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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
300 AM CDT WED SEP 26 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 25 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    227 PM  97    1939  82      7       77       
  MINIMUM         68    634 AM  38    1989  59      9       48       
  AVERAGE         79                        71      8       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01                      0.13  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.81                      2.99   1.82     4.50    
  SINCE SEP 1      4.81                      2.99   1.82     4.50    
  SINCE JAN 1     32.31                     31.12   1.19    33.24    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        2       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        15    -15        7       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        15    -15        7       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        15    -15        7       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                         7      7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  293                       247     46      195       
  SINCE SEP 1    293                       247     46      195       
  SINCE JAN 1   2086                      1834    252     2201       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        96      1954                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        40      1982                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 26 2007.....SUNRISE   708 AM CDT   SUNSET   709 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 27 2007.....SUNRISE   709 AM CDT   SUNSET   707 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         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        14100 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT