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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT TUE OCT 7 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 6 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         73   1115 AM  96    1956  79     -6       88       
  MINIMUM         64    624 AM  35    1964  55      9       73       
  AVERAGE         69                        67      2       81      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        2.77R         2.77 2008   0.12   2.65     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.12                      0.72   2.40     6.48    
  SINCE SEP 1     11.23                      4.33   6.90    12.23    
  SINCE JAN 1     55.39                     32.46  22.93    39.73    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                       0.0     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                        12     -9        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      3                        35    -32        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      3                        35    -32        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         4      0       16       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                        26    -14       81       
  SINCE SEP 1    251                       301    -50      413       
  SINCE JAN 1   1962                      1888     74     2206       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.5                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  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)   79        94      1963                    
                                             1939                    
                                             1884                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        34      1978                    
                                             1952                    
                                             1891                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  7 2008.......SUNRISE   717 AM CDT   SUNSET   652 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  8 2008.......SUNRISE   718 AM CDT   SUNSET   651 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         +0.7

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        39600 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT