734  
CDUS44 KTSA 240807  
CLIFSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK  
302 AM CDT SUN AUG 24 2008  
 
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..THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 23 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 86 538 PM 103 1963 92 -6 97  
1910  
MINIMUM 73 725 AM 53 1891 69 4 74  
AVERAGE 80 81 -1 86  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 15 15 0 21  
MONTH TO DATE 356 381 -25 486  
SINCE JUN 1 1335 1265 70 1354  
SINCE JAN 1 1580 1473 107 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 4.1  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER MM  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
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) 91 103 1922  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 45 1891  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 24 2008........SUNRISE 644 AM CDT SUNSET 755 PM CDT  
AUGUST 25 2008........SUNRISE 645 AM CDT SUNSET 753 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 19.9 +0.1  
 
MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
TODAY 39900    
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT  
 
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