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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT WED OCT 8 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 7 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         68    221 AM  94    1963  79    -11       89       
                                      1939                          
                                      1884                          
  MINIMUM         58   1159 PM  34    1978  54      4       72       
                                      1952                          
                                      1891                          
  AVERAGE         63                        66     -3       81      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.10          1.46 1925   0.12  -0.02     0.05    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.22                      0.84   2.38     6.53    
  SINCE SEP 1     11.33                      4.45   6.88    12.28    
  SINCE JAN 1     55.49                     32.58  22.91    39.78    
                                                                     
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        2                         2      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                        14     -9        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      5                        37    -32        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      5                        37    -32        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3       16       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                        29    -17       97       
  SINCE SEP 1    251                       304    -53      429       
  SINCE JAN 1   1962                      1891     71     2222       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.5                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                      
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)   78        96      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        31      1952                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  8 2008.......SUNRISE   718 AM CDT   SUNSET   651 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  9 2008.......SUNRISE   719 AM CDT   SUNSET   650 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         -0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        35300 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT