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CDUS44 KTSA 020803
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT MON JUL 2 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 1 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         86    330 PM 104    1894  91     -5       95       
  MINIMUM         71    616 PM  58    1891  70      1       69       
  AVERAGE         79                        81     -2       82      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        2.30                      0.12   2.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.30                      0.12   2.18     0.00    
  SINCE JUN 1      5.86                      4.40   1.46     3.57    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.56                     22.50   1.06    24.32    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                        15     -1       17       
  MONTH TO DATE   14                        15     -1       17       
  SINCE JUN 1    403                       379     24      397       
  SINCE JAN 1    702                       587    115      787       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           700 PM                                     
 LOWEST     65           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       105      1894                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        57      1924                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY  2 2007..........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 PM CDT   
JULY  3 2007..........SUNRISE   607 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  24.3         +3.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        -99 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT