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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT MON OCT 20 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 19 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         73    336 PM  90    2005  74     -1       75       
                                      1899                          
  MINIMUM         49    654 AM  29    1989  49      0       50       
  AVERAGE         61                        62     -1       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.35 1993   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.23                      2.29   0.94     8.11    
  SINCE SEP 1     11.34                      5.90   5.44    13.86    
  SINCE JAN 1     55.50                     34.03  21.47    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        4                         5     -1        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   27                        59    -32        4       
  SINCE SEP 1     27                        82    -55        4       
  SINCE JUL 1     27                        82    -55        4       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   45                        53     -8      136       
  SINCE SEP 1    284                       328    -44      468       
  SINCE JAN 1   1995                      1915     80     2261       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.7                                         

                                                                      
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)   74        88      2003                    
                                             1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        26      1989                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 20 2008.......SUNRISE   728 AM CDT   SUNSET   635 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 21 2008.......SUNRISE   729 AM CDT   SUNSET   634 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         -0.5

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        21400 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT