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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
300 AM CDT TUE SEP 25 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 24 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         90    136 PM  97    1920  82      8       67       
  MINIMUM         73    600 AM  36    1989  60     13       52       
  AVERAGE         82                        71     11       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.80                      2.86   1.94     4.50    
  SINCE SEP 1      4.80                      2.86   1.94     4.50    
  SINCE JAN 1     32.30                     30.99   1.31    33.24    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        5       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        14    -14        5       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        14    -14        5       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        14    -14        5       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                         7     10        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  279                       240     39      195       
  SINCE SEP 1    279                       240     39      195       
  SINCE JAN 1   2072                      1827    245     2201       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     50           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        97      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        38      1989                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 25 2007.....SUNRISE   707 AM CDT   SUNSET   710 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 26 2007.....SUNRISE   708 AM CDT   SUNSET   709 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         +0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        13800 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT