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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT TUE MAY 29 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 28 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         84    414 PM  96    1927  83      1       92       
  MINIMUM         63    500 AM  48    1961  63      0       75       
  AVERAGE         74                        73      1       84      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03                      0.17  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.45                      4.78  -0.33     4.84    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.01                     12.63  -3.62    15.48    
  SINCE JAN 1     17.66                     17.59   0.07    19.20    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         8      1       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  182                       133     49      201       
  SINCE MAR 1    274                       184     90      355       
  SINCE JAN 1    274                       184     90      355       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     47           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        98      1951                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        46      1947                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 29 2007...........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   825 PM CDT   
MAY 30 2007...........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   826 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  19.3         -0.6

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        69700 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT