001  
CDUS44 KTSA 230814  
CLIFSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK  
302 AM CDT SAT AUG 23 2008  
 
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..THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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 92 402 PM 103 2000 92 0 96  
1922  
1896  
MINIMUM 71 542 AM 54 1956 70 1 74  
AVERAGE 82 81 1 85  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 17 15 2 20  
MONTH TO DATE 341 366 -25 465  
SINCE JUN 1 1320 1250 70 1333  
SINCE JAN 1 1565 1458 107 1632    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (100)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (90)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.7  
 
 
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) 92 103 1963  
1910  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 53 1891  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 23 2008........SUNRISE 643 AM CDT SUNSET 756 PM CDT  
AUGUST 24 2008........SUNRISE 644 AM CDT SUNSET 755 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 +0.0  
 
MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
TODAY 38800    
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT  
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