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CDUS44 KTSA 160803
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT WED MAY 16 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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         80    107 PM  91    1990  80      0       73       
  MINIMUM         60   1159 PM  38    1973  59      1       50       
  AVERAGE         70                        69      1       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.12                      0.18   0.94     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.30                      2.49   0.81     4.84    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.86                     10.34  -2.48    15.48    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.51                     15.30   1.21    19.20    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         5      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  116                        53     63       45       
  SINCE MAR 1    208                       104    104      199       
  SINCE JAN 1    208                       104    104      199       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.0                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     64           900 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        93      2001                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        41      1973                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 16 2007...........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   815 PM CDT   
MAY 17 2007...........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 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  20.8         -0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        106500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT