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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT WED AUG 27 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 26 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    350 PM 106    1999  91     -2       93       
                                      1963                          
  MINIMUM         68    608 AM  55    1985  69     -1       70       
                                      1962                          
  AVERAGE         79                        80     -1       82      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.70 1944   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    7.42                      2.09   5.33     0.96    
  SINCE JUN 1     16.30                      9.56   6.74     9.78    
  SINCE JAN 1     44.16                     27.66  16.50    27.48    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                        15     -1       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  401                       426    -25      537       
  SINCE JUN 1   1380                      1310     70     1405       
  SINCE JAN 1   1625                      1518    107     1704       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.7                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  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       105      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        58      1967                    
                                             1887                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 27 2008........SUNRISE   646 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 PM CDT   
AUGUST 28 2008........SUNRISE   647 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 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  19.8         +0.7

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        36000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT