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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST THU NOV 22 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 21 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        MM  79    1913  59     13       66        
  MINIMUM         38        MM  19    1898  38      0       29        
  AVERAGE         55                        48      7       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      3.41  -3.41     4.53    
  SINCE SEP 1     14.29                     10.96   3.33    14.66    
  SINCE JAN 1     41.79                     39.09   2.70    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       10                        17     -7       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  158                       280   -122      259       
  SINCE SEP 1    250                       448   -198      461       
  SINCE JUL 1    250                       448   -198      461       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.6                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83           200 PM                                     
 LOWEST     70           800 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        82      1900                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        17      1964                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 22 2007......SUNRISE   659 AM CST   SUNSET   508 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 23 2007......SUNRISE   700 AM CST   SUNSET   507 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  18.8         -0.4

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        8100 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT