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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT SUN SEP 30 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 29 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         85    312 PM 100    1953  81      4       79       
  MINIMUM         57    631 AM  33    1967  58     -1       43       
  AVERAGE         71                        69      2       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.17                      3.49   1.68     4.69    
  SINCE SEP 1      5.17                      3.49   1.68     4.69    
  SINCE JAN 1     32.67                     31.62   1.05    33.43    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        4       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        21    -21       17       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        21    -21       17       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        21    -21       17       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         5      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  323                       270     53      205       
  SINCE SEP 1    323                       270     53      205       
  SINCE JAN 1   2116                      1857    259     2211       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0                                         

                                                                      
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    87           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        99      1953                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        37      1984                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 30 2007.....SUNRISE   711 AM CDT   SUNSET   703 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  1 2007.......SUNRISE   712 AM CDT   SUNSET   702 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         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        8800 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT