680  
CDUS44 KTSA 052118  
CLIFSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK  
418 PM CDT FRI SEP 5 2008  
 
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..THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 5 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 81 259 PM 104 1998 88 -7 82  
1947  
MINIMUM 63 428 AM 51 1953 66 -3 72  
AVERAGE 72 77 -5 77  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.91 1977 0.11 -0.11 0.68  
MONTH TO DATE 5.72 0.53 5.19 0.70  
SINCE SEP 1 5.72 0.53 5.19 0.70  
SINCE JAN 1 49.88 28.66 21.22 28.20  
 
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 7 12 -5 12  
MONTH TO DATE 50 63 -13 67  
SINCE SEP 1 50 63 -13 67  
SINCE JAN 1 1761 1650 111 1860    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 13 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
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  
 
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 88 106 1947  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 47 1974  
 
 
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 AFTERNOON 18.6 -1.2  
 
MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
TODAY 35000    
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT  
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