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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT THU OCT 23 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 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         75    155 PM  90    1939  73      2       65       
  MINIMUM         46   1154 PM  32    1952  48     -2       50       
                                      1898                          
  AVERAGE         61                        60      1       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.42          2.56 1931   0.13   0.29     0.43    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.65                      2.68   0.97     8.54    
  SINCE SEP 1     11.76                      6.29   5.47    14.29    
  SINCE JAN 1     55.92                     34.42  21.50    41.79    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                         0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                       0.0     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         6     -2        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   32                        76    -44       11       
  SINCE SEP 1     32                        99    -67       11       
  SINCE JUL 1     32                        99    -67       11       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   48                        56     -8      144       
  SINCE SEP 1    287                       331    -44      476       
  SINCE JAN 1   1998                      1918     80     2269       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.3                                         

                                                                     
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)   72        91      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        27      1952                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 23 2008.......SUNRISE   731 AM CDT   SUNSET   632 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 24 2008.......SUNRISE   732 AM CDT   SUNSET   631 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         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        25000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT