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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT WED MAY 21 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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         87    108 PM  95    2005  81      6       82       
  MINIMUM         67   1052 PM  40    1894  60      7       52       
  AVERAGE         77                        71      6       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.88                      3.39  -0.51     3.30    
  SINCE MAR 1     21.46                     11.24  10.22     7.86    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.66                     16.20   9.46    16.51    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                         6      6        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   63                        79    -16      120       
  SINCE MAR 1    108                       130    -22      212       
  SINCE JAN 1    119                       130    -11      212       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.1                                         

                                                                      
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)   81        93      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        44      1894                    
                                             1892                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 21 2008...........SUNRISE   609 AM CDT   SUNSET   820 PM CDT   
MAY 22 2008...........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 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  19.5         +0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        79200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT