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CDUS44 KTSA 020803
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT TUE OCT 2 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 1 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         87    334 PM  96    1953  80      7       93       
  MINIMUM         63    634 AM  35    1984  57      6       66       
  AVERAGE         75                        69      6       80      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T                         0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1      5.75                      3.73   2.02     4.69    
  SINCE JAN 1     33.25                     31.86   1.39    33.43    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        25    -25       17       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        25    -25       17       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         5      5       15       
  MONTH TO DATE   10                         5      5       15       
  SINCE SEP 1    342                       280     62      227       
  SINCE JAN 1   2135                      1867    268     2233       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    10   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.9                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        93      2006                    
                                             2002                    
                                             2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        37      1975                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  2 2007.......SUNRISE   713 AM CDT   SUNSET   700 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  3 2007.......SUNRISE   714 AM CDT   SUNSET   659 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         -0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        9200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT