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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
345 AM CDT WED SEP 24 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 23 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         84    411 PM  97    2000  83      1       84       
  MINIMUM         63    606 AM  40    1995  60      3       69       
                                      1883                          
  AVERAGE         74                        72      2       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.52 1988   0.13  -0.13      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    8.11                      2.73   5.38     4.80    
  SINCE SEP 1      8.11                      2.73   5.38     4.80    
  SINCE JAN 1     52.27                     30.86  21.41    32.30    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        13    -13        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        13    -13        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        13    -13        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         7      2       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  194                       233    -39      262       
  SINCE SEP 1    194                       233    -39      262       
  SINCE JAN 1   1905                      1820     85     2055       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2                                         

                                                                      
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)   82        97      1920                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        36      1989                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 24 2008.....SUNRISE   707 AM CDT   SUNSET   711 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 25 2008.....SUNRISE   708 AM CDT   SUNSET   709 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       19.6         -0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        61000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT