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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT FRI SEP 21 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 20 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    348 PM  99    1954  84      3       84       
  MINIMUM         66   1159 PM  43    1971  62      4       51       
  AVERAGE         77                        73      4       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.80                      2.34   2.46     2.05    
  SINCE SEP 1      4.80                      2.34   2.46     2.05    
  SINCE JAN 1     32.30                     30.47   1.83    30.79    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        10    -10        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        10    -10        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        10    -10        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                         8      4        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  230                       211     19      171       
  SINCE SEP 1    230                       211     19      171       
  SINCE JAN 1   2023                      1798    225     2177       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.1                                         

                                                                      
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           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        98      1988                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        39      1983                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 21 2007.....SUNRISE   704 AM CDT   SUNSET   716 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 22 2007.....SUNRISE   705 AM CDT   SUNSET   715 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  19.3         +0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        19900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT