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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
300 AM CDT WED AUG 6 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 5 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        103    305 PM 106    1934  94      9       95       
  MINIMUM         77    601 AM  54    1894  72      5       73       
  AVERAGE         90                        83      7       84      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.28 1985   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.40  -0.40     0.00    
  SINCE JUN 1      8.88                      7.87   1.01     8.82    
  SINCE JAN 1     36.74                     25.97  10.77    26.52    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       25                        17      8       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  132                        86     46       97       
  SINCE JUN 1   1111                       970    141      965       
  SINCE JAN 1   1356                      1178    178     1264       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0                                         

                                                                      
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)   94       107      1970                    
                                             1964                    
                                             1956                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        54      1894                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  6 2008........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 PM CDT   
AUGUST  7 2008........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   815 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  20.1         +0.6

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        27300 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT