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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT WED OCT 29 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 28 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         57    402 PM  86    2004  70    -13       68       
                                      1950                          
  MINIMUM         31    700 AM  25    1957  46    -15       43       
  AVERAGE         44                        58    -14       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.05 1991   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.65                      3.50   0.15     8.54    
  SINCE SEP 1     11.76                      7.11   4.65    14.29    
  SINCE JAN 1     55.92                     35.24  20.68    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       21                         8     13        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  110                       119     -9       71       
  SINCE SEP 1    110                       142    -32       71       
  SINCE JUL 1    110                       142    -32       71       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        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    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    10   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.1                                         

                                                                     
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)   70        89      1950                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        22      1952                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 29 2008.......SUNRISE   737 AM CDT   SUNSET   625 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 30 2008.......SUNRISE   738 AM CDT   SUNSET   624 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         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        22100 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT