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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT SUN MAY 11 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 10 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         80    142 PM  92    1962  79      1       78       
  MINIMUM         58    410 AM  42    1885  57      1       64       
  AVERAGE         69                        68      1       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.32                      0.17   0.15     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.95                      1.63   0.32     2.15    
  SINCE MAR 1     20.53                      9.48  11.05     6.71    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.73                     14.44  10.29    15.36    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         4      0        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   22                        32    -10       72       
  SINCE MAR 1     67                        83    -16      164       
  SINCE JAN 1     78                        83     -5      164       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.5                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
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)   79        94      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        42      1981                    
                                             1969                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 11 2008...........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 PM CDT   
MAY 12 2008...........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 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       20.6         -0.4

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        90600 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT