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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT MON AUG 13 2007

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 12 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        102    235 PM 107    1934  94      8       97       
  MINIMUM         75    552 AM  53    1967  71      4       75       
  AVERAGE         89                        82      7       86      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.95  -0.95     0.26    
  SINCE JUN 1      8.82                      8.42   0.40     5.38    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.52                     26.52   0.00    26.13    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        17      7       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  250                       205     45      280       
  SINCE JUN 1   1118                      1089     29     1264       
  SINCE JAN 1   1417                      1297    120     1654       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.8                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   93       105      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        51      1967                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 13 2007........SUNRISE   635 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 PM CDT   
AUGUST 14 2007........SUNRISE   636 AM CDT   SUNSET   808 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         -0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        69500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT