669  
CDUS44 KTSA 060802  
CLIFSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK  
300 AM CDT SAT SEP 6 2008  
 
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..THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 5 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 83 451 PM 104 1998 88 -5 82  
1947  
MINIMUM 63 428 AM 51 1953 66 -3 72  
AVERAGE 73 77 -4 77  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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  
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 8 12 -4 12  
MONTH TO DATE 51 63 -12 67  
SINCE SEP 1 51 63 -12 67  
SINCE JAN 1 1762 1650 112 1860    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 13 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.0  
 
 
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) 88 106 1947  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 47 1974  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 6 2008.....SUNRISE 654 AM CDT SUNSET 737 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 7 2008.....SUNRISE 655 AM CDT SUNSET 735 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 +0.1  
 
MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
TODAY 28800    
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT  
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