269  
CDUS44 KTSA 232119  
CLIFSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK  
418 PM CDT SAT AUG 23 2008  
 
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..THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 23 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 85 259 PM 103 1963 92 -7 97  
1910  
MINIMUM 73 725 AM 53 1891 69 4 74  
AVERAGE 79 81 -2 86  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.57 0.99 1990 0.08 0.49 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 7.22 1.83 5.39 0.44  
SINCE JUN 1 16.10 9.30 6.80 9.26  
SINCE JAN 1 43.96 27.40 16.56 26.96  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 14 15 -1 21  
MONTH TO DATE 355 381 -26 486  
SINCE JUN 1 1334 1265 69 1354  
SINCE JAN 1 1579 1473 106 1653    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (90)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (80)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED MM  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER MM  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
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) 91 103 1922  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 45 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 AFTERNOON 19.3 -0.5  
 
MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
TODAY 39000    
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT  
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