000 
CDUS44 KTSA 180807
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT SAT OCT 18 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 17 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         72    424 PM  91    1964  75     -3       82       
  MINIMUM         44    621 AM  34    1976  50     -6       62       
  AVERAGE         58                        62     -4       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.00 1981   0.12  -0.12      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    3.23                      2.04   1.19     8.11    
  SINCE SEP 1     11.34                      5.65   5.69    13.86    
  SINCE JAN 1     55.50                     33.78  21.72    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        7                         4      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   17                        49    -32        2       
  SINCE SEP 1     17                        72    -55        2       
  SINCE JUL 1     17                        72    -55        2       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   45                        51     -6      133       
  SINCE SEP 1    284                       326    -42      465       
  SINCE JAN 1   1995                      1913     82     2258       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.8                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  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)   74        92      2005                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        26      1948                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 18 2008.......SUNRISE   727 AM CDT   SUNSET   638 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 19 2008.......SUNRISE   728 AM CDT   SUNSET   637 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  19.9         +0.7

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        24000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT