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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST WED NOV 7 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 6 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         58    329 PM  83    1980  66     -8       63       
  MINIMUM         38   1159 PM  21    1959  43     -5       51       
  AVERAGE         48                        54     -6       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.16  -0.16     0.14    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.93  -0.93     3.22    
  SINCE SEP 1     14.29                      8.48   5.81    13.35    
  SINCE JAN 1     41.79                     36.61   5.18    42.09    
                                                                     
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       17                        11      6        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   50                        63    -13       91       
  SINCE SEP 1    142                       231    -89      293       
  SINCE JUL 1    142                       231    -89      293       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    53          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     21           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    37                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        84      2005                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        20      1959                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER  7 2007......SUNRISE   644 AM CST   SUNSET   517 PM CST   
NOVEMBER  8 2007......SUNRISE   645 AM CST   SUNSET   517 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  19.5         +0.7

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        6800 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT