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CDUS44 KTSA 150802
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT SAT SEP 15 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 14 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         85    210 PM 100    2000  85      0       88       
  MINIMUM         64    622 AM  44    1902  64      0       54       
  AVERAGE         75                        74      1       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.80                      1.59   3.21     0.38    
  SINCE SEP 1      4.80                      1.59   3.21     0.38    
  SINCE JAN 1     32.30                     29.72   2.58    29.12    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         4     -4        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         4     -4        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                        10      0        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  172                       159     13      126       
  SINCE SEP 1    172                       159     13      126       
  SINCE JAN 1   1965                      1746    219     2132       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.5                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       101      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        46      1902                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 15 2007.....SUNRISE   700 AM CDT   SUNSET   725 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 16 2007.....SUNRISE   701 AM CDT   SUNSET   723 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  19.6         -0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        37000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT