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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT MON AUG 27 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 26 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         93    502 PM 106    1999  91      2       96       
  MINIMUM         70    611 AM  55    1985  69      1       78       
  AVERAGE         82                        80      2       87      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.96                      2.09  -1.13     2.45    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.78                      9.56   0.22     7.57    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.48                     27.66  -0.18    28.32    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        15      2       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  537                       426    111      571       
  SINCE JUN 1   1405                      1310     95     1555       
  SINCE JAN 1   1704                      1518    186     1945       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.4                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       105      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        58      1967                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 27 2007........SUNRISE   646 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 PM CDT   
AUGUST 28 2007........SUNRISE   647 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 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         -0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        51000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT