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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT WED OCT 3 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 2 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         90    232 PM  93    2006  80     10       93       
                                      2002                          
                                      2000                          
  MINIMUM         69    359 AM  37    1975  56     13       66       
  AVERAGE         80                        68     12       80      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.76                      0.12   0.64     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.76                      0.24   0.52     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1      6.51                      3.85   2.66     4.69    
  SINCE JAN 1     34.01                     31.98   2.03    33.43    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                       0.0     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        27    -27       17       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        27    -27       17       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                         5     10       15       
  MONTH TO DATE   25                        10     15       30       
  SINCE SEP 1    357                       285     72      242       
  SINCE JAN 1   2150                      1872    278     2248       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        95      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        35      1987                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  3 2007.......SUNRISE   714 AM CDT   SUNSET   659 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  4 2007.......SUNRISE   714 AM CDT   SUNSET   657 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  19.9         +0.6

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        9900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT