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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT THU MAY 15 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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         69    541 PM  92    1915  79    -10       89       
  MINIMUM         62   1159 PM  41    1973  58      4       62       
  AVERAGE         66                        69     -3       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.10                      0.17  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.61                      2.31   0.30     2.18    
  SINCE MAR 1     21.19                     10.16  11.03     6.74    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.39                     15.12  10.27    15.39    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         4     -3       11       
  MONTH TO DATE   29                        48    -19      111       
  SINCE MAR 1     74                        99    -25      203       
  SINCE JAN 1     85                        99    -14      203       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.0                                         

                                                                      
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)   80        91      1990                    
                                             1988                    
                                             1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        38      1973                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 15 2008...........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   815 PM CDT   
MAY 16 2008...........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 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  22.2         +1.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        111200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT