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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT MON SEP 22 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 21 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    344 PM  98    1988  83     -1       87       
                                      1955                          
  MINIMUM         64    619 AM  39    1983  61      3       61       
  AVERAGE         73                        72      1       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.90 1957   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    8.11                      2.47   5.64     4.80    
  SINCE SEP 1      8.11                      2.47   5.64     4.80    
  SINCE JAN 1     52.27                     30.60  21.67    32.30    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        11    -11        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        11    -11        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        11    -11        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         8      0        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  176                       219    -43      239       
  SINCE SEP 1    176                       219    -43      239       
  SINCE JAN 1   1887                      1806     81     2032       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         

                                                                      
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      2005                    
                                             1948                    
                                             1884                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        38      1982                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 22 2008.....SUNRISE   706 AM CDT   SUNSET   714 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 23 2008.....SUNRISE   707 AM CDT   SUNSET   712 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  19.2         +0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        67600 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT