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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT THU MAY 3 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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         76    403 PM  93    1943  77     -1       82       
  MINIMUM         63    111 AM  37    1989  54      9       63       
  AVERAGE         70                        66      4       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.15                      0.16  -0.01     1.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.77                      0.31   0.46     1.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.33                      8.16  -2.83    11.67    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.98                     13.12   0.86    15.39    
                                                                     
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                         6     -6        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    428                       587   -159      379       
  SINCE JUL 1   2906                      3410   -504     2759       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         3      2        8       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                         6      2       13       
  SINCE MAR 1    100                        57     43      167       
  SINCE JAN 1    100                        57     43      167       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.7                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     69           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        90      1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        37      2005                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  3 2007...........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 PM CDT   
MAY  4 2007...........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 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      19.8         +0.4

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        51200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT