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CDUS44 KTSA 150804
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT WED AUG 15 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 14 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        103    146 PM 106    1923  93     10      102       
  MINIMUM         75    558 AM  55    1967  71      4       74       
  AVERAGE         89                        82      7       88      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.08  -0.08     0.25    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      1.11  -1.11     0.78    
  SINCE JUN 1      8.82                      8.58   0.24     5.90    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.52                     26.68  -0.16    26.65    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        17      7       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  300                       239     61      326       
  SINCE JUN 1   1168                      1123     45     1310       
  SINCE JAN 1   1467                      1331    136     1700       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.2                                         

                                                                      
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    87           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   93       106      1956                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        55      1992                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 15 2007........SUNRISE   637 AM CDT   SUNSET   807 PM CDT   
AUGUST 16 2007........SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 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  19.4         +0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        77400 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT