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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT SUN SEP 28 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 27 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         85    214 PM  98    1954  82      3       88       
                                      1938                          
  MINIMUM         54    545 AM  38    1942  59     -5       62       
  AVERAGE         70                        70      0       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.64 1927   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    8.11                      3.25   4.86     5.17    
  SINCE SEP 1      8.11                      3.25   4.86     5.17    
  SINCE JAN 1     52.27                     31.38  20.89    32.67    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        17    -17        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        17    -17        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        17    -17        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         6     -1       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  226                       259    -33      311       
  SINCE SEP 1    226                       259    -33      311       
  SINCE JAN 1   1937                      1846     91     2104       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.6                                         

                                                                      
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)   81       104      1953                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        39      1967                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 28 2008.....SUNRISE   710 AM CDT   SUNSET   705 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 29 2008.....SUNRISE   711 AM CDT   SUNSET   703 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  19.7         -0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        54300 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT