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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT TUE MAY 8 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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         77    755 AM  92    1962  78     -1       73       
  MINIMUM         63    947 PM  38    1989  56      7       57       
  AVERAGE         70                        67      3       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.94                      0.17   0.77     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.71                      1.12   0.59     2.31    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.27                      8.97  -2.70    12.95    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.92                     13.93   0.99    16.67    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         3      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   52                        21     31       28       
  SINCE MAR 1    144                        72     72      182       
  SINCE JAN 1    144                        72     72      182       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.5                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           600 PM                                     
 LOWEST     74           800 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        95      1918                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        40      1982                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  8 2007...........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 PM CDT   
MAY  9 2007...........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   810 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  19.3         -0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        -99 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT