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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT MON SEP 10 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 9 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    407 PM 100    1939  87     -3       91       
  MINIMUM         73   1143 PM  48    1956  65      8       61       
  AVERAGE         79                        76      3       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        3.52                      0.12   3.40     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.77                      0.99   3.78     0.01    
  SINCE SEP 1      4.77                      0.99   3.78     0.01    
  SINCE JAN 1     32.27                     29.12   3.15    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                        11      3       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  131                       108     23       87       
  SINCE SEP 1    131                       108     23       87       
  SINCE JAN 1   1924                      1695    229     2093       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.1                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

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

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       102      1909                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        46      1976                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 10 2007.....SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   732 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 11 2007.....SUNRISE   657 AM CDT   SUNSET   731 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       19.1         -0.4

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        35900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT