137  
CDUS44 KTSA 312120  
CLIFSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK  
420 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008  
 
...................................  
   
..THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 31 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    
..............................................................  
 
TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 89 259 PM 108 2000 90 -1 91  
MINIMUM 71 619 AM 51 1915 68 3 70  
AVERAGE 80 79 1 81  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.18 1962 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 7.42 2.56 4.86 0.98  
SINCE JUN 1 16.30 10.03 6.27 9.80  
SINCE JAN 1 44.16 28.13 16.03 27.50  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 15 13 2 16  
MONTH TO DATE 486 495 -9 626  
SINCE JUN 1 1465 1379 86 1494  
SINCE JAN 1 1710 1587 123 1793    
..............................................................  
 
WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 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  
 
..........................................................  
 
 
THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 89 108 2000  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 49 1967  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
   
.......................................................  
 
THE ARKANSAS RIVER AT VAN BUREN  
 
OBSERVED 24 HOUR 24 HOUR  
VALUE CHANGE FORECAST  
 
STAGE (FEET)  
THIS AFTERNOON 19.2 +0.0  
 
MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
TODAY 18200    
.......................................................  
 
ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT  
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
The Nexlab OK Page
The Nexlab AR Page
Main Text Page