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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT SUN OCT 28 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 27 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         70    332 PM  87    1999  71     -1       63       
  MINIMUM         44    708 AM  28    1957  46     -2       46       
  AVERAGE         57                        58     -1       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.14  -0.14      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    8.54                      3.36   5.18     5.40    
  SINCE SEP 1     14.29                      6.97   7.32    10.09    
  SINCE JAN 1     41.79                     35.10   6.69    38.83    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                      MM       
  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        8                         8      0       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   62                       111    -49      162       
  SINCE SEP 1     62                       134    -72      179       
  SINCE JUL 1     62                       134    -72      179       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  144                        61     83       67       
  SINCE SEP 1    476                       336    140      279       
  SINCE JAN 1   2269                      1923    346     2285       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.0                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        86      2004                    
                                             1950                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        25      1957                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 28 2007.......SUNRISE   735 AM CDT   SUNSET   627 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 29 2007.......SUNRISE   736 AM CDT   SUNSET   626 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                                        12200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT