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CDUS44 KTSA 210804
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT SUN OCT 21 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 20 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         85    212 PM  88    2003  74     11       68       
                                      1963                          
  MINIMUM         48    651 AM  26    1989  49     -1       38       
  AVERAGE         67                        61      6       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    8.11                      2.42   5.69     4.31    
  SINCE SEP 1     13.86                      6.03   7.83     9.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     41.36                     34.16   7.20    37.74    
                                                                     
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                         5     -5       12       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                        64    -60       91       
  SINCE SEP 1      4                        87    -83      108       
  SINCE JUL 1      4                        87    -83      108       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         1      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  138                        54     84       67       
  SINCE SEP 1    470                       329    141      279       
  SINCE JAN 1   2263                      1916    347     2285       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         

                                                                      
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     29           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        92      1978                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        29      1976                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 21 2007.......SUNRISE   729 AM CDT   SUNSET   635 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 22 2007.......SUNRISE   730 AM CDT   SUNSET   634 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  19.6         +0.5

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        24000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT