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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
300 AM CDT MON SEP 8 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 7 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         87    457 PM 105    1947  87      0       84       
  MINIMUM         66    604 AM  52    1950  66      0       75       
  AVERAGE         77                        77      0       80      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.15 1895   0.11  -0.11     0.08    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.72                      0.75   4.97     0.78    
  SINCE SEP 1      5.72                      0.75   4.97     0.78    
  SINCE JAN 1     49.88                     28.88  21.00    28.28    
                                                                     
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       12                        11      1       15       
  MONTH TO DATE   70                        86    -16      100       
  SINCE SEP 1     70                        86    -16      100       
  SINCE JAN 1   1781                      1673    108     1893       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.9                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                      
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)   87       102      1925                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        49      1956                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  8 2008.....SUNRISE   655 AM CDT   SUNSET   734 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  9 2008.....SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   732 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  19.5         -0.4

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        17600 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT