History for Fort Smith, AR

Wednesday, August 8, 2012 — View Current Conditions

	Daily Summary

Daily

	Actual:	Average :	Record :
Temperature:
Mean Temperature	88 °F	83 °F
Max Temperature	102 °F	94 °F	109 °F (2011)
Min Temperature	73 °F	72 °F	55 °F (1989)
Cooling Degree Days	23	18
Month to date cooling degree days	212	144
Year to date cooling degree days	2040	1309
Since 1 June cooling degree days	1471	1065
Growing Degree Days	38 (Base 50)
Moisture:
Dew Point	68 °F
Average Humidity	60
Maximum Humidity	87
Minimum Humidity	33
Precipitation:
Precipitation	0.26 in	0.08 in	4.25 in (1897)
Month to date precipitation	0.26	0.71
Year to date precipitation	24.54	27.48
Sea Level Pressure:
Sea Level Pressure	29.92 in
Wind:
Wind Speed	5 mph (East)
Max Wind Speed	30 mph
Max Gust Speed	37 mph
Visibility	9 miles
Events	Rain

T = Trace of Precipitation, MM = Missing Value

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Local Photos:

	Shy hummingbird Sitting on a Wisteria limb was this hummingbird that seems a bit shy by hiding its head in its body feathers.
	female hummies tongue I thought the male had a long tongue in the last few pictures I posted but this female hummingbirds tongue is longer.
	wet hummingbird During a brief rain shower I captured this male hummingbird dripping wet along with the perch it was sitting on.
	Ruskin Heights Sunset
	Sun set Downtown Fort Gibson OK behind the post office

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Astronomy for August 8, 2012:

	Rise:	Set:
Actual Time:	6:31 AM CDT	8:13 PM CDT
Civil Twilight:	6:04 AM CDT	8:40 PM CDT
Nautical Twilight:	5:31 AM CDT	9:13 PM CDT
Astronomical Twilight:	4:56 AM CDT	9:48 PM CDT
Moon:	11:46 PM CDT (8/8)	1:00 PM CDT (8/8)
Length Of Visible Light:	14h 36m
Length of Day:	13h 41m

Waning Gibbous, 60% Moon Illumination

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	Hourly Observations

Time (CDT):	Temp.:	Dew Point:	Humidity:	Sea Level Pressure:	Visibility:	Wind Dir:	Wind Speed:	Gust Speed:	Precip:	Events:	Conditions:
12:53 AM	84.9 °F	68.0 °F	57%	29.90 in	10.0 miles	ENE	4.6 mph	-	N/A		Clear
1:53 AM	82.9 °F	69.1 °F	63%	29.91 in	10.0 miles	ENE	6.9 mph	-	N/A		Clear
2:53 AM	82.0 °F	68.0 °F	62%	29.91 in	10.0 miles	ENE	3.5 mph	-	N/A		Clear
3:53 AM	81.0 °F	66.9 °F	62%	29.91 in	10.0 miles	ENE	5.8 mph	-	N/A		Clear
4:53 AM	81.0 °F	66.9 °F	62%	29.92 in	10.0 miles	Calm	Calm	-	N/A		Clear
5:53 AM	80.1 °F	64.9 °F	60%	29.92 in	10.0 miles	ENE	4.6 mph	-	N/A		Clear
6:53 AM	80.1 °F	64.0 °F	58%	29.93 in	10.0 miles	NE	3.5 mph	-	N/A		Clear
7:53 AM	82.9 °F	63.0 °F	51%	29.94 in	10.0 miles	East	5.8 mph	-	N/A		Partly Cloudy
8:53 AM	84.9 °F	64.9 °F	51%	29.95 in	10.0 miles	ENE	3.5 mph	-	N/A		Clear
9:53 AM	89.1 °F	66.9 °F	48%	29.95 in	10.0 miles	Variable	3.5 mph	-	N/A		Clear
10:53 AM	93.0 °F	68.0 °F	44%	29.95 in	10.0 miles	Calm	Calm	-	N/A		Clear
11:53 AM	97.0 °F	69.1 °F	40%	29.93 in	10.0 miles	NW	3.5 mph	-	N/A		Partly Cloudy
12:53 PM	100.0 °F	68.0 °F	35%	29.90 in	10.0 miles	West	5.8 mph	-	N/A		Partly Cloudy
1:53 PM	100.9 °F	66.9 °F	33%	29.86 in	10.0 miles	Variable	3.5 mph	-	N/A		Clear
2:53 PM	87.1 °F	63.0 °F	44%	29.91 in	10.0 miles	East	20.7 mph	31.1 mph	N/A		Overcast
3:39 PM	73.4 °F	69.8 °F	88%	29.98 in	1.8 miles	SE	13.8 mph	20.7 mph	0.07 in	Rain	Heavy Rain
3:48 PM	73.4 °F	71.6 °F	94%	29.99 in	3.0 miles	SE	12.7 mph	-	0.13 in	Rain	Light Rain
3:53 PM	73.9 °F	71.1 °F	91%	29.96 in	6.0 miles	SE	13.8 mph	-	0.13 in	Rain	Light Rain
4:08 PM	73.4 °F	71.6 °F	94%	29.98 in	2.0 miles	South	12.7 mph	-	0.08 in	Rain	Rain
4:53 PM	75.0 °F	71.1 °F	87%	29.94 in	8.0 miles	South	10.4 mph	-	0.12 in	Rain	Light Rain
5:53 PM	75.0 °F	70.0 °F	84%	29.92 in	10.0 miles	SW	5.8 mph	-	0.01 in	Rain	Light Rain
6:53 PM	77.0 °F	69.1 °F	76%	29.88 in	10.0 miles	Variable	3.5 mph	-	0.00 in		Clear
7:53 PM	77.0 °F	69.1 °F	76%	29.89 in	10.0 miles	NNE	4.6 mph	-	N/A		Clear
8:53 PM	75.9 °F	70.0 °F	82%	29.92 in	10.0 miles	ENE	4.6 mph	-	N/A		Clear
9:53 PM	73.9 °F	70.0 °F	87%	29.90 in	10.0 miles	Variable	3.5 mph	-	N/A		Clear
10:53 PM	73.9 °F	69.1 °F	85%	29.92 in	10.0 miles	SW	4.6 mph	-	N/A		Clear
11:53 PM	75.0 °F	69.1 °F	82%	29.92 in	10.0 miles	Calm	Calm	-	N/A		Clear

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