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CDUS44 KTSA 080906
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST THU NOV 8 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 7 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         59    409 PM  84    2005  65     -6       66       
  MINIMUM         32    704 AM  20    1959  42    -10       49       
  AVERAGE         46                        54     -8       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      1.09  -1.09     3.22    
  SINCE SEP 1     14.29                      8.64   5.65    13.35    
  SINCE JAN 1     41.79                     36.77   5.02    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       19                        12      7        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   69                        75     -6       98       
  SINCE SEP 1    161                       243    -82      300       
  SINCE JUL 1    161                       243    -82      300       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.8                                         

                                                                      
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    89           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     26           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        86      1915                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        20      1991                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER  8 2007......SUNRISE   645 AM CST   SUNSET   517 PM CST   
NOVEMBER  9 2007......SUNRISE   646 AM CST   SUNSET   516 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  19.1         -0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        8400 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT