189  
CDUS44 KTSA 040805  
CLIFSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK  
302 AM CDT THU SEP 4 2008  
 
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..THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 3 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 74 611 AM 109 2000 89 -15 93  
MINIMUM 69 1159 PM 50 1952 67 2 69  
AVERAGE 72 78 -6 81  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 3.15R 3.15 2008 0.11 3.04 T  
MONTH TO DATE 5.69 0.31 5.38 T  
SINCE SEP 1 5.69 0.31 5.38 T  
SINCE JAN 1 49.85 28.44 21.41 27.50  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 7 13 -6 16  
MONTH TO DATE 36 39 -3 41  
SINCE SEP 1 36 39 -3 41  
SINCE JAN 1 1747 1626 121 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 18.4  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER MM  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
 
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) 88 109 1998  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 48 1891  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 4 2008.....SUNRISE 652 AM CDT SUNSET 740 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 5 2008.....SUNRISE 653 AM CDT SUNSET 738 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 19.8 +0.4  
 
MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
TODAY 38700    
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT  
 
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