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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST FRI NOV 16 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 15 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    343 PM  83    1955  61     -3       61       
  MINIMUM         33   1159 PM  18    1940  40     -7       45       
  AVERAGE         46                        51     -5       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T                         0.17  -0.17     1.12    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.42  -2.42     4.53    
  SINCE SEP 1     14.29                      9.97   4.32    14.66    
  SINCE JAN 1     41.79                     38.10   3.69    43.40    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                        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       19                        15      4       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  116                       183    -67      160       
  SINCE SEP 1    208                       351   -143      362       
  SINCE JUL 1    208                       351   -143      362       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    69          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     17           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    43                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        83      1941                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        20      1932                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 16 2007......SUNRISE   653 AM CST   SUNSET   511 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 17 2007......SUNRISE   654 AM CST   SUNSET   510 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  19.6         +0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        3800 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT