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CDUS44 KTSA 180936
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 17 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         82    229 PM  91    1964  75      7       78       
  MINIMUM         62    658 AM  34    1976  50     12       54       
  AVERAGE         72                        62     10       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T                         0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    8.11                      2.04   6.07     3.53    
  SINCE SEP 1     13.86                      5.65   8.21     8.22    
  SINCE JAN 1     41.36                     33.78   7.58    36.96    
                                                                     
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        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                        49    -47       61       
  SINCE SEP 1      2                        72    -70       78       
  SINCE JUL 1      2                        72    -70       78       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         1      6        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  133                        51     82       65       
  SINCE SEP 1    465                       326    139      277       
  SINCE JAN 1   2258                      1913    345     2283       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  FOG                                                                

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     65           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        92      2005                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        26      1948                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 18 2007.......SUNRISE   726 AM CDT   SUNSET   639 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 19 2007.......SUNRISE   727 AM CDT   SUNSET   638 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  19.4         -0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        14400 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT