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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT WED OCT 1 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 30 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    241 PM  99    1953  81     -3       88       
  MINIMUM         55   1156 PM  37    1984  57     -2       60       
                                      1895                          
  AVERAGE         67                        69     -2       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.06 1883   0.12  -0.12     0.58    
  MONTH TO DATE    8.11                      3.61   4.50     5.75    
  SINCE SEP 1      8.11                      3.61   4.50     5.75    
  SINCE JAN 1     52.27                     31.74  20.53    33.25    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        23    -23        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        23    -23        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        23    -23        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         5     -3        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  239                       275    -36      332       
  SINCE SEP 1    239                       275    -36      332       
  SINCE JAN 1   1950                      1862     88     2125       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  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)   80        96      1953                    
                                             1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        35      1984                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  1 2008.......SUNRISE   713 AM CDT   SUNSET   701 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  2 2008.......SUNRISE   713 AM CDT   SUNSET   659 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  19.5         -0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        59700 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT