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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT MON OCT 1 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 30 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    334 PM  99    1953  81      7       90       
  MINIMUM         60    433 AM  37    1984  57      3       54       
  AVERAGE         74                        69      5       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.58                      0.12   0.46     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.75                      3.61   2.14     4.69    
  SINCE SEP 1      5.75                      3.61   2.14     4.69    
  SINCE JAN 1     33.25                     31.74   1.51    33.43    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        23    -23       17       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        23    -23       17       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        23    -23       17       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         5      4        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  332                       275     57      212       
  SINCE SEP 1    332                       275     57      212       
  SINCE JAN 1   2125                      1862    263     2218       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        96      1953                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        35      1984                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  1 2007.......SUNRISE   712 AM CDT   SUNSET   702 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  2 2007.......SUNRISE   713 AM CDT   SUNSET   700 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  19.5         +0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        9700 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT