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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT THU JUN 28 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JUNE 27 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         83    131 PM 102    1954  90     -7       89       
  MINIMUM         71   1159 PM  51    1974  70      1       57       
  AVERAGE         77                        80     -3       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.31                      0.13   0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.36                      3.92  -0.56     3.57    
  SINCE JUN 1      3.36                      3.92  -0.56     3.57    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.06                     22.02  -0.96    24.32    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                        15     -3        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  343                       319     24      341       
  SINCE JUN 1    343                       319     24      341       
  SINCE JAN 1    642                       527    115      731       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.8                                         

                                                                      
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                                                                

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     69           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   90       103      1988                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        55      1974                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JUNE 28 2007..........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 PM CDT   
JUNE 29 2007..........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 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  22.7         +1.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        115000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT