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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT FRI JUL 13 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 12 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         81   1027 AM 105    1954  93    -12       95       
  MINIMUM         69   1154 PM  58    1975  71     -2       71       
  AVERAGE         75                        82     -7       83      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.18                      0.11   1.07     0.97    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.62                      1.37   3.25     1.53    
  SINCE JUN 1      8.18                      5.65   2.53     5.10    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.88                     23.75   2.13    25.85    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                        17     -7       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  173                       192    -19      192       
  SINCE JUN 1    562                       556      6      572       
  SINCE JAN 1    861                       764     97      962       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97           100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     67           900 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   93       111      1954                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        55      1975                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 13 2007..........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   834 PM CDT   
JULY 14 2007..........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   833 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  27.2         +0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        164200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT