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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT TUE AUG 19 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 18 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         83    451 PM 104    1999  93    -10       88       
                                      1956                          
                                      1936                          
  MINIMUM         68    630 AM  58    1992  70     -2       76       
  AVERAGE         76                        82     -6       82      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.96 1915   0.08  -0.08     0.35    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.46                      1.43   5.03     0.35    
  SINCE JUN 1     15.34                      8.90   6.44     9.17    
  SINCE JAN 1     43.20                     27.00  16.20    26.87    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                        16     -5       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  296                       303     -7      387       
  SINCE JUN 1   1275                      1187     88     1255       
  SINCE JAN 1   1520                      1395    125     1554       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.2                                         

                                                                      
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)   93       106      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        57      1976                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 19 2008........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 PM CDT   
AUGUST 20 2008........SUNRISE   641 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 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  19.5         -0.4

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        41900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT