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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT SUN AUG 26 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 25 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         83    508 PM 104    1963  91     -8       94       
  MINIMUM         69    815 AM  52    1891  69      0       76       
  AVERAGE         76                        80     -4       85      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.52                      0.09   0.43     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.96                      2.00  -1.04     2.45    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.78                      9.47   0.31     7.57    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.48                     27.57  -0.09    28.32    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                        15     -4       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  520                       411    109      549       
  SINCE JUN 1   1388                      1295     93     1533       
  SINCE JAN 1   1687                      1503    184     1923       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.9                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       106      1999                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        55      1985                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 26 2007........SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 PM CDT   
AUGUST 27 2007........SUNRISE   646 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 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  19.8         +0.4

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        60700 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT