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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT WED SEP 19 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 18 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         89    357 PM  98    2005  84      5       80       
  MINIMUM         64    615 AM  40    1981  62      2       57       
  AVERAGE         77                        73      4       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.75    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.80                      2.08   2.72     2.05    
  SINCE SEP 1      4.80                      2.08   2.72     2.05    
  SINCE JAN 1     32.30                     30.21   2.09    30.79    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         8     -8        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         8     -8        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         8     -8        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                         9      3        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  204                       195      9      167       
  SINCE SEP 1    204                       195      9      167       
  SINCE JAN 1   1997                      1782    215     2173       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.1                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84       100      1954                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        40      1981                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 19 2007.....SUNRISE   703 AM CDT   SUNSET   719 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 20 2007.....SUNRISE   704 AM CDT   SUNSET   718 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  19.7         -0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        25600 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT