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CDUS44 KTSA 050805
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT WED SEP 5 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 4 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         85    328 PM 109    1998  88     -3       77       
  MINIMUM         72   1111 PM  48    1891  67      5       69       
  AVERAGE         79                        78      1       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02                      0.11  -0.09     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.02                      0.42  -0.40     0.01    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.02                      0.42  -0.40     0.01    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.52                     28.55  -1.03    28.75    
                                                                     
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       14                        12      2        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   55                        51      4       44       
  SINCE SEP 1     55                        51      4       44       
  SINCE JAN 1   1848                      1638    210     2050       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.8                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     65          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   88       104      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        51      1953                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  5 2007.....SUNRISE   653 AM CDT   SUNSET   739 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  6 2007.....SUNRISE   653 AM CDT   SUNSET   738 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  19.8         +0.6

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        25200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT