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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT THU SEP 6 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 5 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         82    256 PM 104    1998  88     -6       84       
  MINIMUM         72    800 AM  51    1953  66      6       64       
  AVERAGE         77                        77      0       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.68                      0.11   0.57     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.70                      0.53   0.17     0.01    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.70                      0.53   0.17     0.01    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.20                     28.66  -0.46    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       12                        12      0        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   67                        63      4       53       
  SINCE SEP 1     67                        63      4       53       
  SINCE JAN 1   1860                      1650    210     2059       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     74           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   88       106      1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        47      1974                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  6 2007.....SUNRISE   653 AM CDT   SUNSET   738 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  7 2007.....SUNRISE   654 AM CDT   SUNSET   736 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         -0.5

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        32700 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT