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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT SUN SEP 23 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 22 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    332 PM  98    2005  83      6       94       
                                      1948                          
  MINIMUM         62    618 AM  38    1982  61      1       66       
  AVERAGE         76                        72      4       80      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.13  -0.13      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    4.80                      2.60   2.20     2.88    
  SINCE SEP 1      4.80                      2.60   2.20     2.88    
  SINCE JAN 1     32.30                     30.73   1.57    31.62    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        12    -12        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        12    -12        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        12    -12        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         7      4       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  250                       226     24      190       
  SINCE SEP 1    250                       226     24      190       
  SINCE JAN 1   2043                      1813    230     2196       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.8                                         

                                                                      
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     36           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        97      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        40      1995                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 23 2007.....SUNRISE   706 AM CDT   SUNSET   713 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 24 2007.....SUNRISE   707 AM CDT   SUNSET   712 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         +0.6

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