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CDUS44 KTSA 240804
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT FRI AUG 24 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 23 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         97    253 PM 103    1910  92      5       81       
  MINIMUM         74    608 AM  53    1891  69      5       72       
  AVERAGE         86                        81      5       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.08  -0.08     0.59    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.44                      1.83  -1.39     2.45    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.26                      9.30  -0.04     7.57    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.96                     27.40  -0.44    28.32    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        15      6       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  486                       381    105      511       
  SINCE JUN 1   1354                      1265     89     1495       
  SINCE JAN 1   1653                      1473    180     1885       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3                                         

                                                                      
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    93           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       103      1922                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        45      1891                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 24 2007........SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 PM CDT   
AUGUST 25 2007........SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 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  19.7         +0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        66700 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT