661  
CDUS44 KTSA 242119  
CLIFSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK  
418 PM CDT SUN AUG 24 2008  
 
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..THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 24 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 91 118 PM 103 1922 91 0 98  
MINIMUM 71 514 AM 45 1891 69 2 77  
AVERAGE 81 80 1 88  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.20 2.00 1989 0.08 0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 7.42 1.91 5.51 0.44  
SINCE JUN 1 16.30 9.38 6.92 9.26  
SINCE JAN 1 44.16 27.48 16.68 26.96  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 16 15 1 23  
MONTH TO DATE 372 396 -24 509  
SINCE JUN 1 1351 1280 71 1377  
SINCE JAN 1 1596 1488 108 1676    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
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) 91 104 1963  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 52 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 AFTERNOON 19.9 +0.6  
 
MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
TODAY 40900    
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT  
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