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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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         81    259 PM  93    1959  77      4       72       
  MINIMUM         66    407 AM  34    1903  54     12       63       
  AVERAGE         74                        65      9       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.15  -0.15     0.62    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.15  -0.15     0.62    
  SINCE MAR 1     18.58                      8.00  10.58     5.18    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.78                     12.96   9.82    13.83    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      4.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      4.8                                       2.0     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         3     -3        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    535                       584    -49      428       
  SINCE JUL 1   3086                      3407   -321     2906       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         3      6        3       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                         3      6        3       
  SINCE MAR 1     54                        54      0       95       
  SINCE JAN 1     65                        54     11       95       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.6                                         

                                                                      
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)   77        93      1943                    
                                             1883                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        37      1989                    
                                             1909                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  2 2008...........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 PM CDT   
MAY  3 2008...........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 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  21.4         -0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        111000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT