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CDUS44 KTSA 220903
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
402 AM CDT TUE MAY 22 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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         82   1153 AM  93    1962  81      1       88       
  MINIMUM         57    542 AM  44    1894  61     -4       67       
  AVERAGE         70                        71     -1       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.30                      3.57  -0.27     4.84    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.86                     11.42  -3.56    15.48    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.51                     16.38   0.13    19.20    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         6     -1       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  125                        85     40       90       
  SINCE MAR 1    217                       136     81      244       
  SINCE JAN 1    217                       136     81      244       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.0                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        94      1953                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        42      1892                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 22 2007...........SUNRISE   609 AM CDT   SUNSET   820 PM CDT   
MAY 23 2007...........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 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         +0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        104100 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT