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CDUS44 KTSA 140803
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT SUN SEP 14 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 13 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         82   1143 AM 101    1893  86     -4       82       
  MINIMUM         76   1159 PM  42    1902  64     12       62       
  AVERAGE         79                        75      4       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.95R         1.95 2008   0.12   1.83     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    7.83                      1.47   6.36     4.80    
  SINCE SEP 1      7.83                      1.47   6.36     4.80    
  SINCE JAN 1     51.99                     29.60  22.39    32.30    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         3     -3        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         3     -3        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         3     -3        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                        10      4        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  144                       149     -5      162       
  SINCE SEP 1    144                       149     -5      162       
  SINCE JAN 1   1855                      1736    119     1955       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.9                                         

                                                                      
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)   85       100      2000                    
                                             1965                    
                                             1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        44      1902                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 14 2008.....SUNRISE   700 AM CDT   SUNSET   725 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 15 2008.....SUNRISE   701 AM CDT   SUNSET   724 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  19.4         +0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        41800 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT