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CDUS44 KTSA 030804
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT MON SEP 3 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 2 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    429 PM 109    2000  89      4       87       
  MINIMUM         62    612 AM  51    1882  67     -5       66       
  AVERAGE         78                        78      0       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.20  -0.20     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.00                      0.20  -0.20     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.50                     28.33  -0.83    28.74    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                        13      0       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   25                        26     -1       23       
  SINCE SEP 1     25                        26     -1       23       
  SINCE JAN 1   1818                      1613    205     2029       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.9                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     26           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       

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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        50      1952                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  3 2007.....SUNRISE   651 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  4 2007.....SUNRISE   652 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 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  19.4         -0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        33500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT