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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT SUN AUG 17 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 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         84    334 PM 109    1956  93     -9      101       
  MINIMUM         69    311 AM  53    1992  71     -2       76       
  AVERAGE         77                        82     -5       89      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.93 1938   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.46                      1.27   5.19     0.00    
  SINCE JUN 1     15.34                      8.74   6.60     8.82    
  SINCE JAN 1     43.20                     26.84  16.36    26.52    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                        16     -4       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  274                       271      3      348       
  SINCE JUN 1   1253                      1155     98     1216       
  SINCE JAN 1   1498                      1363    135     1515       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.0                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  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)   93       108      1909                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        54      1992                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 17 2008........SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 PM CDT   
AUGUST 18 2008........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 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       20.0         -0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        44000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT