    107     1653       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.1                                         

                                                                      
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                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       103      1922                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        45      1891                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 24 2008........SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 PM CDT   
AUGUST 25 2008........SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 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         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        39900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT