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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT SAT AUG 23 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 22 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         92    402 PM 103    2000  92      0       96       
                                      1922                          
                                      1896                          
  MINIMUM         71    542 AM  54    1956  70      1       74       
  AVERAGE         82                        81      1       85      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00         20.00 1941   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.65                      1.75   4.90     0.44    
  SINCE JUN 1     15.53                      9.22   6.31     9.26    
  SINCE JAN 1     43.39                     27.32  16.07    26.96    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        15      2       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  341                       366    -25      465       
  SINCE JUN 1   1320                      1250     70     1333       
  SINCE JAN 1   1565                      1458    107     1632       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.7                                         

                                                                      
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)   92       103      1963                    
                                             1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        53      1891                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 23 2008........SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 PM CDT   
AUGUST 24 2008........SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 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  19.8         +0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        38800 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT