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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
358 AM CDT THU AUG 30 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 29 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         94    209 PM 105    2000  90      4       77       
  MINIMUM         73    524 AM  54    1893  68      5       67       
  AVERAGE         84                        79      5       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T                         0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.96                      2.36  -1.40     2.87    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.78                      9.83  -0.05     7.99    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.48                     27.93  -0.45    28.74    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        14      5        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  594                       468    126      613       
  SINCE JUN 1   1462                      1352    110     1597       
  SINCE JAN 1   1761                      1560    201     1987       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.0                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   90       107      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        53      1988                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 30 2007........SUNRISE   648 AM CDT   SUNSET   748 PM CDT   
AUGUST 31 2007........SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 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      19.5         -0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        44700 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT