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CDUS44 KTSA 140802
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT FRI SEP 14 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 13 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    220 PM 100    1980  86     -4       82       
  MINIMUM         62    623 AM  42    1902  64     -2       55       
  AVERAGE         72                        75     -3       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02                      0.12  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.80                      1.47   3.33     0.38    
  SINCE SEP 1      4.80                      1.47   3.33     0.38    
  SINCE JAN 1     32.30                     29.60   2.70    29.12    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         3     -3        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         3     -3        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         3     -3        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                        10     -3        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  162                       149     13      120       
  SINCE SEP 1    162                       149     13      120       
  SINCE JAN 1   1955                      1736    219     2126       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.1                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       100      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        44      1902                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 14 2007.....SUNRISE   659 AM CDT   SUNSET   726 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 15 2007.....SUNRISE   700 AM CDT   SUNSET   725 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         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        41800 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT