120  
CDUS44 KTSA 220802  
CLIFSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK  
302 AM CDT FRI AUG 22 2008  
 
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..THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 21 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 85 310 PM 106 1993 92 -7 96  
MINIMUM 70 111 AM 56 1956 70 0 73  
AVERAGE 78 81 -3 85  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.42 1894 0.08 -0.08 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 6.65 1.67 4.98 0.44  
SINCE JUN 1 15.53 9.14 6.39 9.26  
SINCE JAN 1 43.39 27.24 16.15 26.96  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 13 16 -3 20  
MONTH TO DATE 324 351 -27 445  
SINCE JUN 1 1303 1235 68 1313  
SINCE JAN 1 1548 1443 105 1612    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.2  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER MM  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
 
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 2000  
1922  
1896  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 54 1956  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 22 2008........SUNRISE 643 AM CDT SUNSET 757 PM CDT  
AUGUST 23 2008........SUNRISE 643 AM CDT SUNSET 756 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 +0.1  
 
MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
TODAY 44700    
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT  
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