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CDUS44 KTSA 020806
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT SUN SEP 2 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 1 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         91    432 PM 108    2000  89      2       88       
  MINIMUM         62    528 AM  54    1893  68     -6       64       
  AVERAGE         77                        78     -1       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.00                      0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.50                     28.23  -0.73    28.74    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                        13     -1       11       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                        13     -1       11       
  SINCE SEP 1     12                        13     -1       11       
  SINCE JAN 1   1805                      1600    205     2017       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.9                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   89       109      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        51      1882                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  2 2007.....SUNRISE   650 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  3 2007.....SUNRISE   651 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 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  19.6         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        34000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT