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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT FRI AUG 31 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 30 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         90    142 PM 107    2000  90      0       86       
  MINIMUM         72    306 AM  53    1988  68      4       61       
  AVERAGE         81                        79      2       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02                      0.10  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.98                      2.46  -1.48     2.87    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.80                      9.93  -0.13     7.99    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.50                     28.03  -0.53    28.74    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        14      2        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  610                       482    128      622       
  SINCE JUN 1   1478                      1366    112     1606       
  SINCE JAN 1   1777                      1574    203     1996       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.2                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   90       108      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        51      1915                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 31 2007........SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  1 2007.....SUNRISE   650 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 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         +0.4

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        41400 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT