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CDUS44 KTSA 220802
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT WED AUG 22 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 21 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    338 PM 106    1993  92      4       92       
  MINIMUM         73    452 AM  56    1956  70      3       73       
  AVERAGE         85                        81      4       83      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.08  -0.08      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.44                      1.67  -1.23     1.86    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.26                      9.14   0.12     6.98    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.96                     27.24  -0.28    27.73    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        16      4       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  445                       351     94      481       
  SINCE JUN 1   1313                      1235     78     1465       
  SINCE JAN 1   1612                      1443    169     1855       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         

                                                                      
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           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   92       103      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        54      1956                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 22 2007........SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 PM CDT   
AUGUST 23 2007........SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 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         -0.7

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        67700 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT