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CDUS44 KTSA 190802
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
300 AM CDT SUN AUG 19 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 18 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         88    527 PM 104    1999  93     -5      103       
  MINIMUM         76    819 AM  58    1992  70      6       75       
  AVERAGE         82                        82      0       89      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.35                      0.08   0.27     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.35                      1.43  -1.08     0.78    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.17                      8.90   0.27     5.90    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.87                     27.00  -0.13    26.65    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        16      1       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  387                       303     84      415       
  SINCE JUN 1   1255                      1187     68     1399       
  SINCE JAN 1   1554                      1395    159     1789       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.8                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    91           900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   93       106      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        57      1976                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 19 2007........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 PM CDT   
AUGUST 20 2007........SUNRISE   641 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 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  19.9         -0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        59600 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT