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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST THU FEB 21 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 20 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         55    349 PM  81    1981  56     -1       77       
  MINIMUM         38    548 AM  12    1921  34      4       44       
  AVERAGE         47                        45      2       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.54                      1.74   1.80     2.26    
  SINCE DEC 1      7.74                      7.50   0.24    11.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.15                      4.11   0.04     8.39    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.7     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.8                                       1.5     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.8                                       2.0     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                        20     -2        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  409                       459    -50      545       
  SINCE DEC 1   1900                      2055   -155     1869       
  SINCE JUL 1   2350                      2671   -321     2388       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     50           800 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        82      1897                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        13      1939                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 21 2008......SUNRISE   658 AM CST   SUNSET   605 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 22 2008......SUNRISE   656 AM CST   SUNSET   606 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       19.3         +0.6

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        43600 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT