511  
CDUS44 KTSA 300826  
CLIFSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK  
330 AM CDT SAT AUG 30 2008  
 
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..THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 29 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 95 354 PM 105 2000 90 5 94  
1954  
MINIMUM 74 1159 PM 51 1986 68 6 73  
AVERAGE 85 79 6 84  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.22 1935 0.09 -0.09 T  
MONTH TO DATE 7.42 2.36 5.06 0.96  
SINCE JUN 1 16.30 9.83 6.47 9.78  
SINCE JAN 1 44.16 27.93 16.23 27.48  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 20 14 6 19  
MONTH TO DATE 454 468 -14 594  
SINCE JUN 1 1433 1352 81 1462  
SINCE JAN 1 1678 1560 118 1761    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (110)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.5  
 
 
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) 90 107 2000  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 52 1986  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 30 2008........SUNRISE 649 AM CDT SUNSET 746 PM CDT  
AUGUST 31 2008........SUNRISE 649 AM CDT SUNSET 745 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 19.5 -0.2  
 
MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
TODAY 25100    
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT  
 
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