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CDUS44 KTSA 170802
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT WED SEP 17 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 16 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    411 PM 101    1980  85     -7       87       
                                      1956                          
  MINIMUM         51    520 AM  44    1979  63    -12       57       
                                      1961                          
  AVERAGE         65                        74     -9       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.30 1958   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    8.11                      1.83   6.28     4.80    
  SINCE SEP 1      8.11                      1.83   6.28     4.80    
  SINCE JAN 1     52.27                     29.96  22.31    32.30    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         6     -6        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         6     -6        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         6     -6        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         9     -9        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  147                       177    -30      181       
  SINCE SEP 1    147                       177    -30      181       
  SINCE JAN 1   1858                      1764     94     1974       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.0                                         

                                                                      
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)   84       102      1896                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        43      1903                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 17 2008.....SUNRISE   702 AM CDT   SUNSET   721 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 18 2008.....SUNRISE   703 AM CDT   SUNSET   719 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  19.0         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        95000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT