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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT THU SEP 18 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 17 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    400 PM 102    1896  84     -6       88       
  MINIMUM         56    637 AM  43    1903  63     -7       64       
  AVERAGE         67                        74     -7       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.80 1884   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    8.11                      1.95   6.16     4.80    
  SINCE SEP 1      8.11                      1.95   6.16     4.80    
  SINCE JAN 1     52.27                     30.08  22.19    32.30    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         7     -7        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         7     -7        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         7     -7        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         9     -7       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  149                       186    -37      192       
  SINCE SEP 1    149                       186    -37      192       
  SINCE JAN 1   1860                      1773     87     1985       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.1                                         

                                                                      
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        98      2005                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        40      1981                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 18 2008.....SUNRISE   703 AM CDT   SUNSET   719 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 19 2008.....SUNRISE   704 AM CDT   SUNSET   718 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  20.1         +1.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        97200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT