841  
CDUS44 KTSA 090809  
CLIFSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK  
302 AM CDT WED JUL 9 2008  
 
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..THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 8 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 92 430 PM 105 1964 92 0 92  
MINIMUM 74 528 AM 59 2006 71 3 73  
1983  
AVERAGE 83 82 1 83  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.77 1905 0.11 -0.11 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.49 0.93 -0.44 3.13  
SINCE JUN 1 8.08 5.21 2.87 6.69  
SINCE JAN 1 35.94 23.31 12.63 24.39  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 18 16 2 18  
MONTH TO DATE 130 126 4 122  
SINCE JUN 1 535 490 45 511  
SINCE JAN 1 780 698 82 810    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.7  
 
 
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) 92 106 1964  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 56 1891  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 9 2008..........SUNRISE 611 AM CDT SUNSET 835 PM CDT  
JULY 10 2008..........SUNRISE 611 AM CDT SUNSET 834 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 20.2 -0.2  
 
MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
TODAY 96700    
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT  
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