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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 31 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         90    305 PM 108    2000  90      0       91       
  MINIMUM         71    619 AM  51    1915  68      3       70       
  AVERAGE         81                        79      2       81      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.18 1962   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    7.42                      2.56   4.86     0.98    
  SINCE JUN 1     16.30                     10.03   6.27     9.80    
  SINCE JAN 1     44.16                     28.13  16.03    27.50    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        13      3       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  487                       495     -8      626       
  SINCE JUN 1   1466                      1379     87     1494       
  SINCE JAN 1   1711                      1587    124     1793       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2                                         

                                                                      
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)   89       108      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        49      1967                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  1 2008.....SUNRISE   650 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  2 2008.....SUNRISE   651 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 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       19.7         +0.5

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        16100 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT