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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
202 AM CST SUN NOV 4 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 3 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         71    143 PM  86    2003  67      4       59       
  MINIMUM         47    710 AM  15    1966  44      3       33       
  AVERAGE         59                        55      4       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.45  -0.45     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1     14.29                      8.00   6.29    10.13    
  SINCE JAN 1     41.79                     36.13   5.66    38.87    
                                                                     
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        6                        10     -4       19       
  MONTH TO DATE   29                        30     -1       57       
  SINCE SEP 1    121                       198    -77      259       
  SINCE JUL 1    121                       198    -77      259       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.7                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        85      1909                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        20      1991                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER  4 2007......SUNRISE   642 AM CST   SUNSET   520 PM CST   
NOVEMBER  5 2007......SUNRISE   643 AM CST   SUNSET   519 PM CST   

                                                                     
-  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  19.2         -0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        7800 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT