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CDUS44 KTSA 040802
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT WED JUL 4 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 3 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         85   1220 PM 106    1990  91     -6       94       
  MINIMUM         71    642 AM  57    1924  70      1       72       
  AVERAGE         78                        81     -3       83      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.39                      0.12   0.27     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.09                      0.36   2.73     0.00    
  SINCE JUN 1      6.65                      4.64   2.01     3.57    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.35                     22.74   1.61    24.32    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                        16     -3       18       
  MONTH TO DATE   41                        46     -5       52       
  SINCE JUN 1    430                       410     20      432       
  SINCE JAN 1    729                       618    111      822       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2                                         

                                                                      
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     65          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       103      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        59      1968                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY  4 2007..........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 PM CDT   
JULY  5 2007..........SUNRISE   608 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  25.3         -0.5

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