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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST SUN NOV 18 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 17 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         72    411 PM  81    1952  61     11       66       
  MINIMUM         44    219 AM  15    1959  39      5       37       
  AVERAGE         58                        50      8       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      2.76  -2.76     4.53    
  SINCE SEP 1     14.29                     10.31   3.98    14.66    
  SINCE JAN 1     41.79                     38.44   3.35    43.40    
                                                                     
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        7                        16     -9       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  140                       214    -74      194       
  SINCE SEP 1    232                       382   -150      396       
  SINCE JUL 1    232                       382   -150      396       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     9   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.0                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    71          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     31           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        84      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        18      1959                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 18 2007......SUNRISE   655 AM CST   SUNSET   510 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 19 2007......SUNRISE   656 AM CST   SUNSET   509 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         -0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        4800 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT