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CDUS44 KTSA 020843
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
343 AM CDT TUE SEP 2 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 1 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         92    153 PM 108    2000  89      3       91       
  MINIMUM         73    616 AM  49    1967  68      5       62       
  AVERAGE         83                        78      5       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.42 1934   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.00                      0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     44.16                     28.23  15.93    27.50    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                        13      5       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   18                        13      5       12       
  SINCE SEP 1     18                        13      5       12       
  SINCE JAN 1   1729                      1600    129     1805       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.7                                         

                                                                      
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)   89       109      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        51      1882                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  2 2008.....SUNRISE   651 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  3 2008.....SUNRISE   652 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 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       19.6         -0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        16400 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT