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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST WED NOV 14 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 13 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         80    316 PM  86    1955  62     18       64       
  MINIMUM         58    621 AM  17    1986  40     18       45       
  AVERAGE         69                        51     18       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY      0.00                      0.17  -0.17     0.04      
MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      2.08  -2.08     3.28      
SINCE SEP 1     14.29                      9.63   4.66    13.41      
SINCE JAN 1     41.79                     37.76   4.03    42.15    
                                                                     
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        0                        14    -14       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   96                       154    -58      142       
  SINCE SEP 1    188                       322   -134      344       
  SINCE JUL 1    188                       322   -134      344       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        82      1999                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        19      1963                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 14 2007......SUNRISE   651 AM CST   SUNSET   512 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 15 2007......SUNRISE   652 AM CST   SUNSET   511 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         +0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        4900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT