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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT THU OCT 30 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 29 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         73    353 PM  89    1950  70      3       67       
  MINIMUM         33    536 AM  22    1952  45    -12       44       
  AVERAGE         53                        58     -5       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.79 1896   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.65                      3.64   0.01     8.54    
  SINCE SEP 1     11.76                      7.25   4.51    14.29    
  SINCE JAN 1     55.92                     35.38  20.54    41.79    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       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       12                         8      4        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  122                       127     -5       80       
  SINCE SEP 1    122                       150    -28       80       
  SINCE JUL 1    122                       150    -28       80       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   48                        61    -13      144       
  SINCE SEP 1    287                       336    -49      476       
  SINCE JAN 1   1998                      1923     75     2269       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
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)   69        89      1968                    
                                             1937                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        22      1917                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 30 2008.......SUNRISE   738 AM CDT   SUNSET   624 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 31 2008.......SUNRISE   738 AM CDT   SUNSET   623 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  19.3         -0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        23900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT