264  
CDUS44 KTSA 222118  
CLIFSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK  
418 PM CDT FRI AUG 22 2008  
 
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..THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 22 2008
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 91 259 PM 103 2000 92 -1 96  
1922  
1896  
MINIMUM 71 542 AM 54 1956 70 1 74  
AVERAGE 81 81 0 85  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 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  
TODAY 16 15 1 20  
MONTH TO DATE 340 366 -26 465  
SINCE JUN 1 1319 1250 69 1333  
SINCE JAN 1 1564 1458 106 1632    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED MM  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER MM  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST MM  
LOWEST MM  
AVERAGE MM  
 
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 103 1963  
1910  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 53 1891  
 
 
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 AFTERNOON 19.8 +0.2  
 
MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
TODAY 41300    
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT  
 
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