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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT TUE JUL 31 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 30 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         90   1157 AM 109    1986  94     -4      102       
  MINIMUM         75   1159 PM  58    1965  72      3       75       
  AVERAGE         83                        83      0       89      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.19                      0.09   0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.26                      3.11   2.15     1.55    
  SINCE JUN 1      8.82                      7.39   1.43     5.12    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.52                     25.49   1.03    25.87    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                        18      0       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  462                       502    -40      580       
  SINCE JUN 1    851                       866    -15      960       
  SINCE JAN 1   1150                      1074     76     1350       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.4                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     59          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   94       109      1986                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        53      1971                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 31 2007..........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 PM CDT   
AUGUST  1 2007........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 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  20.2         -0.6

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        99100 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT