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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST FRI NOV 9 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 8 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         69    340 PM  86    1915  65      4       80       
  MINIMUM         35    645 AM  20    1991  42     -7       46       
  AVERAGE         52                        53     -1       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      1.25  -1.25     3.22    
  SINCE SEP 1     14.29                      8.80   5.49    13.35    
  SINCE JAN 1     41.79                     36.93   4.86    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       13                        12      1        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   82                        87     -5      100       
  SINCE SEP 1    174                       255    -81      302       
  SINCE JUL 1    174                       255    -81      302       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.2                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        86      2006                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        21      1991                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER  9 2007......SUNRISE   646 AM CST   SUNSET   516 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 10 2007......SUNRISE   647 AM CST   SUNSET   515 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  19.0         -0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        7300 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT