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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST WED NOV 21 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 20 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         76        MM  82    1989  59     17       59        
  MINIMUM         51        MM  18    1914  38     13       31        
  AVERAGE         64                        49     15       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      3.25  -3.25     4.53    
  SINCE SEP 1     14.29                     10.80   3.49    14.66    
  SINCE JAN 1     41.79                     38.93   2.86    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        1                        17    -16       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  148                       263   -115      242       
  SINCE SEP 1    240                       431   -191      444       
  SINCE JUL 1    240                       431   -191      444       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     62           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        79      1913                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        19      1898                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 21 2007......SUNRISE   658 AM CST   SUNSET   508 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 22 2007......SUNRISE   659 AM CST   SUNSET   508 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  19.3         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        8200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT