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CDUS44 KTSA 280806
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
305 AM CDT TUE OCT 28 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 27 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         56    223 PM  87    1999  71    -15       70       
                                      1950                          
                                      1927                          
  MINIMUM         34    630 AM  28    1957  46    -12       44       
  AVERAGE         45                        58    -13       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          5.30 1951   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.65                      3.36   0.29     8.54    
  SINCE SEP 1     11.76                      6.97   4.79    14.29    
  SINCE JAN 1     55.92                     35.10  20.82    41.79    
                                                                     
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       20                         8     12        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   89                       111    -22       62       
  SINCE SEP 1     89                       134    -45       62       
  SINCE JUL 1     89                       134    -45       62       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   48                        61    -13      144       
  SINCE SEP 1    287                       336    -49      476       
  SINCE JAN 1   1998                      1923     75     2269       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.9                                         

                                                                     
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)   70        86      2004                    
                                             1950                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        25      1957                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 28 2008.......SUNRISE   736 AM CDT   SUNSET   626 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 29 2008.......SUNRISE   737 AM CDT   SUNSET   625 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  19.7         +0.4

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        31400 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT