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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT TUE MAY 6 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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         82    448 PM  92    1952  77      5       83       
  MINIMUM         49    528 AM  40    1954  55     -6       67       
  AVERAGE         66                        66      0       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.71                      0.79  -0.08     0.77    
  SINCE MAR 1     19.29                      8.64  10.65     5.33    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.49                     13.60   9.89    13.98    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         3     -2       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                        15     -3       31       
  SINCE MAR 1     57                        66     -9      123       
  SINCE JAN 1     68                        66      2      123       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.5                                         

                                                                      
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)   78        91      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        40      1944                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  6 2008...........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   808 PM CDT   
MAY  7 2008...........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 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  21.9         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        113200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT