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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
300 AM CDT SAT NOV 1 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 31 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         77    224 PM  87    2003  69      8       78       
                                      1950                          
  MINIMUM         50    701 AM  24    1993  45      5       48       
  AVERAGE         64                        57      7       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.65 1900   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.65                      3.94  -0.29     8.54    
  SINCE SEP 1     11.76                      7.55   4.21    14.29    
  SINCE JAN 1     55.92                     35.68  20.24    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        1                         9     -8        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  127                       145    -18       92       
  SINCE SEP 1    127                       168    -41       92       
  SINCE JUL 1    127                       168    -41       92       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       

                                                                     
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)   68        86      2003                    
                                             1882                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        26      1993                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER  1 2008......SUNRISE   739 AM CDT   SUNSET   622 PM CDT   
NOVEMBER  2 2008......SUNRISE   640 AM CST   SUNSET   521 PM CST   

                                                                    
-  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  19.5         +0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        20800 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT