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CDUS44 KTSA 010808
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT WED AUG 1 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 31 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         89    532 PM 109    1986  94     -5      102       
  MINIMUM         75   1159 PM  53    1971  72      3       75       
  AVERAGE         82                        83     -1       89      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.26                      3.19   2.07     1.55    
  SINCE JUN 1      8.82                      7.47   1.35     5.12    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.52                     25.57   0.95    25.87    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        18     -1       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  479                       520    -41      604       
  SINCE JUN 1    868                       884    -16      984       
  SINCE JAN 1   1167                      1092     75     1374       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.8                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   94       106      1896                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        60      1971                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  1 2007........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 PM CDT   
AUGUST  2 2007........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   820 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  20.6         +0.5

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        91500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT