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CDUS44 KTSA 100803
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT TUE JUL 10 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 9 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   1032 AM 106    1964  92     -7       95       
  MINIMUM         72   1056 AM  56    1891  71      1       65       
  AVERAGE         79                        82     -3       80      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.24                      0.11   0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.37                      1.04   2.33     0.05    
  SINCE JUN 1      6.93                      5.32   1.61     3.62    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.63                     23.42   1.21    24.37    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                        16     -2       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  136                       142     -6      136       
  SINCE JUN 1    525                       506     19      516       
  SINCE JAN 1    824                       714    110      906       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     69           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   92       104      1933                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        58      1961                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 10 2007..........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   835 PM CDT   
JULY 11 2007..........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   834 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  26.9         -0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        159500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT