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CDUS44 KTSA 160809
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT MON JUL 16 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 15 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         92    434 PM 108    1954  93     -1       98       
  MINIMUM         70    456 AM  53    1990  71     -1       78       
  AVERAGE         81                        82     -1       88      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.92                      1.69   3.23     1.55    
  SINCE JUN 1      8.48                      5.97   2.51     5.12    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.18                     24.07   2.11    25.87    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        17     -1       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  213                       243    -30      256       
  SINCE JUN 1    602                       607     -5      636       
  SINCE JAN 1    901                       815     86     1026       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.2                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   93       109      1954                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        57      1990                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 16 2007..........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   832 PM CDT   
JULY 17 2007..........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   832 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  26.7         -0.9

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        163800 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT