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CDUS44 KTSA 110802
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT THU OCT 11 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 10 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         84    329 PM  95    1963  78      6       71       
  MINIMUM         55    616 AM  32    2000  53      2       55       
  AVERAGE         70                        65      5       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.95                      1.20   5.75     0.04    
  SINCE SEP 1     12.70                      4.81   7.89     4.73    
  SINCE JAN 1     40.20                     32.94   7.26    33.47    
                                                                     
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                         3     -3        2       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        23    -23        6       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        46    -46       23       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        46    -46       23       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         3      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  120                        38     82       64       
  SINCE SEP 1    452                       313    139      276       
  SINCE JAN 1   2245                      1900    345     2282       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        96      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        36      1932                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 11 2007.......SUNRISE   720 AM CDT   SUNSET   648 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 12 2007.......SUNRISE   721 AM CDT   SUNSET   647 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  18.8         +0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        13100 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT