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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT THU SEP 11 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 10 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    349 PM 102    1909  86    -12       87       
  MINIMUM         68    706 AM  46    1976  65      3       73       
  AVERAGE         71                        76     -5       80      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.04          2.10 1897   0.12  -0.08     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.87                      1.11   4.76     4.78    
  SINCE SEP 1      5.87                      1.11   4.76     4.78    
  SINCE JAN 1     50.03                     29.24  20.79    32.28    
                                                                     
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        6                        11     -5       15       
  MONTH TO DATE   99                       119    -20      146       
  SINCE SEP 1     99                       119    -20      146       
  SINCE JAN 1   1810                      1706    104     1939       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.0                                         

                                                                      
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)   86       104      1909                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        42      1976                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 11 2008.....SUNRISE   658 AM CDT   SUNSET   730 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 12 2008.....SUNRISE   658 AM CDT   SUNSET   728 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         +0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        30600 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT