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CDUS44 KTSA 140902
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
402 AM CDT SUN OCT 14 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 13 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         80    412 PM  94    1963  76      4       72       
  MINIMUM         53    610 AM  32    1977  52      1       35       
  AVERAGE         67                        64      3       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.95                      1.56   5.39     0.04    
  SINCE SEP 1     12.70                      5.17   7.53     4.73    
  SINCE JAN 1     40.20                     33.30   6.90    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                         4     -4       11       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                        33    -31       38       
  SINCE SEP 1      2                        56    -54       55       
  SINCE JUL 1      2                        56    -54       55       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         2      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  122                        44     78       64       
  SINCE SEP 1    454                       319    135      276       
  SINCE JAN 1   2247                      1906    341     2282       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7                                         

                                                                      
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    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        92      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        34      1885                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 14 2007.......SUNRISE   723 AM CDT   SUNSET   644 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 15 2007.......SUNRISE   723 AM CDT   SUNSET   643 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                                        6000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT