427  
CDUS44 KTSA 050803  
CLIFSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK  
300 AM CDT FRI SEP 5 2008  
 
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..THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 4 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 78 407 PM 109 1998 88 -10 85  
MINIMUM 65 1045 PM 48 1891 67 -2 72  
AVERAGE 72 78 -6 79  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.03 1.67 1918 0.11 -0.08 0.02  
MONTH TO DATE 5.72 0.42 5.30 0.02  
SINCE SEP 1 5.72 0.42 5.30 0.02  
SINCE JAN 1 49.88 28.55 21.33 27.52  
 
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 12 -5 14  
MONTH TO DATE 43 51 -8 55  
SINCE SEP 1 43 51 -8 55  
SINCE JAN 1 1754 1638 116 1848    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.6  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER MM  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
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) 88 104 1998  
1947  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 51 1953  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 5 2008.....SUNRISE 653 AM CDT SUNSET 738 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 6 2008.....SUNRISE 654 AM CDT SUNSET 737 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 18.6 -1.2  
 
MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
TODAY 34600    
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT  
 
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