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CDUS44 KTSA 040805
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT TUE SEP 4 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 3 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    238 PM 109    2000  89      4       88       
  MINIMUM         69    621 AM  50    1952  67      2       67       
  AVERAGE         81                        78      3       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T                         0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.31  -0.31     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1      T                         0.31  -0.31     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.50                     28.44  -0.94    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       16                        13      3       13       
  MONTH TO DATE   41                        39      2       36       
  SINCE SEP 1     41                        39      2       36       
  SINCE JAN 1   1834                      1626    208     2042       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.1                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   88       109      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        48      1891                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  4 2007.....SUNRISE   652 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  5 2007.....SUNRISE   653 AM CDT   SUNSET   739 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  19.2         -0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        45200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT