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CDUS44 KTSA 180803
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT FRI MAY 18 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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    409 PM  92    2001  80      0       81       
  MINIMUM         51    539 AM  41    1973  59     -8       52       
  AVERAGE         66                        70     -4       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.30                      2.85   0.45     4.84    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.86                     10.70  -2.84    15.48    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.51                     15.66   0.85    19.20    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         5     -4        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  118                        63     55       47       
  SINCE MAR 1    210                       114     96      201       
  SINCE JAN 1    210                       114     96      201       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.4                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     26           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        95      1956                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        41      1976                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2007...........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 PM CDT   
MAY 19 2007...........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 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  21.2         +0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        105900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT