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CDUS44 KTSA 091038
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT TUE SEP 9 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 8 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         85    331 PM 102    1925  87     -2       90       
  MINIMUM         66    531 AM  49    1956  66      0       74       
  AVERAGE         76                        76      0       82      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.61 1942   0.12  -0.12     0.47    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.72                      0.87   4.85     1.25    
  SINCE SEP 1      5.72                      0.87   4.85     1.25    
  SINCE JAN 1     49.88                     29.00  20.88    28.75    
                                                                     
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       11                        11      0       17       
  MONTH TO DATE   81                        97    -16      117       
  SINCE SEP 1     81                        97    -16      117       
  SINCE JAN 1   1792                      1684    108     1910       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.7                                         

                                                                      
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)   87       100      1939                    
                                             1884                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        48      1956                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  9 2008.....SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   732 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 10 2008.....SUNRISE   657 AM CDT   SUNSET   731 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         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        15800 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT