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CDUS44 KTSA 220803
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT SAT SEP 22 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 21 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    409 PM  98    1988  83      4       78       
  MINIMUM         61    622 AM  39    1983  61      0       59       
  AVERAGE         74                        72      2       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.83    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.80                      2.47   2.33     2.88    
  SINCE SEP 1      4.80                      2.47   2.33     2.88    
  SINCE JAN 1     32.30                     30.60   1.70    31.62    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        11    -11        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        11    -11        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        11    -11        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         8      1        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  239                       219     20      175       
  SINCE SEP 1    239                       219     20      175       
  SINCE JAN 1   2032                      1806    226     2181       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.4                                         

                                                                      
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           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        98      2005                    
                                             1948                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        38      1982                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 22 2007.....SUNRISE   705 AM CDT   SUNSET   715 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 23 2007.....SUNRISE   706 AM CDT   SUNSET   713 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  18.9         -0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        11400 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT