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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT SAT MAY 3 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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    414 AM  93    1943  77      0       76       
                                      1883                          
  MINIMUM         56   1141 PM  37    1989  54      2       63       
                                      1909                          
  AVERAGE         67                        66      1       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.71                      0.16   0.55     0.15    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.71                      0.31   0.40     0.77    
  SINCE MAR 1     19.29                      8.16  11.13     5.33    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.49                     13.12  10.37    13.98    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         3     -1        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   11                         6      5        8       
  SINCE MAR 1     56                        57     -1      100       
  SINCE JAN 1     67                        57     10      100       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    44   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    53   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.3                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  FOG                                                                

                                                                      
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        90      1955                    
                                             1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        37      2005                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  3 2008...........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 PM CDT   
MAY  4 2008...........SUNRISE   622 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  21.6         +0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        107500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT