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CDUS44 KTSA 170803
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT FRI OCT 17 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 16 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         74    319 PM  92    1989  75     -1       76       
  MINIMUM         50   1159 PM  29    1966  50      0       55       
  AVERAGE         62                        63     -1       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.86 1915   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.23                      1.92   1.31     8.11    
  SINCE SEP 1     11.34                      5.53   5.81    13.86    
  SINCE JAN 1     55.50                     33.66  21.84    41.36    
                                                                     
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        3                         4     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   10                        45    -35        2       
  SINCE SEP 1     10                        68    -58        2       
  SINCE JUL 1     10                        68    -58        2       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   45                        50     -5      126       
  SINCE SEP 1    284                       325    -41      458       
  SINCE JAN 1   1995                      1912     83     2251       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  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)   75        91      1964                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        34      1976                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 17 2008.......SUNRISE   726 AM CDT   SUNSET   639 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 18 2008.......SUNRISE   727 AM CDT   SUNSET   638 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                                        18500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT