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CDUS44 KTSA 120804
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
304 AM CDT SAT MAY 12 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 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         85    259 PM  94    1963  79      6       71       
  MINIMUM         61    301 AM  42    1969  57      4       48       
  AVERAGE         73                        68      5       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03                      0.17  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.18                      1.80   0.38     4.84    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.74                      9.65  -2.91    15.48    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.39                     14.61   0.78    19.20    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         4      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   80                        36     44       40       
  SINCE MAR 1    172                        87     85      194       
  SINCE JAN 1    172                        87     85      194       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.4                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        92      1988                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        40      1960                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 12 2007...........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 PM CDT   
MAY 13 2007...........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 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  22.1         +1.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        -99 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT