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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT FRI AUG 8 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 7 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         88    942 AM 107    1954  94     -6       96       
                                      1896                          
  MINIMUM         75    923 PM  59    1957  71      4       75       
  AVERAGE         82                        83     -1       86      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.14          0.90 1921   0.08   0.06     0.00    
                                      1906                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.14                      0.56  -0.42     0.00    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.02                      8.03   0.99     8.82    
  SINCE JAN 1     36.88                     26.13  10.75    26.52    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        17      0       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  170                       120     50      139       
  SINCE JUN 1   1149                      1004    145     1007       
  SINCE JAN 1   1394                      1212    182     1306       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         

                                                                      
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)   94       108      1970                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        55      1989                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  8 2008........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 PM CDT   
AUGUST  9 2008........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 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  19.6         -0.5

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        26200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT