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CDUS44 KTSA 140803
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
300 AM CDT TUE OCT 14 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 13 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         79    331 PM  94    1963  76      3       80       
  MINIMUM         65   1159 PM  32    1977  52     13       53       
  AVERAGE         72                        64      8       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.34 1931   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.22                      1.56   1.66     6.95    
  SINCE SEP 1     11.33                      5.17   6.16    12.70    
  SINCE JAN 1     55.49                     33.30  22.19    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                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                        33    -26        2       
  SINCE SEP 1      7                        56    -49        2       
  SINCE JUL 1      7                        56    -49        2       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         2      5        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   30                        44    -14      122       
  SINCE SEP 1    269                       319    -50      454       
  SINCE JAN 1   1980                      1906     74     2247       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                      
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        92      1963                    
                                             1938                    
                                             1899                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        34      1885                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 14 2008.......SUNRISE   723 AM CDT   SUNSET   643 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 15 2008.......SUNRISE   724 AM CDT   SUNSET   642 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         +0.4

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        25200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT