352  
CDUS44 KTSA 032118  
CLIFSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK  
418 PM CDT WED SEP 3 2008  
 
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..THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 3 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 74 611 AM 109 2000 89 -15 93  
MINIMUM 71 1053 AM 50 1952 67 4 69  
AVERAGE 73 78 -5 81  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 3.07R 2.00 1940 0.11 2.96 T  
MONTH TO DATE 5.61 0.31 5.30 T  
SINCE SEP 1 5.61 0.31 5.30 T  
SINCE JAN 1 49.77 28.44 21.33 27.50  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE SEP 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 0  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 8 13 -5 16  
MONTH TO DATE 37 39 -2 41  
SINCE SEP 1 37 39 -2 41  
SINCE JAN 1 1748 1626 122 1834    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 35 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 47 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED MM  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER MM  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
 
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) 88 109 1998  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 48 1891  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 3 2008.....SUNRISE 652 AM CDT SUNSET 741 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 4 2008.....SUNRISE 652 AM CDT SUNSET 740 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 19.5 +0.0  
 
MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
TODAY 35100    
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT  
 
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