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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT THU SEP 4 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 3 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         74    611 AM 109    2000  89    -15       93       
  MINIMUM         69   1159 PM  50    1952  67      2       69       
  AVERAGE         72                        78     -6       81      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        3.15R         3.15 2008   0.11   3.04      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    5.69                      0.31   5.38      T      
  SINCE SEP 1      5.69                      0.31   5.38      T      
  SINCE JAN 1     49.85                     28.44  21.41    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        7                        13     -6       16       
  MONTH TO DATE   36                        39     -3       41       
  SINCE SEP 1     36                        39     -3       41       
  SINCE JAN 1   1747                      1626    121     1834       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    47   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.4                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                      
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)   88       109      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        48      1891                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  4 2008.....SUNRISE   652 AM CDT   SUNSET   740 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  5 2008.....SUNRISE   653 AM CDT   SUNSET   738 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         +0.4

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        38700 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT