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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT WED MAY 2 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 2007...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1882 TO 2007


 WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         72    930 AM  93    1959  77     -5       86       
  MINIMUM         63   1159 PM  34    1903  54      9       54       
  AVERAGE         68                        65      3       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.62                      0.15   0.47     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.62                      0.15   0.47     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.18                      8.00  -2.82    10.64    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.83                     12.96   0.87    14.36    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      2.0                                        T      
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         3     -3        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    428                       584   -156      379       
  SINCE JUL 1   2906                      3407   -501     2759       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         3      0        5       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         3      0        5       
  SINCE MAR 1     95                        54     41      159       
  SINCE JAN 1     95                        54     41      159       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.1                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     73          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    87                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        93      1943                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        37      1989                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  2 2007...........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 PM CDT   
MAY  3 2007...........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 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  19.4         +0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        53400 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT