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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
300 AM CDT MON OCT 13 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 12 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    308 PM  92    1989  77      1       77       
  MINIMUM         63    559 AM  32    1946  52     11       51       
  AVERAGE         71                        64      7       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.29 1969   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.22                      1.44   1.78     6.95    
  SINCE SEP 1     11.33                      5.05   6.28    12.70    
  SINCE JAN 1     55.49                     33.18  22.31    40.20    
                                                                     
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                         3     -3        1       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                        29    -22        2       
  SINCE SEP 1      7                        52    -45        2       
  SINCE JUL 1      7                        52    -45        2       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         2      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   23                        42    -19      120       
  SINCE SEP 1    262                       317    -55      452       
  SINCE JAN 1   1973                      1904     69     2245       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.0                                         

                                                                      
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)   76        94      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        32      1977                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 13 2008.......SUNRISE   722 AM CDT   SUNSET   644 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 14 2008.......SUNRISE   723 AM CDT   SUNSET   643 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  19.3         +0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        24300 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT