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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT MON AUG 18 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 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    229 PM 108    1909  93     -7       99       
  MINIMUM         66    617 AM  54    1992  70     -4       75       
  AVERAGE         76                        82     -6       87      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.60 1940   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.46                      1.35   5.11     0.00    
  SINCE JUN 1     15.34                      8.82   6.52     8.82    
  SINCE JAN 1     43.20                     26.92  16.28    26.52    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                        16     -5       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  285                       287     -2      370       
  SINCE JUN 1   1264                      1171     93     1238       
  SINCE JAN 1   1509                      1379    130     1537       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.9                                         

                                                                      
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       104      1999                    
                                             1956                    
                                             1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        58      1992                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 18 2008........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 PM CDT   
AUGUST 19 2008........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 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         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        43600 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT