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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
305 AM CDT SUN SEP 21 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 20 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         83    413 PM  99    1954  84     -1       87       
  MINIMUM         63    532 AM  43    1971  62      1       66       
  AVERAGE         73                        73      0       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.59 1947   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    8.11                      2.34   5.77     4.80    
  SINCE SEP 1      8.11                      2.34   5.77     4.80    
  SINCE JAN 1     52.27                     30.47  21.80    32.30    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        10    -10        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        10    -10        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        10    -10        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         8      0       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  168                       211    -43      230       
  SINCE SEP 1    168                       211    -43      230       
  SINCE JAN 1   1879                      1798     81     2023       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.7                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  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)   83        98      1988                    
                                             1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        39      1983                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 21 2008.....SUNRISE   705 AM CDT   SUNSET   715 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 22 2008.....SUNRISE   706 AM CDT   SUNSET   714 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  18.9         -0.7

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        71500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT