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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT FRI SEP 28 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 27 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         88    205 PM  98    1954  82      6       85       
  MINIMUM         62   1159 PM  38    1942  59      3       57       
  AVERAGE         75                        70      5       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.19    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.17                      3.25   1.92     4.69    
  SINCE SEP 1      5.17                      3.25   1.92     4.69    
  SINCE JAN 1     32.67                     31.38   1.29    33.43    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        17    -17        7       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        17    -17        7       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        17    -17        7       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         6      4        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  311                       259     52      205       
  SINCE SEP 1    311                       259     52      205       
  SINCE JAN 1   2104                      1846    258     2211       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.3                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81       104      1953                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        39      1967                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 28 2007.....SUNRISE   710 AM CDT   SUNSET   706 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 29 2007.....SUNRISE   711 AM CDT   SUNSET   705 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  19.4         -0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        7200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT