646  
CDUS44 KTSA 310838  
CLIFSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK  
330 AM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008  
 
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..THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 30 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 92 331 PM 107 2000 90 2 90  
MINIMUM 72 631 AM 52 1986 68 4 72  
AVERAGE 82 79 3 81  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.97 1944 0.10 -0.10 0.02  
MONTH TO DATE 7.42 2.46 4.96 0.98  
SINCE JUN 1 16.30 9.93 6.37 9.80  
SINCE JAN 1 44.16 28.03 16.13 27.50  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 17 14 3 16  
MONTH TO DATE 471 482 -11 610  
SINCE JUN 1 1450 1366 84 1478  
SINCE JAN 1 1695 1574 121 1777    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (80)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER MM  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
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) 90 108 2000  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 51 1915  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 31 2008........SUNRISE 649 AM CDT SUNSET 745 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 1 2008.....SUNRISE 650 AM CDT SUNSET 744 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 19.2 -0.2  
 
MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
TODAY 14900    
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT  
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