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CDUS44 KTSA 080802
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT SAT SEP 8 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 7 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         84   1019 AM 105    1947  87     -3       88       
  MINIMUM         75    614 AM  52    1950  66      9       58       
  AVERAGE         80                        77      3       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.08                      0.11  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.78                      0.75   0.03     0.01    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.78                      0.75   0.03     0.01    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.28                     28.88  -0.60    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       15                        11      4        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  100                        86     14       67       
  SINCE SEP 1    100                        86     14       67       
  SINCE JAN 1   1893                      1673    220     2073       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.3                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     65          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87       102      1925                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        49      1956                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  8 2007.....SUNRISE   655 AM CDT   SUNSET   735 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  9 2007.....SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   733 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  19.5         -0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        25000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT