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CDUS44 KTSA 080803
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT WED AUG 8 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 7 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         96    412 PM 107    1954  94      2       97       
  MINIMUM         75    448 AM  62    2004  71      4       74       
                                      1993                          
  AVERAGE         86                        83      3       86      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.56  -0.56     0.21    
  SINCE JUN 1      8.82                      8.03   0.79     5.33    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.52                     26.13   0.39    26.08    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        17      4       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  139                       120     19      165       
  SINCE JUN 1   1007                      1004      3     1149       
  SINCE JAN 1   1306                      1212     94     1539       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   94       108      1970                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        55      1989                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  8 2007........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 PM CDT   
AUGUST  9 2007........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 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  19.1         -0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        84000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT