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CDUS44 KTSA 260804
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT SAT MAY 26 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 25 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         79   1236 PM  95    1964  82     -3       94       
  MINIMUM         66   1159 PM  47    2001  62      4       69       
  AVERAGE         73                        72      1       82      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.84                      0.17   0.67     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.34                      4.27   0.07     4.84    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.90                     12.12  -3.22    15.48    
  SINCE JAN 1     17.55                     17.08   0.47    19.20    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         7      1       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  154                       111     43      150       
  SINCE MAR 1    246                       162     84      304       
  SINCE JAN 1    246                       162     84      304       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.1                                         

                                                                      
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    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     79           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    86                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        95      1964                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        44      1988                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 26 2007...........SUNRISE   606 AM CDT   SUNSET   823 PM CDT   
MAY 27 2007...........SUNRISE   606 AM CDT   SUNSET   824 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  20.1         -1.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        86800 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT