998  
CDUS44 KTSA 262118  
CLIFSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK  
418 PM CDT TUE AUG 26 2008  
 
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..THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 26 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 88 257 PM 106 1999 91 -3 93  
1963  
MINIMUM 68 608 AM 55 1985 69 -1 70  
1962  
AVERAGE 78 80 -2 82  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.70 1944 0.09 -0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 7.42 2.09 5.33 0.96  
SINCE JUN 1 16.30 9.56 6.74 9.78  
SINCE JAN 1 44.16 27.66 16.50 27.48  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 13 15 -2 17  
MONTH TO DATE 400 426 -26 537  
SINCE JUN 1 1379 1310 69 1405  
SINCE JAN 1 1624 1518 106 1704    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 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.  
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) 91 105 2000  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 58 1967  
1887  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 26 2008........SUNRISE 646 AM CDT SUNSET 752 PM CDT  
AUGUST 27 2008........SUNRISE 646 AM CDT SUNSET 751 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 19.2 -0.7  
 
MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
TODAY 36100    
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT  
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