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CDUS44 KTSA 050803
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
300 AM CDT FRI SEP 5 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 4 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         78    407 PM 109    1998  88    -10       85       
  MINIMUM         65   1045 PM  48    1891  67     -2       72       
  AVERAGE         72                        78     -6       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          1.67 1918   0.11  -0.08     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.72                      0.42   5.30     0.02    
  SINCE SEP 1      5.72                      0.42   5.30     0.02    
  SINCE JAN 1     49.88                     28.55  21.33    27.52    
                                                                     
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                        12     -5       14       
  MONTH TO DATE   43                        51     -8       55       
  SINCE SEP 1     43                        51     -8       55       
  SINCE JAN 1   1754                      1638    116     1848       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.6                                         

                                                                      
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)   88       104      1998                    
                                             1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        51      1953                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  5 2008.....SUNRISE   653 AM CDT   SUNSET   738 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  6 2008.....SUNRISE   654 AM CDT   SUNSET   737 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  18.6         -1.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        34600 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT