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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT MON SEP 17 2007

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 16 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    345 PM 101    1956  85      2       94       
  MINIMUM         57    620 AM  44    1979  63     -6       65       
  AVERAGE         72                        74     -2       80      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.80                      1.83   2.97     0.38    
  SINCE SEP 1      4.80                      1.83   2.97     0.38    
  SINCE JAN 1     32.30                     29.96   2.34    29.12    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         6     -6        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         6     -6        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         6     -6        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         9     -2       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  181                       177      4      151       
  SINCE SEP 1    181                       177      4      151       
  SINCE JAN 1   1974                      1764    210     2157       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.4                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     48           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84       102      1896                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        43      1903                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 17 2007.....SUNRISE   701 AM CDT   SUNSET   722 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 18 2007.....SUNRISE   702 AM CDT   SUNSET   720 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         -0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        34000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT