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CDUS44 KTSA 210803
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT SAT JUL 21 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 20 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         94    327 PM 105    1934  93      1      104       
  MINIMUM         73    518 AM  59    1947  72      1       77       
  AVERAGE         84                        83      1       91      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.92                      2.19   2.73     1.55    
  SINCE JUN 1      8.48                      6.47   2.01     5.12    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.18                     24.57   1.61    25.87    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        17      2       26       
  MONTH TO DATE  306                       328    -22      381       
  SINCE JUN 1    695                       692      3      761       
  SINCE JAN 1    994                       900     94     1151       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.4                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   94       104      2006                    
                                             1974                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        60      1971                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 21 2007..........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   829 PM CDT   
JULY 22 2007..........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   829 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         -1.6

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        127500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT