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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT TUE SEP 11 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 10 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         87    222 PM 102    1909  86      1       93       
  MINIMUM         73   1159 PM  46    1976  65      8       63       
  AVERAGE         80                        76      4       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01                      0.12  -0.11     0.35    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.78                      1.11   3.67     0.36    
  SINCE SEP 1      4.78                      1.11   3.67     0.36    
  SINCE JAN 1     32.28                     29.24   3.04    29.10    
                                                                     
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       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  146                       119     27      100       
  SINCE SEP 1    146                       119     27      100       
  SINCE JAN 1   1939                      1706    233     2106       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     61          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       104      1909                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        42      1976                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 11 2007.....SUNRISE   657 AM CDT   SUNSET   731 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 12 2007.....SUNRISE   658 AM CDT   SUNSET   729 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         +0.5

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        28600 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT