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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
300 AM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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         86    359 PM  94    1953  81      5       74       
  MINIMUM         66    609 AM  42    1892  61      5       65       
  AVERAGE         76                        71      5       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.18  -0.18     0.08    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.88                      3.75  -0.87     3.38    
  SINCE MAR 1     21.46                     11.60   9.86     7.94    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.66                     16.56   9.10    16.59    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         6      5        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   77                        91    -14      130       
  SINCE MAR 1    122                       142    -20      222       
  SINCE JAN 1    133                       142     -9      222       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.1                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  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)   82        95      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        43      1963                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 23 2008...........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 PM CDT   
MAY 24 2008...........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 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  18.7         -1.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        80000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT