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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT SAT SEP 29 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 28 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         86    255 PM 104    1953  81      5       69       
  MINIMUM         56    551 AM  39    1967  58     -2       48       
  AVERAGE         71                        70      1       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.17                      3.37   1.80     4.69    
  SINCE SEP 1      5.17                      3.37   1.80     4.69    
  SINCE JAN 1     32.67                     31.50   1.17    33.43    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        6       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        19    -19       13       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        19    -19       13       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        19    -19       13       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         6      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  317                       265     52      205       
  SINCE SEP 1    317                       265     52      205       
  SINCE JAN 1   2110                      1852    258     2211       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.0                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81       100      1953                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        33      1967                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 29 2007.....SUNRISE   711 AM CDT   SUNSET   705 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 30 2007.....SUNRISE   711 AM CDT   SUNSET   703 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  19.3         -0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        9500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT