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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT THU JUL 31 2008

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 30 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        100    320 PM 109    1986  94      6       90       
  MINIMUM         76    602 AM  58    1965  72      4       75       
  AVERAGE         88                        83      5       83      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.04          3.26 1996   0.09  -0.05     0.19    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.13                      3.11  -1.98     5.26    
  SINCE JUN 1      8.72                      7.39   1.33     8.82    
  SINCE JAN 1     36.58                     25.49  11.09    26.52    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        18      5       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  551                       502     49      462       
  SINCE JUN 1    956                       866     90      851       
  SINCE JAN 1   1201                      1074    127     1150       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.8                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    52          1100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    50                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   94       109      1986                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        53      1971                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 31 2008..........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 PM CDT   
AUGUST  1 2008........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   820 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       19.8         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        33800 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT